Events
We run a variety of events, from regular research seminars, schools activities to international conferences. You can see what events we have coming up by looking through the event calendar.
PG Lecture on Random Matrix Theory in Nuclear Physics
Tuesday 13 January 2009
PG Lecture on Random Matrix Theory in Nuclear Physics
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Prof Jim Al-Khalili appearing at the Cheltenham Science Festival
Thursday 4 June 2009
Thursday, 4th June, Cheltenham Town Hall
See links below for further details
British Science Festival
Saturday 5 September 2009
Europe's largest science festivals, taking place each September. The Festival is in a different location in the UK each year, bringing you the latest in science, technology and engineering. This year the Festival is hosted by the University of Surrey in Guildford from 5-10 September with events taking place across Surrey.
Open Day
Saturday 10 October 2009
Institute of Physics lecture - A field guide to isotopes
Wednesday 21 October 2009
At the centre of every atom is a nucleus, made up of protons and neutrons. The number of protons determines the kind of element (hydrogen, helium, lithium etc.) the atom is, and hence all its chemical properties. Each element, though, can come in different isotopes with different numbers of neutrons, and the different isotopes have different uses based on the nuclear rather than the chemical properties. This talk explores some of the isotopes and the uses they are put to in a range of diverse areas such as medical imaging and treatment, nuclear weapons and power, environmental monitoring, geological dating, and astronomy
Open Day
Saturday 31 October 2009
SEPnet GCSE Revision Event - Careers
Wednesday 25 November 2009
SEPnet, the South East Physics network, is running a free afternoon careers and exams event for Year 11 students at venues around the South East. The session consists of a workshop with an AQA examiner, careers fair and a chance to quiz working scientists and engineers. In the evening careers advisers and personal tutors are invited to come in and meet representatives from industries that employ physical scientists and receive a pack with information on the careers options available. For more information check out the website or contact Clare Harvey
Institute of Physics lecture - Shedding new light on cancer
Wednesday 25 November 2009
UCAS day
Wednesday 27 January 2010
We welcome prospective students to see the Department and to meet staff and students.
UCAS day
Wednesday 10 February 2010
We welcome prospective students to see the Department and to meet staff and students. About 20 prospective students will have been invited to attend by our admissions administrator, Catherine Wilkinson. If you have been invited and have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with Catherine. This is our second UCAS day of 2010.
Institute of Physics lecture - The search for Dark Matter in Dark places
Wednesday 17 February 2010
IET Evening Lecture "Airport Scanners"
Wednesday 17 February 2010
UCAS day
Wednesday 24 February 2010
We welcome prospective students to see the Department and to meet staff and students. About 20 prospective students will have been invited to attend by our admissions administrator, Catherine Wilkinson. If you have been invited and have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with Catherine. This is our third UCAS day of 2010.
SEPnet GCSE Revision Event - Radiation
Wednesday 10 March 2010
SEPnet, the South East Physics network, is running a free afternoon radiation revision for GCSE students at venues around the South East. The session consists of a dynamic lecture, an exhibition of hands on activities and a quiz. In the evening local teachers are invited to attend a workshop on teaching radiation in the classroom. For more information check out the website or contact Clare Harvey
Institute of Physics lecture - The Antikythera Mechanism
Wednesday 5 May 2010
What may well be the most extraordinary surviving artefact from the ancient Greek world was discovered just over a century ago. In 1900 sponge divers off the coast of the Mediterranean island of Antikythera found a wreck which was to yield a device containing over thirty gear wheels dating from the 1st century B.C., and now known as the Antikythera Mechanism. This device is an order of magnitude more complicated than any surviving mechanism from the following millennium, and there is no surviving precursor. It is clear from its structure and inscriptions that its purpose was astronomical, including eclipse prediction. In this illustrated talk, the results from our international research team will be outlined, which has been using the most modern imaging methods to probe the device and its inscriptions. The extraordinary sophistication of the Mechanism's design has fundamental implications for the development of Greek astronomy and technology. The latest results may suggest a link back to Archimedes, and show that the Mechanism even had a dial to indicate when the Olympic Games should take place!
