Space and Planetary Physics seminar
Thursday 28 January 2021
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Observations of decaying and decay-less kink oscillations in the solar corona
Speaker: Tim Duckenfield (University of Warwick)
Wayne Gould
Experimental Particle Physics seminar
Friday 29 January 2021
11:00am to 12:00pm
Recent results from the NA62 experiments at CERN SPS
Speaker: Angela Romano
Jarek Nowak
Ask the Expert with Dr Licia Ray – LUniverse Online
Friday 29 January 2021
3:30pm to 4:15pm
Speaker: Dr. Licia Ray (Lancaster University)
LUniverse Planetarium
Time for Loss Group
We all experience loss through the course of our lives. Perhaps it is the loss of a person when a relationship or friendship ends, or maybe the loss of home when we move for work or study. Perhaps it is a bereavement.
If you are experiencing any issues around loss – whether current or a past – Time for Loss may be of interest to you.
Time for Loss is an informal, termly group, facilitated by two practitioners from our service. We meet to offer a safe and supportive space for students to talk and be heard around the issue of loss, with a view to coming to terms with that experience.
The group runs once a term, meeting in weeks 3, 6 and 9, on Thursdays at 3pm.
For Lent Term 2021, we shall be meeting via Microsoft Teams (video), with a maximum of 7 participants. The first session is on Thursday 28th January.
If you would like to participate, please confirm before Wednesday 27th January and we shall then send you a link to join the meetings. If you would like to talk with one of the facilitators first, please email us at to arrange a call. Our email address, for both confirmations and queries is: counselling@lancaster.ac.uk .
Deborah Dunne
New Lockdown requirements
All those who are accessing or planning to access the building for essential activities during this current national lockdown must review their risk assessments in light of the increased risk of infection due to the highly transmissible virus currently in circulation.
It is strongly suspected that the new strain is more transmissible because of the following reasons
- Greater viral loads may be shed by asymptomatic cases.
- The viral survival time on surfaces may be longer.
- The viral survival time as an aerosol may be longer, particularly in relatively low humidity environments.
Consider these increased risks and modify your control measures if required.
The basic controls (hands, face, space) are still good control measures but we need to redouble our efforts and be especially vigilant now.
The following points from the University’s safety office offer actions which will help to protect us all. Review your work area and ensure we do all we can to counteract this increased risk.
- Regular handwashing, keeping a distance of 2 m and wearing a face covering where instructed, remain the greatest priority.
- All staff must use the cleaning sprays and disposable towels to regularly wipe surfaces after use, paying particular attention to touch points (i.e. door handles, key pads, the handles of shared equipment (specialist and kitchen equipment). Hands should be washed or sanitised following this activity.
- Ensure ventilation settings remain at the maximum and staff should continue to open windows where artificial ventilation is not provided.
- Physical screening should be reassessed to ensure it is adequate i.e. the screen should completely isolate the person behind it, if not, the distance the aerosol must travel to reach the other person must be greater than 2 m.
Shonah Ion
Starting January 2021, there are changes when sending post abroad (all countries):
When posting parcels abroad, you will need to complete and attach a customs declaration (CN22 or CN23), available from the Post Office. Letters, postcards and documents are usually exempt.
You can also download the custom forms here: Customs forms for sending abroad | Post Office
Please remember to put the custom forms on your items, especially if you are sending a large numbers of parcels, otherwise we might need to return it to your department.
Thank you for your understanding.
Celine Neimark
Summer School on Dark Matter Session CXVIII
July 26 – August 20, 2021
Overview: Dark Matter (DM) is the substance that fills about 26% of the total budget of the Universe and that accounts for about 80% of the matter. By its very nature the topic lies at the intersection of different research fields: astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental particle physics. A coordinated approach among different disciplines is hence crucial to make progress. This School aims to train the next generation of young researchers in the field with two main guidelines: 1) starting from the basics, with no theoretical (or experimental) prejudice; 2) making the most of the interdisciplinarity of the topic.
Website: https://indico.cern.ch/e/LHDM2021
Registration: The online Application Form can be found at https://www.houches-school-physics.com. Applications must reach the School before March 15, 2021 in order to be considered by the Selection Committee. The full cost per participant includes housing and meals.
Grainne Wilkinson
Summer School on Core Mantle Interactions Through Time Session CXVII
June 28 – July 23, 2021
Overview:
The school brings together a cohort of senior graduate students and postdocs to tackle important and unsolved
research problems. Senior participants from various institutions, and representing a range of disciplines relevant to the theme,
serve as instructors and mentors for group research projects. The first two weeks of the program are devoted to lectures and
tutorials, covering the basic tools and approaches of the various disciplines. The second two weeks are used to develop
multidisciplinary research projects in groups with a good mix of expertise.
Website: https://coremantlehouches.github.io/
Registration: The online Application can be found on https://www.houches-school-physics.com. Applications must reach the School before March 1, 2021 in order to be considered by the Selection Committee. The full cost per participant includes housing and meals, and is specified on the School’s Website.
Grainne Wilkinson