Physics Friday Bulletin 2018-07-06

  Safety briefings for summer student, visitors and interns If you have students, interns or visitors here over the summer please ensure they attend a safety briefing. These will be held on every Monday morning at 10am in B24 (usually – keep an eye on the bulletin for details). Shonah Ion   Performance Development Reviews…

Physics Friday Bulletin 2018-06-29

  Performance Development Reviews for 2017/2018 The 2017/18 Performance Development Review (PDR) cycle is drawing to a close. All Lancaster University staff employed for more than 12 months continuously, including those on fixed-term contracts, are expected to take part in the PDR process. Staff who are on probation do not need to have a PDR…

Physics Friday Bulletin 2018-06-22

  Physics Relay 2018 results The results of today’s 41st annual Physics Relay are available at http://www.hep.lancs.ac.uk/relay/2018/Results.php . Alex Finch, and Rob Henderson (aka The Physics Relay Committee)   Scholarly publishing in Science, Technology & Medicine We have some places still available on the Library’s Scholarly publishing in Science, Technology & Medicine workshop on Wednesday…

Physics Friday Bulletin 2018-06-15

  Water Hygiene and Shower head cleaning In Faraday will take place week commencing 2nd July 2018  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…

Physics Friday Bulletin 2018-06-08

  Physics Department Photograph Can I please thank all of you for taking part in the photograph yesterday. I am very pleased to share this link with you, to give you access to download the final result: https://lancaster.box.com/s/y8kxzz58oca0i6m5w22wi6pcnm6uaq1r I would also like to give our thanks again to Viktor for taking the photo and for…

Physics Friday Bulletin 2018-06-01

  June Safety Induction This will be held on Monday 4th June at 2:30pm in B10 Physics. If you are a new member of staff or just want a reminder, please come along. A reminder for everyone in the department to undertake the Risk Assessment training if you haven’t already done so. It can be…

Physics Friday Bulletin 2018-05-25

  June Safety Induction This will be held on Monday 4th June at 2:30pm in B10 Physics. If you are a new member of staff or just want a reminder, please come along. A reminder for everyone in the department to undertake the Risk Assessment training if you haven’t already done so. It can be…

Physics Friday Bulletin 2018-05-18

  Introduction of Women’s Network at Lancaster All staff are invited to have their say in how a women’s network should work at Lancaster. Last month, 72 members of staff attended an event to mark International Women’s Day and the centenary of suffrage for women in the UK. This event inspired lively discussion, and the…

Physics Friday Bulletin 2018-05-04

  Colloquium by Professor Ruth Gregory (Durham) So you thought you knew about black holes? Monday 14 May:  14:00 – 15:00            Bowland North:  Elizabeth Livingston Lecture theatre “The black hole is one of the most fascinating objects in classical General Relativity – beautifully confirmed by the LIGO measurements. Yet digging a little deeper into our…

Physics Monday Bulletin 2018-04-27

  Thanks From Stephen Holt Many thanks for the get well card and all your good wishes, it cheered me up no end! It is now nearly 7 weeks since I had my hip replacement operation and I am progressing well (doing exactly what the Physio says). Hope to be back in the Department soon!…