Slides from Deans visit Thank you very much for everyone who attended and engaged with this years’ Deans group visit to the Physics department that took place on the 9th May. The slides that were used in the all staff part of the visit have been made available on sharepoint here for anyone who…

  Charity Cricket Match Presented by the Hindu society Lancaster and Morecambe. Open to all, if interested contact Hindusociety2004@gmail.com Deadline is May the 9th. Venue: WestGate Cricket Club, LA1 2TT Time: 11am Event is followed by refreshments Rajasekhar Medapalli     New Redundancy Process The FST departments are going to trial a new redundancy process…

  Emergency Lighting Testing in Physics will take place week commencing 23rd May 2022 from 9am daily Emergency Lighting Testing in Physics will take place week commencing 23rd May 2022 from 9am daily. Every month there is a quick test to ensure all Emergency Lighting fittings are operational.  This involves a quick visual test.  In…

  PhD travel fund Due to the recent relaxations of travel restrictions the department has organised for a central travel fund for PhD students within the Physics department. This fund is to help support travel and collaborations for students which will benefit their studies and can be used for conferences, national and international meetings. Any…

  Space and Planetary Physics seminar Radio propagation and ionospheric modeling at high latitudes: Raytracing Through Chaos C36 Physics and MS Teams Thursday 21 April 2022 2:00pm to 3:00pm Speaker: Dr David Themens (U. New Brunswick [Canada] / Birmingham [UK]) Grainne Wilkinson     POE UPDATES – APRIL 2022 Development opportunities for staff: Recruiting the…

Staff and Student Wellbeing Information – Ramadan Dear colleagues, You may be aware that we are soon to enter the month of Ramadan. For our Muslim students and staff, this is an important time of fasting so as to grow in their faith through discipline and devotion. We wanted to help you understand what our…

  Welcome to Benjamin Shepherd Benjamin Shepherd joined Physics on Monday (28th March) as Student Programmes Officer. You will find Benjamin in what was Michelle Smart’s office (A6). Please make him feel welcome! Grainne Wilkinson     Admin updates for Department • Welcome to Benjamin Shepherd, who joined the Physics Department as Student Programmes Officer…

  Emergency light testing We have been informed by Facilities that Emergency Lighting Testing in Physics will take place during week commencing 28/03/22 from 9am daily. Every month there is a quick test to ensure all Emergency Lighting fittings are operational.  This involves a quick visual test.  In residences, this applies to corridors and kitchens. …

  Iain Bertram Farewell I have only been back for a few weeks and it is time to fly off to Australia again. I leave after I have finished my teaching on the morning of Friday 25 March. After some reflection after my recent health problems (which I have started recovering from) I plan to…

  Data Science for Planetary Space Environments: Mars’ Asymmetric Magnetic Environment Response to the Solar Wind C36 Physics and MS Teams Thursday 17 March 2022 2:00pm to 3:00pm Space and Planetary Physics seminar Speaker: Dr Abigail Azari (U. California, Berkeley) Neil Rogers     SL Seminar with Dr Arthur Van der Wees On-line (see event…