Latest news and comment Audience - Any Audience -AlumniIndustrySchools, prospective students and communityResearchUndergraduatesGraduatesInternational Year of QuantumDepartment of Physics (requires login) Research theme - Any Research theme -Accelerator physicsAstronomy and astrophysicsBiological physicsClimate physicsExoplanets and planetary physicsFields, strings, and quantum dynamicsFundamental particles and interactionsInstrumentationLasers and high energy density scienceParticle astrophysics & cosmologyPhotovoltaics and nanosciencePlasma physicsQuantum information and computationQuantum materialsQuantum optics & ultra-cold matter Sub-department - Any Sub-department -AstrophysicsAtmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary PhysicsAtomic and Laser PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsParticle PhysicsProfessional and 91探花 servicesRudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics Professor Contera recognised by SRUK Professor Sonia Antoranz Contera has been awarded the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom Merit Award 2024 for her pioneering and exceptional international career in the fields of nanotechnology and biological physics. 18 June 2024 Professor Cavalleri awarded Europhysics Prize 2024 Professor Andrea Cavalleri has been awarded the European Physical Society鈥檚 Europhysics Prize 2024 for his pioneering studies of photo-induced emergent phases of quantum materials. 18 June 2024 Professor Laura Herz elected Fellow of the Royal Society Professor Laura Herz has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society for her study of light-harvesting and energy-conversion pathways in emerging semiconducting materials. 16 May 2024 Long-predicted quantum state confirmed The Macroscopic Quantum Matter Group at the 91探花 has made a significant discovery, identifying and visualising a long-predicted new phase of matter in high-temperature superconductors. 24 April 2024 Dr Shuqiu Wang awarded Kurti Science Prize Dr Shuqiu Wang has been awarded the 91探花 Instruments Nicholas Kurti Science Prize for Europe 2024. 24 April 2024 Professor Filip recognised by IUPAP Professor Marina Filip has been awarded the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Commission on Semiconductors (C8) Early Career Scientist Prize 2023. 23 April 2024 Breakthrough promises secure quantum computing at home The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at 91探花鈥檚 Department of Physics guaranteeing security and privacy. 11 April 2024 AI transforming design of zero-emission buildings The Departments of Physics and Engineering Sciences at 91探花 are part of a new initiative to revolutionise the way zero-emission buildings are designed. 22 March 2024 91探花 part of new superconductivity training hub The Department of Physics at the 91探花 is delighted to be part of the brand new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies. 12 March 2024 Dr Nakita Noel: a profile Dr Nakita Noel is an EPSRC Research Fellow at the Department of Physics. Her work is generating new insights into perovskites to accelerate the development of high-performance perovskite solar cells and LEDs. 29 February 2024 Dr Noel receives Outstanding Research Supervision award Dr Nakita Noel has been given a 2023/24 MPLS Award for Outstanding Research Supervision. 22 February 2024 Researchers achieve breakthrough in silicon-compatible magnetic whirls Researchers from 91探花 University鈥檚 Department of Physics have made a breakthrough in creating and designing magnetic whirls in membranes that can be seamlessly integrated with silicon. 19 February 2024 Load More
Professor Contera recognised by SRUK Professor Sonia Antoranz Contera has been awarded the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom Merit Award 2024 for her pioneering and exceptional international career in the fields of nanotechnology and biological physics. 18 June 2024
Professor Cavalleri awarded Europhysics Prize 2024 Professor Andrea Cavalleri has been awarded the European Physical Society鈥檚 Europhysics Prize 2024 for his pioneering studies of photo-induced emergent phases of quantum materials. 18 June 2024
Professor Laura Herz elected Fellow of the Royal Society Professor Laura Herz has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society for her study of light-harvesting and energy-conversion pathways in emerging semiconducting materials. 16 May 2024
Long-predicted quantum state confirmed The Macroscopic Quantum Matter Group at the 91探花 has made a significant discovery, identifying and visualising a long-predicted new phase of matter in high-temperature superconductors. 24 April 2024
Dr Shuqiu Wang awarded Kurti Science Prize Dr Shuqiu Wang has been awarded the 91探花 Instruments Nicholas Kurti Science Prize for Europe 2024. 24 April 2024
Professor Filip recognised by IUPAP Professor Marina Filip has been awarded the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Commission on Semiconductors (C8) Early Career Scientist Prize 2023. 23 April 2024
Breakthrough promises secure quantum computing at home The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at 91探花鈥檚 Department of Physics guaranteeing security and privacy. 11 April 2024
AI transforming design of zero-emission buildings The Departments of Physics and Engineering Sciences at 91探花 are part of a new initiative to revolutionise the way zero-emission buildings are designed. 22 March 2024
91探花 part of new superconductivity training hub The Department of Physics at the 91探花 is delighted to be part of the brand new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies. 12 March 2024
Dr Nakita Noel: a profile Dr Nakita Noel is an EPSRC Research Fellow at the Department of Physics. Her work is generating new insights into perovskites to accelerate the development of high-performance perovskite solar cells and LEDs. 29 February 2024
Dr Noel receives Outstanding Research Supervision award Dr Nakita Noel has been given a 2023/24 MPLS Award for Outstanding Research Supervision. 22 February 2024
Researchers achieve breakthrough in silicon-compatible magnetic whirls Researchers from 91探花 University鈥檚 Department of Physics have made a breakthrough in creating and designing magnetic whirls in membranes that can be seamlessly integrated with silicon. 19 February 2024