Browser does not support script.
We run a popular undergraduate physics programme. We pride ourselves on being a centre that is internationally recognised for the quality of teaching and research. We hope that you will enjoy learning a little more about us through this site.
The School is delighted to announce that Professor Clare Burrage has been awarded a prestigious Physical Sciences and Engineering Laureate award from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences. The award recognizes Clare's work on dark energy in the Universe, one of the biggest challenges in contemporary science.
Find out more about Clare and the work she's won the award for
Professor Matthew Brookes has been recognised for his revolutionary work in brain imaging, with a Physical Sciences & Engineering Laureate award from the the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences.
Congratulations to the School's Five 2022 Institute of Physics Medal and Prize Winners Dr Elena Boto, Dr Niall Holmes and Dr Ryan Hill: the Clifford Paterson Medal and Prize for “the design, fabrication, demonstration and commercialisation of a new wearable brain imaging technology, based on optically pumped magnetometers, that is capable of characterising human brain function with unprecedented accuracy.” Dr Elena Boto, Prof. Matt Brookes, Dr Niall Holmes, Prof. Richard Bowtell and Dr Ryan Hill together with their colleagues David Woolger, Eliot Dawson and Rosemary Pardington at Cerca Magnetics who receive a 2022 Business Innovation Award for “bringing to market the world’s first wearable magnetoencephalography scanner. The device measures human brain function in health and disease, providing unprecedented accuracy and unparalleled practicality.” Further details of the awards are available on The Institute of Physics 2022 award web page.
Dr Elena Boto, Dr Niall Holmes and Dr Ryan Hill: the Clifford Paterson Medal and Prize for “the design, fabrication, demonstration and commercialisation of a new wearable brain imaging technology, based on optically pumped magnetometers, that is capable of characterising human brain function with unprecedented accuracy.”
Dr Elena Boto, Prof. Matt Brookes, Dr Niall Holmes, Prof. Richard Bowtell and Dr Ryan Hill together with their colleagues David Woolger, Eliot Dawson and Rosemary Pardington at Cerca Magnetics who receive a 2022 Business Innovation Award for “bringing to market the world’s first wearable magnetoencephalography scanner. The device measures human brain function in health and disease, providing unprecedented accuracy and unparalleled practicality.”
Further details of the awards are available on The Institute of Physics 2022 award web page.
Research Excellence Framework 2021 The Research Excellence Framework (REF), assesses all subjects in all universities across the UK, based on submissions describing their research and the wider societal impact that it has had. The School of Physics and Astronomy maintains a strong position in the upper quartile of the Physics Unit of Assessment, with an increase from REF2014 in the percentage of both ‘internationally excellent’ and ‘world-leading’ outputs, with more than a doubling of the percentage assessed as ‘world-leading’. The impact case studies submitted had an increase in those rated as ‘outstanding’ and the research environment also recognised being at least ‘internationally excellent’, with an increase to 75% ‘world-leading’ compared to REF2014. In addition to being delighted that our research and the associated societal impact has been recognized in this way, we take pride in the close link that we make between the research and the teaching that we undertake at all levels, from outreach activities in schools to the advanced research projects that our undergraduates carry out as part of their courses. Indeed, one of the “impact case studies” that we included as a key part of our submission for REF2021 described the work we have undertaken explaining physics research on the Sixty Symbols YouTube channel.
The Research Excellence Framework (REF), assesses all subjects in all universities across the UK, based on submissions describing their research and the wider societal impact that it has had.
The School of Physics and Astronomy maintains a strong position in the upper quartile of the Physics Unit of Assessment, with an increase from REF2014 in the percentage of both ‘internationally excellent’ and ‘world-leading’ outputs, with more than a doubling of the percentage assessed as ‘world-leading’. The impact case studies submitted had an increase in those rated as ‘outstanding’ and the research environment also recognised being at least ‘internationally excellent’, with an increase to 75% ‘world-leading’ compared to REF2014.
In addition to being delighted that our research and the associated societal impact has been recognized in this way, we take pride in the close link that we make between the research and the teaching that we undertake at all levels, from outreach activities in schools to the advanced research projects that our undergraduates carry out as part of their courses. Indeed, one of the “impact case studies” that we included as a key part of our submission for REF2021 described the work we have undertaken explaining physics research on the Sixty Symbols YouTube channel.
We are delighted to announce that staff in the School of Physics & Astronomy, led by Professor Richard Bowtell have been awarded £29.1 million to establish the UK’s most powerful Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner as a national facility.
Physics BlogKeep up-to-date with what's happening around the School with this new blog written by our staff and students.
UoN Physics YouTube channel
Physics Foundation ProgrammeHave you decided you would like to study physics but don't think you have the right qualifications? Check out our Foundation Programme.
There are no results that match your criteria.
Undergraduate students are welcome to attend all seminars.
The University of NottinghamUniversity Park Nottingham NG7 2RD
For all enquiries please visit: www.nottingham.ac.uk/enquiry