Departmental news
Pettifer Prize 2018-19
The Pettifer Prize is presented annually to the first year Physics student with the best overall examination performance. It honours the memory of Dr Robert Pettifer, who was a member of the Department from 1972 until his retirement due to ill-health in 2007.
The 2018/19 prizewinner is Adam Gore, who receives a copy of the Feynman Lectures on Physics. The prize was presented by Robert's wife, Mary, and daughter, Candice, who kindly donated an Amazon voucher to add to the prize.
Paul Goddard wins Teaching Award 2017/18
All undergraduates in the Department were invited to vote for who they would like to win the Physics Department Teaching Award 2017/18. The winner was Paul Goddard. The Head of Department, David Leadley, presented the award to Paul in one of his lectures this term.
Paul also won the Award in 14/15. The other winners have been: Neil Wilson (15/16) and Martin Lees (16/17).
Winter Graduation 2019
Congratulations to the Physics students collecting their degrees on 17th Jan., included fourteen PhD awards and the third cohort of Masters students graduating from the Diamond Science and Technology CDT.
Pettifer Prize 2017-18
The Pettifer Prize is presented annually to the first year Physics student with the best overall examination performance. It honours the memory of Dr Robert Pettifer, who was a member of the Department from 1972 until his retirement due to ill-health in 2007.
The 2017/18 prizewinner is Guy Moss, who receives a copy of the Feynman Lectures on Physics. The prize was presented by Robert's wife, Mary, and daughter, Candice, who kindly donated an Amazon voucher to add to the prize.
New Undergraduates for October 2018
Welcome to Warwick Physics! We hope that all our new students are settling in and enjoying activities in Welcome Week.
Please also read our pages for new students which have links to more information about getting started.
Physics Graduations - 24 July
Congratulations to all of our undergraduate and postgraduate students who received their degrees on 24 July!
Pettifer Prize 2017
The Pettifer Prize is presented annually to the Physics student with the best overall performance in first year examinations, and it honours the memory of Dr Robert Pettifer, who joined the department in 1972 until his retirement due to ill-health in 2007.
The prize was presented by David Leadley and also by Robert’s wife, Mary Pettifer.
The winner this year was Nicholas Metcalfe.
More information on the prize can be found at https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/current/teach/prizes/pettifer/
New Undergraduates in October 2017
Congratulations on your success at A-level! We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Department in October.
Please read our pages for new students. There are links to information about matriculation and getting started, and to some excercises we would like you to look at before you get here.
Easter Planetarium shows
17, 19 & 21 April
Experience a show in the Physics inflatable planetarium and hear from the Warwick astronomers who use it to deliver outreach.
Free; booking is essential.
Physics Department Teaching Award
Dr Neil Wilson was the recipient of the 2015-16 Physics Department Teaching Award as voted for by students. He was presented with the award by David Leadley, Head of Department on 11th October 2016. His name has been added to the list of prize-winners on the new board on the Physics Concourse.