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Warwick Physicists attend STEM for Britain

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:29:07 GMT

Three members of the department were invited to attend STEM for Britain at the House of Commons on Tuesday 17^th March to present their research posters.

Agrima Agarwal (Phd Student, Ultrafast and Terahertz Photonics Group), Edward Butler-Caddle (Ultrafast and Terahertz Photonics Group) and Sahl Rowther (Research Fellow, Astronomy & Astrophysics Group) applied to present their research at the event and were accepted following a rigorous process.

The Springboard Award has been awarded to Dr Daniel Mayoh recognising contributions to emerging research

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:12:41 GMT

The highly competitive ISIS Springboard Award has been awarded to Dr Daniel Mayoh (Superconductivity and Magnetism Group), marking a significant milestone in his early career journey.

Solving a decade-old open problem in quantum sensing

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:59:00 GMT

The Quantum Information Science group has developed a new technique to evaluate the fundamental limits to the precision of estimating parameters of a quantum matter system probed by light, even when some of the light is lost. The work has been published in PRX Quantum.

University of Warwick hosts first ever Orbyts conference, empowering secondary school students through research

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:04:15 GMT

A collaboration of physicists (led by Dr Marina Lafarga Magro and Yoshi Eschen) marked a milestone by holding the first ever Orbyts conference at the University of Warwick on 20^th of June this year.

The Big Bang Fair sparks excitement for students

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:48:00 GMT

In June, a team of enthusiastic physicists attended the annual Big Bang Fair at Birmingham's NEC, aiming to spark young students interest in science and future careers in the field.

The Big Bang Fair is the UK's biggest celebration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) for schools and runs for three days each year, with thousands of year 6, 7 and 8 students in attendance. The team from the Department of Physics were also joined by colleagues from the Department of Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Warwick Manufacturing Group from the University of Warwick.

Watch the video of the team at The Big Bang Fair.

An article focused on an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star discovery has been featured on the cover of Nature Astronomy

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:47:59 GMT

The discovery was first published online in Nature Astronomy in April, by then PhD student, and now postdoc, James Munday and has since been featured on the cover of Nature Astronomy’s June issue. James, supervised by Dr Ingrid Pelisoli and Prof Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay, discovered a type Ia supernova progenitor within a mere 50 parsecs. Type Ia supernovae are standardisable candles used to measure cosmological distances and were instrumental in the discovery of the accelerated expansion of the Universe (Nobel Prize in Physics 2011).

Physicists Highly Commended in Warwick Awards for Public and Community Engagement

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:25:00 GMT

The Warwick Awards for Public and Community Engagement (WAPCE) recognise and celebrate the roles of Warwick staff and students connecting with the public—locally, nationally, and globally.

New paper published in Energy & Environmental Science

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:41:45 GMT

A new paper has been published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Energy & Environmental Science by postdoc Yi Yuan, which has been selected as a ‘Research Highlight’ by Nature Energy due to its importance in the field.

Physics 60th Anniversary Celebration

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:49:24 GMT

On Saturday 5th July we will be gathering to celebrate 60 years of Physics at the University of Warwick. All current staff and students, former staff members and alumni are invited to come along and get involved in a day of talks, demonstrations and tours. For more information and to register please visit: Physics 60th celebration

New paper published in Space Weather

Wed, 14 May 2025 11:01:01 GMT

New paper published in the AGU journal Space Weather by PhD student Martin Cafolla with colleagues from the Centre for Space Fusion and Astrophysics (CFSA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).