Physics Friday Bulletin 2019-03-15

 

Safety Induction

The next safety induction takes place on Thursday 4th April at 2:30pm in B24 Physics. These normally take an hour. Please ensure your new staff attend.

Shonah Ion

 

Manual handling assessors

I’d like to have a few more manual handling assessors in the Department. Please let me know if you are interested and for more details of what is entailed in the role & the training required.

Shonah Ion

 

EPP Seminar

Physics C36
Friday 15 March 2019
1:45pm to 2:45pm

Neutrino Interactions in the GeV regime

Speaker: Dr. Xianguo Lu

Daniel Muenstermann

 

Campus in the City 2019

Campus in the City Shop –
St Nicholas Arcades
Saturday 2 March 2019, 10:30am to Saturday 6 April 2019, 3:30pm

Campus in the City 2019

Events

 

SPP seminar

Physics C36
Thursday 21 March 2019
11:00am to 12:00pm

Numerical modeling of the solar wind interaction with Mars based on multiple fluid MHD method

Speaker: Haoyu Lu

Maria Walach

 

EPP Seminar

Physics C36
Friday 22 March 2019
1:45pm to 2:45pm

Probing the Higgs – China’s Initiative on Future Colliders CEPC

Speaker: Dr. Hongbo Zhu

Daniel Muenstermann

 

Pams Running

I’m running the London half-marathon on the 24th March to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Would you mind adding a link into the next Physics newsletter for me?  Sorry, I know I’m not technically Physics anymore but I’m still classing myself as an honorary member!  J

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/pamela-forster1?fbclid=IwAR08zDOCno-JVuU9jfoP4eaHPtwnV_Hl29dzaEkNs2OyjKGeMuacGwPRhBw

Pam Forster

 

Physics Away Day

The next Physics Away Day will take place on Friday 26th April 2019 in Green Lane Conference Centre. An agenda will be circulated once finalised but will include the Curriculum Review.

Attendance is mandatory for academic staff and all other staff are welcome to attend if they wish. Please confirm your attendance and let me have any dietary requirements by COP Friday 29th March.

Grainne Wilkinson

 

Brexit Travel Advice

Brexit – travel on and around 29th March 2019 and other considerations:

https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/staffintranet/protected/?landingTab=/storybypath/intranet/news/2019/brexit-travel-on-and-around-29th-march-2019-and-other-considerations/index.xml#/storybypath/intranet/news/2019/brexit-travel-on-and-around-29th-march-2019-and-other-considerations/index.xml

https://www.keytravel.com/uk/news-and-views/news-and-alerts/2019/february-2019/key-travel-brexit-update/

Grainne Wilkinson

 

IOP Institute of Physics – Lancashire and Cumbria Branch

Lancashire Lecture Programme 2018 – 2019

  • 10 April 2019 – Lancaster – Galaxy formation and evolution: nature vs nurture – Dr David Sobral (Lancaster)
  • 15 May 2019 – Preston – Asteroseismology: A New Keplerian Revolution Prof Don Kurtz (UCLan)
  • 12 June 2019 – Lancaster – Infinite Differences: Lessons on Diversity from Women in Physics – Dr Frankie Doddato (Lancaster)

Start Times: 18:00 (refreshments) for 18:30

Venues:

  • Preston: Lecture Theatre 2 or 3, Foster Building, University of Central Lancashire
  • Lancaster: Cavendish Colloquium Room, Faraday Lecture Theatre Complex, Lancaster University

Chris Bowdery