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In memoriam: Professor Ray Dupree

We are sorry to share the sad news that Professor Ray Dupree has passed away.
Professor Ray Dupree joined the department in September 1966, and has been a member of the solid state NMR research group for the duration of his time at Warwick and has made many contributions to the department. He will be sorely missed.
The department have shared a tribute to Ray, with a link to a condolence book for those who wish to share a message.

Fri 20 Jun 2025, 14:13 | Tags: announcements, Staff and Department, Faculty of Science

Success for Conference for Undergraduate Women and Non-Binary Physicists

In April, the department were selected by the Institute of Physics to host the Conference for Undergraduate Women and Non-Binary Physicists (CUWiP)Link opens in a new window. The four-day event brought together female and non-binary undergraduate physics students from universities across the UK and Ireland. With an impressive 185 applications received, the local organising committee allocated 100 delegate spaces, ensuring a diverse and engaged cohort of participants based on a shortlisting criterion developed by the team.


Professor Valery Nakariakov awarded £2.1 million from the European Research Council (ERC)

Congratulations to Professor Valery Nakariakov, from our Centre for Fusion, Space & Astrophysics who has been awarded £2.1 million from the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC AdG project aims to transformatively advance our understanding of the long-standing mystery of why the Sun's outer atmosphere - the corona - is heated to millions of degrees.


Physics 60th Anniversary Celebration

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


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