News archive

20 May 2013

• Royal Astronomical Society's Michael Penston Thesis Prize 2012

19 April 2013

• Breakthrough study on exploring open quantum systems forms new theory

19 March 2013

• Comet Pan-STARRS arrives

08 March 2013

• Durham Physicists discover existence of a new form of superconductivity
• Photon Interactions: Durham Physicists discover a whole new system for manipulating light

25 February 2013

• Level 3 Poster Prize Presentation

21 January 2013

• Blast Off for Durham Physics Rocket Scientist!

17 January 2013

• National Student Survey: Have your say

10 January 2013

• Your first step on the ladder to fantastic career in science starts here! The Science, Engineering and IT Jobs Fair 2013

13 December 2012

• Opening of Refurbished Teaching Laboratories

06 December 2012

• Alain Aspect of the Institut d'Optique is to give the 2012 Rochester Lecture

29 November 2012

• The Annual Physics Christmas Lecture is '2012: The Year of the Higgs Boson'

27 November 2012

• New BP Undergraduate scholarships worth £5000

19 November 2012

• Astronomy and the Northern Lights

08 November 2012

• Celebrate Science

05 November 2012

• Surviving Warsaw 1939-1945: Untold Stories of Occupation and the Ghetto

01 November 2012

• Durham and Oxford join forces in new approach to Synthesising Superconductors

15 October 2012

• Durham Astronomers' work features on Astronomy Picture of the Day

01 October 2012

• Doctoral Supervision Award to member of Staff

26 September 2012

• Sundial pavement feature unveiled in front of the Rochester Building

14 September 2012

• Flyby of Close Approach Asteroid Captured

03 September 2012

• Photon 12: Biennial Conference inn Optics and Photonics

15 August 2012

• Dr Aidan Hindmarch to join prestigious EPSRC Research Forum.

18 July 2012

• Two Physics postgraduate students awarded prestigious thesis prizes by publisher Springer

06 July 2012

• Durham Physics Graduate wins Outstanding Speaker Award at the 2012 Rising Stars Research Symposium

30 June 2012

• Congregation 2012: Prizes and Award Recipients Announced

29 June 2012

• Congregation 2012

28 June 2012

• Making the grade: Durham Physics graduate wins prestigious teaching scholarship

12 June 2012

• Durham University joins NASA mission to determine source of the cosmic X-ray background

02 March 2012

• Durham Physics chosen to lead national activity on Group Industrial Projects

09 December 2011

• Resistance is Futile

27 October 2011

• Former PhD Student's Thesis Wins International Award
• New State-of-the-Art Undergraduate Telescopes Opened

24 August 2011

• Phil Armstrong Retires

19 August 2011

• Mathematical Sciences and Physics collaboration wins Mitchell Prize

29 July 2011

• A heartfelt tribute to Andy Brinkman

07 July 2011

• Galaxy Formation International Conference

01 July 2011

• Physics Congregation 2011

24 May 2011

• Professor Tom Mcleish elected as Fellow of Royal Society

02 March 2011

• Durham University's Citation Achievements in Space Science

15 November 2010

• CHE Excellence Ranking

22 October 2010

• Durham scientists help measure the most distant galaxy ever discovered

19 May 2010

• National Science and Engineering week

18 March 2010

• The Coolest place in Durham

04 March 2010

• Condensed Matter Physics Research Confirms Its Impact

23 February 2010

• MPhys Research Project at the Leading Edge of UK Neutron Physics

18 February 2010

• February 2010: CMP Research Boosts Local High Tech

04 February 2010

• Level 3 Poster Prize Winners for 2010

20 January 2010

• Prapaiwan (Bew) Sunwong awarded First Prize for HTS Superconductivity Research

13 January 2010

• A successful collaboration and a new instrument for Diamond Light Source

08 January 2010

• The beauty of Physics

18 December 2009

• Durham Scientists obtain first results from RASOR

03 December 2009

• Mark Raine awarded First Prize for Nanocrystalline Superconductivity Research

23 November 2009

• Children in Need coffee and cake day

05 August 2009

• Professor Sir Arnold Wolfendale FRS Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science

08 July 2009

• Postgraduate Prize winners

02 July 2009

• Good Luck for the future Ken

29 June 2009

• E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year 2009

15 June 2009

• 132 years of service
• 40 Years Service

08 June 2009

• Newcastle International Airport will conduct the trial of liquid scanning equipment developed by Kromek, of NETPark, in Sedgefield, County Durham.

08 April 2009

• Hot Atoms Rotate Light

02 February 2009

• Level 3 Poster Prize winner 2008/09

08 September 2008

• Durham University Space Researchers Number 1 in Europe

30 July 2008

• Physics department annual cricket match 2008

07 July 2008

• Congregation 2008

01 July 2008

• Achieving top grades in science subjects more difficult, proves research
• Congratulations
• League Tables
• Pro-Vice chancellor (Research)

19 June 2008

• Scopic: Stargazing down a microscope

11 June 2008

• Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition - Smart answers to BIG questions

05 June 2008

• 'Rising Stars'

03 June 2008

• Forward Protons at the Large Hadron Collider

01 May 2008

• 2008 Rochester Lecture

14 February 2008

• Durham City MP visits Physics Department

13 February 2008

• Science, Engineering and IT fair

30 January 2008

• 2007 TU24 Asteroid

16 January 2008

• Level 3 poster prize winners announced

04 December 2007

• Biophysical Sciences Institute Launch

21 November 2007

• Jocelyn Bell Burnell

26 September 2007

• Durham Science Smart Spin-Out

06 September 2007

• Durham research chosen for IoP diary cover

03 September 2007

• RADIATIVE TRANSFER WORKSHOP

28 August 2007

• 'Thin-layer' Solar cells may bring cheaper 'green power'

14 August 2007

• 3.3 Million pound project

01 August 2007

• Physics Department ranked in top four

27 June 2007

• New graduates celebrate success

17 April 2007

• Sharpening Rasors Edge

28 March 2007

• Durham hosts inaugural UK Cold Matter Forum

27 February 2007

• Major contract renewed for spin-out company

22 February 2007

• Durham physicist shortlisted for Muslim News Award for Excellence

18 January 2007

• Durham Astronomical Society wins national award

16 January 2007

• Level 3 poster prize winners announced

12 January 2007

• Honorary doctorate for leading cosmologist

01 December 2006

• Line management awards for Physics staff

01 November 2006

• Audio-Visual Supervisor celebrates 40 years in the job

10 August 2006

• Staff victorious in departmental cricket match

30 June 2006

• New graduates celebrate success

20 June 2006

• Room renamed in honour of Professor Brian Bransden

04 May 2006

• Government Chief Scientist visits the Ogden Centre

03 May 2006

• Sir Arnold celebrates golden jubilee

27 April 2006

• Spin-out company featured on ITV1

26 April 2006

• Cosmology machine heads for new home in Africa

25 March 2006

• Memorial to clockmaker unveiled in Westminster Abbey

20 March 2006

• Durham graduate wins $1M prize

08 March 2006

• Memorial to clockmaker to be unveiled in Westminster Abbey

28 February 2006

• Students selected for 'Voice of the Future'

09 February 2006

• Durham Cosmologists feature on BBC's Horizon

07 February 2006

• Durham spin-out company featured in Physics World

24 January 2006

• Level 3 Poster Prize winners announced

19 January 2006

• New - PhD opportunities in theoretical cosmology/particle physics

01 January 2006

• Durham physicist awarded CBE

20 December 2005

• Physics alumnus chosen as new college principal

16 December 2005

• Christmas Physics Brainteaser

15 November 2005

• PhD student presents his 'physical' ideas

07 November 2005

• New Chancellor, Bill Bryson, given VIP tour of Department

18 October 2005

• Departmental Superintendent celebrates 40 years in the job

07 October 2005

• Durham woman wins top Physics medal

26 September 2005

• Durham spin-off company secures US funding deal

23 September 2005

• Magnetic microchip computer created

16 August 2005

• Durham Astrophysicist in team nominated for 2005 Descartes Research Prize

16 February 2005

• Honorary Doctorate for Professor Sir Gareth Roberts

09 October 2008

• Durham University expert comments on Nobel Prize for Physics

10 May 2013

• Prestigious election for Durham University Physics professor

08 May 2013

• Durham secures world-leading status in latest QS Subject Rankings

17 April 2013

• New telescope brings distant galaxies into sharp focus

04 March 2013

• Durham University plays leading role in equipping the world’s largest telescope

01 March 2013

• Durham University physics student finds it is rocket science after research win

28 January 2013

• Durham University academic lands funding for solar research

18 January 2013

• Durham University academics win prestigious astronomy prizes

13 December 2012

• Astronomers discover “missing link” of black holes

16 November 2012

• Astronomers from Durham University use prototype instrument to observe the total eclipse of the sun

29 October 2012

• Durham scientists contribute to Superconductivity breakthrough

10 October 2012

• Durham University scientists comment on Nobel Prizes

04 October 2012

• Durham University moves up in World rankings

19 September 2012

• Durham University honours Professor Peter Higgs at Ogden Centre’s 10th Anniversary

04 July 2012

• Mounting evidence of Higgs boson a “triumph” for particle physics

02 July 2012

• Durham University expert elected as Vice-President of Science

13 June 2012

• Durham University joins NASA mission to determine source of the cosmic X-ray background

12 June 2012

• World’s largest ground-based telescope is given ‘go ahead’

09 May 2012

• Durham University scientists play role in successor to Hubble

21 April 2012

• Queen’s Award for Durham University academic

23 February 2012

• Spectacularly bright object in Andromeda caused by “normal” black hole

25 January 2012

• Wild early lives of today's most massive galaxies revealed

17 August 2011

• Durham students among the most satisfied in UK

20 July 2011

• Atlantis shuttle retirement could mark the end of America’s dominance of space flight

24 June 2011

• Supercomputer to help reveal secrets of the Universe

01 June 2011

• Durham University professor wins internationally renowned Gruber Cosmology Prize

20 May 2011

• Durham University academics honoured by Royal Society

27 April 2011

• Durham students on target for promising careers

12 April 2011

• Durham University could share in Government funding to develop collaborative research with industry

31 March 2011

• Durham University welcomes tomorrow’s scientists

08 February 2011

• Prestigious £4million awards to shed light on galaxies and cells

30 June 2010

• “Galactic archaeologists” find origin of Milky Way’s ancient stars

17 June 2010

• UK scientists focus on revealing hidden mysteries of the Universe

16 June 2010

• Durham astronomers’ doubts about the “Dark Side”

22 March 2010

• Early galaxy went through “teenage growth spurt”.

10 March 2010

• 'Catastrophic event' behind halt of star birth in early galaxy found

11 November 2009

• Rapid star formation spotted in “stellar nurseries”

05 October 2009

• Rocket crash could find Moon’s water ice

20 July 2009

• Moon landing brought “insights into our own origins”

01 July 2009

• Intense heat killed the Universe’s would-be galaxies

25 June 2009

• Cosmic blobs point to key stage in galaxy evolution

11 February 2009

• Cosmologists “see” the Cosmic Dawn

27 January 2009

• Physicists get £16.7million grant to unravel secrets of the Universe

16 December 2008

• Moon’s polar craters could be the place to find lunar ice, scientists report

10 November 2008

• Durham University Number One in Europe for Space Science

06 November 2008

• Giant simulation could solve mystery of “dark matter”

09 October 2008

• “Cosmic Eye” sheds light on early galaxy formation

08 October 2008

• Durham University expert comments on Nobel Prize for physics

22 September 2008

• Leading scientist appointed head of research at Durham University

18 September 2008

• Scientists find black hole “missing link”

09 September 2008

• Durham scientists set to make a Big Bang

31 July 2008

• World’s oldest computer link to early Olympics

14 January 2008

• Durham University leads UK research project into cheaper solar energy

11 January 2008

• Super-computer could throw light on “mysterious” dark energy

26 October 2007

• Astronomers unmask missing black holes

04 October 2007

• From Sputnik to Sat Nav

17 September 2007

• Study sheds new light on early star formation in the Universe

23 August 2007

• ‘Thin-layer’ solar cells may bring cheaper ‘green’ power

14 August 2007

• Expert discusses possible consequences of space shuttle damage

19 March 2007

• Durham University part of international team to win Descartes prize

09 February 2007

• Durham scientists awarded first access to UK’s largest new Science Facility

05 January 2007

• Durham University receives £1.5m grant for new science institute

08 December 2006

• Durham University student presents research to MPs

04 December 2006

• Durham University explains the origins of the Universe with art exhibition

23 November 2006

• Leading Durham physicist wins prestigious international award

10 October 2006

• Durham joins world astronomers to harness Hawaiian super telescope

17 July 2006

• Durham to supply key equipment for UK’s Diamond particle accelerator

13 July 2006

• Science and Innovation on Durham University’s regional agenda

12 July 2006

• Durham University switching children on to science

26 May 2006

• Innovation prize for spin-out company

19 May 2006

• Student wins national competition award

05 May 2006

• Durham science expert unveils universe’s secrets to students around UK

04 May 2006

• Government Chief Scientist inaugurates Durham e-Science research facility

01 May 2006

• 3-D imaging stars in new e-Science production

26 April 2006

• Cosmic Cookery wins first prize

19 April 2006

• Cosmology machine heads for new home in Africa
• First female professors in Maths and Physics