Welcome to the School of Physics & Astronomy
We run a popular undergraduate physics programme. Our teaching has been rated 'excellent' and in the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2014), in which the research quality of all UK higher education institutions has been assessed, we have been placed joint 3rd of all the Physics departments in the country. We pride ourselves on being a centre that is internationally recognised for the quality of teaching and research and hope that you will enjoy learning a little more about us through this site.
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.
Research Excellence Framework 2014
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. We are delighted to announce that the latest assessment placed the School of Physics and Astronomy in 3rd place of all the physics departments in the country.
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 REF2014 described the work we have undertaken explaining physics research on the Sixty Symbols YouTube channel.
Excellent performance in NSS (National Student Survey): We are delighted that our graduating students rated us at 95% for ‘overall satisfaction’ with their physics degree course. This is reflected in our high position (5th) in the recently published Times national league table for Physics.
Events
Undergraduate students are welcome to attend all seminars.
- Date
- 25/03/2019
- Location:
- B01 - Engineering and Science Learning Centre
- Description
- Teaching and Learning seminar for Faculty of Science.
- Date
- 25/03/2019
- Location:
- C27 Physics Building
- Description
- Felix Flicker (Oxford).The Classical Dimer Model on Penrose Tilings.
- Date
- 27/03/2019
- Location:
- B13 Physics Building
- Description
- Professor Roger Davies, University of Oxford. New views of galaxies from integral field spectroscopy.
- Date
- 28/03/2019
- Location:
- SPMIC UP Seminar Room, University Park
- Description
- Dr. Jan Wolber, Head of Imaging Technology and Project Management, GE Healthcare.
- Date
- 29/03/2019
- Location:
- B17 Physics Building
- Description
- Enrico Pajer (Cambridge).From symmetries to cosmological observables.
Latest News
- Description
- Science was bringing smiles to the faces of people in Nottingham this weekend as the Festival of Science and Curiosity hit the streets, shopping centres and libraries.
- Date:
- 21/02/2019
- Description
- University of Nottingham academics are taking part in a festival celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths across Nottingham.
- Date:
- 08/02/2019
- Description
- To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table, the University of Nottingham is creating a Nottingham version of the Periodic Table and is asking people to help by providing their suggestions of Nottingham related replacements for the chemical elements.
- Date:
- 29/01/2019
- Description
- The Pride in STEM Research Showcase at Loughborough University on 13 February 2019 will present some of the diverse research being carried out by LGBT+ researchers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) fields.
- Date:
- 23/01/2019
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