Physics and Astronomy
Guest post: We’re calling – but will aliens pick up?
Research impact and institutes 18th May 2023
Might aliens – one day – discover humans, and not the other way around? Student Lucinda Shirreffs considers exciting new research suggesting just that.
Guest post: Some stars have a pulse – and astronomers have cosmic stethoscopes
Research impact and institutes 4th May 2023
Student Lucinda Shirreffs sets focus on pulsars – and how Manchester researchers are helping to measure their properties in greater accuracy than ever before.
Celebrating The University of Manchester’s science and engineering heritage
Heritage 18th April 2023
To mark World Heritage Day (18 April) we take a look at the remarkable – and truly unique – story of science and engineering here at The University of Manchester.
Climbing the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank
Heritage 15th March 2023
We don our hard hats to climb Jodrell Bank’s incredible Lovell Telescope and meet the remarkable people who work there – keeping it safe 24/7.
The etymology of science and engineering – Part II
Heritage 2nd February 2023
We return for part two of our captivating look at the weird and wonderful origins of words associated with the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
My CERN journey: “I almost didn’t take physics for A-level!”
Departments 14th December 2022
Jonathon Langford, a former Manchester undergraduate who has completed a PhD while working on the Large Hadron Collider, tells us about his exciting journey.
Evidence of the Big Bang in every direction
Departments 7th December 2022
Professor Marco Gersabeck explains his and his team’s fascinating work at the Large Hadron Collider – including their research into matter and antimatter.
The Buzz S3 E5: Working on the Large Hadron Collider
The Buzz podcast 17th November 2022
This special episode of The Buzz podcast accompanies our CERN miniseries – and explores the fascinating work of Manchester scientists on the Large Hadron Collider.
Positrons from Bananas
Departments 9th November 2022
We speak to Dr Will Bertsche (Department of Physics and Astronomy) for the third post in our CERN miniseries – and ask about his work on the intriguing Alpha collaboration.
The Line of Beauty
Departments 25th October 2022
In the second instalment of our CERN miniseries, we find out more about the experiments and activities Manchester scientists are carrying out at the Large Hadron Collider.