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Public events
Monday 28 May 2012
- ATMIL/CfAI Seminar 10:00am , PH30 , Prof. Jakob Stamnes, University of Bergen
Wednesday 30 May 2012
- Centre for Advanced Instrumentation Seminar Programme 1:00pm , OC218 , Harry Shepherd / Dr Jeremy Allington-Smith
Wednesday 6 June 2012
- Grubb Parsons Lecture 2012 4:30pm , Rosmary Cramp Lecture Theatre (CLC202) Calman Learning Centre , Professor Matt Griffin
Thursday 7 June 2012
- Astronomy Seminar - Chris Carilli 1:00pm , OC218 , Chris Carilli (NRAO)
Wednesday 13 June 2012
- Centre for Advanced Instrumentation Seminar Programme 1:00pm , OC218 , Dr Tim Morris / Andrew Reeves
Internal events
Tuesday 29 May 2012
- Level 1 Teachers Meeting 2:00pm , OC304
Wednesday 30 May 2012
- Level 2 Teachers Meeting 2:00pm , OC218
Friday 1 June 2012
- BoE Scrutiny Panel Meeting 10:00am , PH6
Wednesday 6 June 2012
- Staff-Student Consultative Committee (Undergraduate) 2:00pm , PH221 (Bransden Room)
- BoE Scrutiny Panel Meeting 2:00pm , PH6
Thursday 7 June 2012
- Board of Examiners in Physics 2:00pm , PH221 (Branden Room)
Durham is one of the leading physics and astronomy departments in the UK. Each year we admit about 140 students to study for degrees in Physics, Physics & Astronomy and Theoretical Physics. In the latest round of the HEFCE Quality Assurance Agency national assessment of university teaching standards we received the maximum possible rating of 24. Our research ranges from fundamental topics such as elementary particle physics and cosmology to applied areas such as condensed matter physics which receive substantial support from industry.
The Department incorporates the Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, home to the Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology and to the Institute for Computational Cosmology. The Ogden Centre is also the base for our innovative outreach programme for school children and their teachers.

RAE08: The Physics Department
The Department of Physics at Durham University participated in RAE08 and received detailed feedback in January 2009.
90% of all of the research submitted by staff across Durham University was assessed as being at least of International Quality (2* and above) in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Of the research assessed from Physics, 95% is at least of International Quality, a result which is not bettered by any physics department in the country.


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