Welcome to the School of Physics & Astronomy

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.

We publish an annual newsletter, particularly aimed at prospective students, which highlights some of the exciting activities undertaken by our current undergraduates.

Events

Cold Atoms Seminar

Date: 22/05/2013
Location:: B21 Physics Building
Description: Thorsten Schumm, University of Vienna. "Non-linear atom optics with Bose-Einstein condensates"

School Colloquium

Date: 29/05/2013
Location:: B13 Physics Building
Description: Prof Volker Springel, University of Heidelberg. "Cosmic Structure Formation"

Public Science Lecture

Date: 20/06/2013
Location:: B1 Physics Building
Description: Caterina LaniSomething on galaxy clustersNO TICKETS REQUIRED! When? 6-7 pmWhere? Physics Building (B1)University Park CampusNottingham(Map) 22 on planFor more information, contact (e.g.) Dr. Boris Haeussler

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Latest News

NoStCon Graduate Student Conference

Description: NoStCon Graduate Student Conference, The University of Nottingham, School of Physics and Astronomy, 4-5th July 2013
Date:: 15/05/2013

MPAGS Summer School 2013

Description: MPAGS "Quantum Matter - Foundations and Applications" Summer School, 15-19th September 2013
Date:: 09/05/2013

The story of MRI - told by one of the scientists who made it possible

Description: At the age of 15 he was told he didn't have the qualifications to become a scientist. Today Sir Peter Mansfield, from The University of Nottingham, holds a Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for his role in the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Date:: 30/04/2013

1.3m EPSRC grant enables large scale graphene production at Nottingham

Description: £1.3m of funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will be used to buy a new molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system for The University of Nottingham.
Date:: 30/04/2013