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Welcome to our School

We run one of the most popular undergraduate physics programmes in the country. Our teaching has been rated 'excellent' and in the last Research Assessment Exercise we were placed joint 2nd with Cambridge and St Andrews in a ranking of 42 Physics departments. We pride ourselves on being a centre that is internationally recognised for the quality of our teaching and research and hope that you will enjoy learning a little more about us through this site.

Events

Magnetic Resonance Imaging & Spectroscopy Seminar

Time
24/03/2010 13:00 - 14:00
Location
Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre - Seminar Room
Description
Vision Studies & Multivariate Analysis. Dr Jon Peirce. Psychology

Condensed Matter Theory Seminar

Time
24/03/2010 14:00 - 14:30
Location
physics and Maths Building C29
Description
Novel Multiphoton Microscopy Techniques for Cell Imaging: CARS Microscopy and Resonant Four-Wave MixingPaola Borri, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University

Astronomy Seminar

Time
24/03/2010 16:00 - 17:00
Location
Physics and Maths Building C12
Description
De-lensing gravitational wave standard sirensMartin Hendry, Glasgow

Latest News

Physics Busking March 2010

Description
Postgraduate student Claire Sweetenham brought her physics buskers to the Broadmarsh Centre on 12/13 March 2010. More than 600 people visited the stand, and got the chance to take place in experiments such as making a table-top tornado and a balloon kebab.
Date:
19/03/2010

Rydberg rings

Description
A recent paper of the ultra cold atoms group has been highlighted by the American Physical Society on their webpage.
Date:
17/03/2010

Ancient galactic secrets probed in new Hubble survey

Description
Scientists at The University of Nottingham are set to be part of one of the biggest explorations of the early universe ever undertaken with the Hubble Space Telescope.
Date:
17/03/2010

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Project Juno - advancing women's careers in physics education.

Midlands Physics Alliance Graduate School

 

 

School of Physics and Astronomy

The University of Nottingham
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Nottingham NG7 2RD

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