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Department awarded Two UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
Dr Hannah Williams and Dr Francesca Fragkoudi have been awarded prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships.
Astronomers detect first extragalactic star-forming disc outside of the Milky Way
An international team of astronomers led by our world-class Physics department has reported the first detection of a rotating disc structure around a forming high-mass star outside of our Milky Way in another galaxy.
Single-person meeting pod opening.
A new single-person meeting pod was opened for use in the Ogden Centre West (OCW) building.
The First Space Summer School for Postgraduate Students held at Durham University
In the last decade, the UK space industry has transformed into one of UK’s fastest growing industrial sectors.
Dr Jason Anderson wins prestigious Institute of Physics Technician Award for 2023
A member of Durham Physics technical support staff has been announced as the winner of a prestigious ‘Technician Award’ for 2023 by the Institute of Physics.
Durham hosts new £10m supercomputer to investigate the Universe
We’re home to a new £10m supercomputer that will help scientists around the world investigate the mysteries of the Universe.
Dr Phil Gregory awarded prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowship and the Institute of Physics Bates Prize 2023
Dr Phil Gregory from the Quantum Light and Matter (QLM) research group has recently been awarded a prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowship, and is now the recipient of the 2023 Institute of Physics Bates prize for outstanding research by an early career researcher.
Condensed Matter Physics Research Section came together for an Away Day
The whole Condensed Matter Physics research section (CMP) in Physics at Durham came together for an Away Day at Ushaw House for training and development activities to strengthen our research capabilities and support career progression.
Using gravitational waves to hunt for dark matter
We’re part of an international team of cosmologists who’ve discovered that observations of gravitational waves might reveal the true nature of dark matter.
Celebrating the next generation of North East Physicists
Physics students’ success from across the region has been celebrated at the recent School Physicist of the Year (SPotY) awards.
Leverhulme Research Grant awarded to work on fundamental properties of organic molecules
The Universities of Durham and York have been awarded a Leverhulme Research Grant to work on fundamental properties of organic molecules. Prof Andy Monkman (Durham University Physics Department) and Dr Paul McGonigal (University of York Chemistry Department) have been working towards understanding how strain in a molecule affects its aromaticity which controls many key properties such as photophysics, reactivity, stability and electrical properties.
Durham scientists reveal nearly two million galaxies, quasars and stars in the distant Universe
Scientists have observed for the first time two million distant galaxies, quasars and stars that will help create the most detailed 3-D map of the Universe ever, which will further advance our understanding of the Universe and of our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
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