Safety Induction October There will be an extra safety induction at 2:30pm in A27 physics on the 19th October. Please ensure any new post docs or anyone who missed the post graduate induction attends. Shonah Ion   Departmental safety documentation storage One of the recommendations from  our University safety audit was to have a central…

2D Nanomaterials & 3D Printing in Electrochemistry Friday 6th October 11.30-13.00, FST Training and Development Centre, A76 Science and Technology Building Professor Martin Pumera (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) In this talk I will discuss various electrochemical properties of 2D nanomaterials, from graphene to transition metal dichalcogenides to black phosphorus. The electrochemistry of graphene and its…

Back Stairs closed next week (week starting the 25th) The work to lay the flooring on the back stairs will begin on Monday. The work will require the entire staircase to be closed, re-screeded and then the floorcovering laid. This is staircase No. 4, the one near the entrance from Physics avenue. Please use the…

Register today for MATLAB EXPO 2017 Join engineers, scientists, and academics at MATLAB EXPO 2017, which will be held on Wednesday, 4 October at the Silverstone Circuit. Register Here This one-day event features talks and master classes from MathWorks experts, industry presentations, a live demo zone, and facilitated networking. 5 Reasons to Attend MATLAB EXPO:…

Quantum Devices conferences in September You are invited to attend two one-day meetings that are taking place in Lancaster on September 11th and 12th. The meetings cover experimental and theoretical approaches to quantum information processing in silicon and recent work on superconducting quantum devices. Registration for both meetings is open until the start of September.…

End of warranty for phase 1 – report any faults now It’s coming up for 12 months since we moved back into Phase1, doesn’t time fly when you are having fun?…… This is the last chance to get any issues fixed under warranty (at the builders cost) . Please log any faults you know of…

Work on Central Staircase On Monday the 14 August, the central staircase in Physics will be closed For painting. Staff should also be aware that the wooden canopy above the emergency exit at the back of the Physics building is being removed on the same day. Martin Ward   Building Security There have been a…

  Water Hygiene and Shower head cleaning In Physics will take place week commencing Monday 31st July from 9am daily. Two Lancaster University engineers will require access to kitchens and shared bathrooms to test hot water temperatures.  The engineers will not test every kitchen/bathroom just a sample from different locations within the building.  This brief…

  Waste Electronic Collection If you’ve got any old electrical equipment you’d like disposin of them can you come and see me in C32. Rob Lewsey   Facilities works in Physics We have been informed by Facilities of the following works. Emergency Lighting Testing in Physics Building will take place week commencing 24th July 2017…

  Help Needed with Food Waste Thanks to all who have used and helped with the Food Waste Bin in C36. This was introduced when we were confined to the second half of the pre-refurbed building. It has been a great success with huge amounts of compostable food waste being diverted away from general waste…