Dept News

Year 12 students enjoyed an interactive workshop at Warwick’s residential Summer School on July 13^th. Feedback on “Levitate”, a workshop exploring superconductors and magnetism, included:

“The physics session was really interesting. The lecturers were engaging and I enjoyed working with liquid nitrogen.”

“My favourite was superconductivity because I have always wanted to handle liquid nitrogen and it was very engaging.”

“The best session was the physics one. I like the practical aspect of handling liquid nitrogen and the teachers were really engaging.”

“The liquid nitrogen session was the best session I attended at any universities!”

“The liquid nitrogen session inspired me into trying something new and I now want to do Physics at University.”

Many thanks to:

Paul Goddard
Robert Williams
Clement Mawby
Kathrin Götze
Greg Brown
Matthew Pearce
Daniel Mayoh
Sue Burrows
Ally Caldecote

Rachel Edwards, Associate Professor (Reader) in the Physics department, was the winner of the Public Engagement University Award. She writes about her work and what winning this award means for her and the department.

On Wednesday 14th June the Physics Department welcomed 29 lower sixth students to the department to award them prizes. All Coventry and Warwickshire schools were invited to nominate their best student who was then presented with their prize by Professor David Leadley, head of physics.

The students enjoyed a variety of interactive demonstrations by members of the Physics Department followed by a lecture from Dr Rachel Edwards on her research.

Ally Caldecote, organiser said "It is a pleasure to award these prizes which recognise the hard work of the students across Coventry and Warwickshire. As a department who love and appreciate physics it is a delight to see the up-and-coming talent in the area."

On Wednesday 12th July, the university welcomed 100 primary school children, aged 4 to 11 years old to the final of the Primary Science fair. Local Coventry and Warwickshire schools had hosted their own heats, where the best science projects had been chosen by teachers, students and parents. A judging panel made up of real life scientists and educationalists judged the entries and Professor Andrew Levan awarded first, second and third prizes in categories of Upper Key Stage 2, Lower Key Stage 2, Key Stage 1 and Reception.