Departmental news

Ananya Singh, a third-year PhD student under the supervision of Dr Wing Ying Chow, was selected to present her research at the prestigious STEM for Britain event held at the House of Commons on March 11, 2025. Her research focuses on the 'Development of solid-state NMR approaches for probing fungal and human matrices with relevance to human disease.'

Gleb Berloff, 3rd year undergraduate student studying Physics with Astrophysics, submitted an entry to the Posters in Parliament event, based on activity cycles in Sun-like stars. The opportunity was advertised through IATL and included a tour of the House of Lords and Westminster Hall, a workshop titled ‘Get your voice heard in UK Parliament’ followed by the Student Research Poster Exhibition in the afternoon.

If you are a student in Years 10-12 with an interest in Physics, you can apply for our annual 4-day work experience. Our 2025 scheme will take place from Monday 14th April to Thursday 17th April and will provide students with a broad insight into physics and what it would be like to work in a busy university physics department.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday 26th February, 4pm.

Find out more and apply.

We are excited to announce the 2025 Conference for Undergraduate Women and Non-binary Physicists will be hosted by the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick on the outskirts of Coventry.

Applications are now closed.

We are excited to be involved in the STEM Connect programme in which the University is reimagining the future of STEM at Warwick by investing £425m into our new Science and Engineering precinct. Find out more.

Maria Brigida Brunetti and Andy Chappell (Postdoctoral Research Assistants) in the Elementary Particle Physics (EPP) group have been part of the organising committee for the 2024 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

A group of staff and postgraduate students from the department inspired students and teachers with exciting experiments and interactive games at the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham at the end of June.

Congratulations to Dr Rebecca Nealon, Ally Caldecote and Dr Farzana Meru for being announced as the winners of the Warwick Institute of Engagement Team Award, for the 'Coding with Sophie' programme.

On Thursday 25th July, 10.00-11.15, Professor Stéphane Udry from the University of Geneva will be delivering a talk at the University of Warwick titled 'The New Worlds of the Cosmos: A Fantastic Human Quest of our Time'. This event is open to all, and the content of the talk will be aimed at all knowledge levels.

Martha Turvey (Third year postgraduate student in the Ultrasound Group) has been announced as the winner of the best oral presentation prize at the British Liquid Crystal Society conference in April.