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Tenam Cuauhtémoc awarded Best Poster Prize

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:42:31 GMT

Tenam Cuauhtémoc, a 1st year PhD student in Superconductivity and Magnetism, has been awarded the Best Poster Prize at the 2025 ISIS Student Meeting, hosted by the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (world-leading centre for research at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) in Oxfordshire.

Postgraduate Study Opportunities

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:50:06 GMT

If you're interested in studying an MSc by research of PhD, you can explore our exciting range of postgraduate study opportunities, across our research groups which have been designed to tackle real-world problems, expand knowledge and contribute to global research.

Find out more about available projects and funding opportunities.

University of Warwick hosts first ever Orbyts conference, empowering secondary school students through research

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:04:15 GMT

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

The Big Bang Fair sparks excitement for students

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:48:00 GMT

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.

Winner of the Royal Astronomical Society Keith Runcorn Thesis Prize

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:26:11 GMT

Congratulations to Sihui Zhong who has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society Keith Runcorn Thesis Prize 2024 for her PhD thesis titled “Decayless Kink Oscillations of Solar Coronal Loops”, completed at CFSA under the supervision of Professor Valery Nakariakov.

The Keith Runcorn Thesis Prize is awarded to the best doctoral thesis in geophysics on an annual basis.

Recent degrees awarded

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:08:24 GMT

Congratulations to all those who have formally been awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Physics:

Eva Guilloton

John Pontin

Omstavan Samant

Alex Ward

Helen Witkowska

Jacob Young

Congratulations to Ethan Moorfield who has been awarded a Master of Science (by Research) in Physics.

Physicists Highly Commended in Warwick Awards for Public and Community Engagement

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:25:00 GMT

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.

Recent degrees awarded

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:10:06 GMT

Congratulations to all those who have formally been awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Physics:

Jorge Fernández Fernández

Stefan Katundi

Billy Shrive

Daniel Swinnock

Congratulations to those who have been awarded a Master of Science (by Research) in Physics:

Adam Counsell

Taf Zivave

Physics 60th Anniversary Celebration

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:49:24 GMT

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

New paper published in Space Weather

Wed, 14 May 2025 11:01:01 GMT

New paper published in the AGU journal Space Weather by PhD student Martin Cafolla with colleagues from the Centre for Space Fusion and Astrophysics (CFSA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).