Recent Outreach Activities
Professor Paul Goddard announced as the 2023 winner of the Brian Pippard Prize
Professor Paul Goddard has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Brian Pippard Prize from the Institute of Physics (IOP) Superconductivity Group.
The Pippard Prize is named in honour of Professor Sir Brian Pippard, and is awarded on an annual basis by the IOP Superconductivity Group to a scientist working in the UK who has made a significant contribution to the field of superconductivity in the last few years.
Sixth form students visit the department to see what life is like at University
14 sixth form students were welcomed to the department by Ally Caldecote (Outreach Officer) to give the students the chance to find out what university physics is all about and to consider their post A-level choices.
The visit was aimed to raise aspirations, find out about university, what it’s like to be an undergraduate and what it’s like to study physics.
Six week 'Coding with Sophie' Programme for local primary school complete
41 primary school students have completed their six-week coding programme with colleagues in the Astronomy and Astrophysics group.
The programme ‘Coding with Sophie’ has been designed and run by Dr Rebecca Nealon and Dr Farzana MeruLink opens in a new window, with the aim to improve coding literacy and to inspire children to consider coding (and more broadly STEM) in their future, as well as empowering teachers and parents to support children in their coding journey. The opportunity to visit the University and meet real researchers aims to inspire children to believe that they can have a career in science, and that science is fun.