Departmental news

Congratulations to Joe Creegen who received The Ogden Trust award for exceptional contribution to Physics outreach highlighting his dedication and ongoing support of the department's outreach work.

 A collaboration of physicists (led by Dr Marina Lafarga Magro and Yoshi Eschen) marked a milestone by holding the first ever Orbyts conferenceLink opens in a new window at the University of Warwick on 20^th of June this year.

In June, a team of enthusiastic physicists attended the annual Big Bang Fair at Birmingham's NEC, aiming to spark young students interest in science and future careers in the field.

The Big Bang Fair is the UK's biggest celebration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) for schools and runs for three days each year, with thousands of year 6, 7 and 8 students in attendance. The team from the Department of Physics were also joined by colleagues from the Department of Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Warwick Manufacturing Group from the University of Warwick.

Watch the video of the team at The Big Bang Fair.

Earlier this July, we proudly hosted our annual Scientist Experience trip funded by the X-Ray Material Science Beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)Link opens in a new window in Grenoble.

The trip offers sixteen female Year 12 Physics students from across the UK a once in a lifetime, all-expenses paid opportunity to visit the prestigious European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.

The 75th UK Diamond Research Conference was held at the University of Warwick from 7th to 10th July 2025, bringing together over 120 delegates from academia and industry to explore the latest advancements in diamond science and technology.

On Saturday 5^th July, the department celebrated it’s 60^th birthday celebration with a vibrant day of reflection as one of the University’s founding departments, and looked towards a bright future for Physics at Warwick as we continue to work to make a better world together.

The Warwick Awards for Public and Community Engagement (WAPCE) recognise and celebrate the roles of Warwick staff and students connecting with the public—locally, nationally, and globally.

Hear from our student blogger Harriet, a 2nd year Physics with Astrophysics student who attended the Conference for Undergraduate Women and Non-Binary Physicists (CUWiP) this year hosted by the University of Warwick Department of Physics.

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.

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