Physics Building Opening Lancaster University’s refurbishment of the Physics Building has created a world class department for teaching and research. The refurbishment has improved the learning and working environment for students and staff, and is designed to support future growth. The teaching labs have been modernised to become show pieces for the department, and…

  Email for all staff and postgraduate research students is changing to Office 365 Your upgrade to Office 365 email will happen in the next few weeks, and we will next contact you one week beforehand to confirm when it will take place. To prepare for your upgrade – please complete a personal checklist. It…

  Interview Days Just a reminder we have our next interview day, Wednesday 24th January, the day starts at 10:00 and finishes around 15:45. We will be touring the building between 11-12:30 and will be using C36 for most of the day apart 11-13:00. The kitchen will not be available for use between 13:00 &…

  Interview Days Just a reminder we have our next interview day today, Wednesday 29th November, the day starts at 10:00 and finishes around 15:45. We will be touring the building between 11-12:30 and will be using C36 for most of the day apart 11-13:00. The kitchen will not be available for use between 13:00…

  Physics Christmas Lunch – Thursday 21st December Orders have now been closed but the Physics Christmas lunch will take place at 1300hrs on Thursday 21st December at Greaves Park, Lancaster. Mince pies and drinks will be available in the Physics Atrium beforehand from 11:00 a.m. Gráinne Wilkinson   Scouts Christmas Post Stamps for the…

  Theoretical Particle Cosmology Seminar: Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter Date:  30th November 2017, 3pm – 4pm Venue:  A07 Physics Speaker:  Dr Tommi Tenkanen Abstract:  I revisit the cosmological and astrophysical constraints on the fraction of dark matter (DM) in primordial black holes (PBHs).  I consider a variety of production mechanisms and mass functions for…

  Research Software Forum We will be hosting a Research Software Forum that will happen on 22 November, 12-2pm, in the Physics Building. This is a free event aimed at all academics and PDRAs/Research Fellows that use or develop software as part of their research. To find more details and register, please see below. Details…

  FuMar Krys Markowski & Phil Furneaux perform their own brand of cool jazz at the Gregson Art Centre in Lancaster. Saturday November the 11th at 7.30pm. Tickets on the door – £5.00 Phil Furneaux   Feedback on Physics Away Day 5th October 2017 Lancaster Conferences are looking for feedback on the recent Away Day.…

Materials Science Institute and Physics Colloquia: “Doping Semiconductor Nanocrystals” Date: 31st Oct 2017, 2pm-3pm Venue: Management School LT 1 Speaker: Professor Narayan Pradhan, Indian Association of Cultivation Science, Kolkata Doping a few impurity atoms in semiconductor host nanocrystals can strongly influence the crystal growth and its properties. Hence, doping has been widely used as an…

Safety handbook on Dept. Web pages As part of our safety legal obligations please can you read the safety handbook, which is on the Physics Dept. web pages. Then print off the front page, sign to say you have understood it and return signed form to Grainne Wilkinson’s pigeon hole. Thank you. Shonah Ion  …