On Tuesday 7 November, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell visited the university to host a guest lecture and mark the official opening of The Marsh Observatory.

Dame Bell Burnell delivered a guest lecture to over 120 staff and students packed into PLT. The lecture “You are made of star stuff – How the atoms in our bodies were created” is available via lecture capture (available to University of Warwick members only). She then toured though the undergraduate teaching labs, meeting and speaking with some of our undergraduate students.

In the evening, Dame Bell Burnell officially opened The Marsh Observatory during an event hosted by the Vice-Chancellor with guests from across Physics, the wider university and local community. There were tours of the observatory and an opportunity for guests to learn about the research, teaching and outreach that the observatory will support.

Image shows Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell cutting the gold ribbon to open The Marsh Observatory, with Professor Stuart Croft, Vice Chancellor at the University of Warwick (left) and Professor Mark Newton, Head of Physics department (middle).