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Description: Dr Ulrike Kuchner, astrophysicist, artist, and curator from the School is part of the international art and science collective SEADS (Space Ecologies Art and Design) who are collaborating with Zurich's Theater Neumarkt for their new production, Mimikry: Exomoon, An immersive Space Experience.
Date:: 19/09/2023

Description: A multi-disciplinary team, including School Physicists, have discovered a new way to target and kill cancer cells in hard-to-treat brain tumours using electrically charged molecules to trigger self-destruction, that could be developed into a spray treatment used during surgery.
Date:: 15/09/2023

Description: In a collaboration led by School astrophysicist, artist, and curator Dr Ulrike Kuchner, and artist and curator Nicola Rae, seven teams of artists and scientists have been brought together to create an exhibition and school workshops in Lewisham. Black holes, space travel and life on other planets are among the themes for exciting artistic exhibits being featured as part of a unique project to bring the science of space to life.
Date:: 09/02/2023

Description: The School is delighted to announce that Prof Clare Burrage has been awarded a prestigious Physical Sciences & 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.
Date:: 18/01/2023

Description: The Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, led by physicist Prof. Richard Bowtell, has been awarded £29.1 million to establish the UK's most powerful Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner as a national facility, subject to business case approval.
Date:: 20/06/2022

Description: Many congratulations to the members of our School, Nick Botterill, Wendy Brennan, Lizzie Elmer, Niall Holmes, Peter Milligan, who today received their for exceptional achievement by staff or students.
Date:: 31/03/2022

Description: Prof Matt 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. https://youtu.be/jlGHDxpIi6o
Date:: 19/01/2022

Description: University of Nottingham spin-out company Cerca Magnetics was named best start-up medtech company at the annual OBN awards in recognition of their achievements developing and bringing to market the first commercial, wearable brain MEG device.
Date:: 30/11/2021

Description: The School of Physics and Astronomy is offering a variety of virtual and in-person activities in place of our regular June Open Days. Prospective students can sign up for virtual Open Day presentations, attend in-person campus visits, and view videos showcasing a variety of different teaching and learning opportunities.
Date:: 24/06/2021

Description: School physicists, with colleagues at Loughborough and Innopolis universities, have discovered a potentially game changing feature of quantum bit behaviour which would allow scientists to simulate complex quantum systems without the need for enormous computing power.
Date:: 27/01/2021

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