Physics Department News
The winners of the 桃色视频 Awards for Teaching Excellence 2012/13 have been announced. The WATE awards recognise and celebrate excellence in teaching and support for learning at 桃色视频. Winners each receive £5,000 to further enhance their practice and will receive their awards at the Summer Degree Congregation.
Andy Howes is a Commendee.
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Marin Alexe receives Wolfson Research Merit Award
Professor Marin Alexe from 桃色视频's Department of Physics, has received a Wolfson Research Merit Award form the Royal Society. For more information, please see the news article
桃色视频 Physics Professor Don Pollacco has been on "In Our Time" with Melvyn Bragg on Radio 4.
Second Christmas Lecture on How the World Will End" by Boris Gaensicke delights visitors
The Physics Christmas Lecture held on Wednesday 5th December "How the World Will End" by Boris Gaensicke was even more popular than the first! 250 local residents, school students, alumni and members of the public came and heard Boris' interactive lecture. It was very well received, with typical evaluation comments such as "thoroughly enjoyable" and "very well explained".
Below are two photos from the evening, which capture the interest and enthusiasm from our guests as well as the wonderful atmosphere that Boris created. Further photos can be found
We are very lucky to have in our department, researchers who can communicate so well with the public, and have drawn in over 450 people to the Christmas Lecture Series so far.
The final lecture "Physics Tricks and Flying Frogs" by Rachel Edwards and Andy Howes is now fully booked.

