Building occupancy Dear Colleagues, The proposed changes to restrictions that were due to happen next week have been postponed, so the continuing message is to work from home if possible and only come onto campus if it is necessary. We recognise that it is necessary for some staff & students to come onto campus to complete experiments,…
Physics of Sustainability Physics of Sustainability: a website for teachers and students Funded by the Ogden Trust and delivered by Lancaster University Launch June 15th 10.00 – 12.30 The aim of the website is to show just how important physics is to a sustainable future, and how using physics can be key to the…
Physics of Sustainability Physics of Sustainability: a website for teachers and students Funded by the Ogden Trust and delivered by Lancaster University Launch June 15th 10.00 – 12.30 The aim of the website is to show just how important physics is to a sustainable future, and how using physics can be key to the…
Coronavirus fatigue As we all continue to deal with the changing levels of restriction concerning the coronavirus and the exam season beginning, it is a good time to remind everyone to take a moment to check the wellbeing of their staff and themselves. There is a range support on the University Wellbeing pages and…
Coronavirus fatigue As we all continue to deal with the changing levels of restriction concerning the coronavirus and the exam season beginning, it is a good time to remind everyone to take a moment to check the wellbeing of their staff and themselves. There is a range support on the University Wellbeing pages and…
Keeping Your Computers Up to Date A quick heads up to any of you running Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS. It goes end of life in a weeks time so just check what version your running and update it if it’s 16.04. Preferably update it to 20.04 but if not at least to 18.04. Feel…
Some Students back next week As you will have seen in the messages coming out from the University and our own Faculty Dean, some UG students will be returning next week to complete essential practical work. This will mean more people on campus generally and in the Physics building. Our teaching lab sizes are…
Ask the Expert with Brooke Simmons – LUniverse Online Online Microsoft Teams Friday 26 February 2021 1:30pm to 4:15pm Q&A with an expert in physics! LUniverse Planetarium Catching Quantum Tornados – Nanoscale Real-Time Detection of Quantum Vortices at Millikelvin Temperatures Online via MS Teams Friday 26 February 2021 3:00pm to 4:00pm Condensed…
PS Staff Reward and Recognition This is just a reminder that the deadline for submission of PS staff reward and recognition cases is Friday 26th February. There is also a further opportunity in May to submit cases and the deadline is Friday 28th May. The link detailing all the information you need is here:…
Smoke Sensor Tests The smoke sensors in the lab areas of the building will be tested next week, 15th – 18th February. This will be a silent test – the evacuation alarm will not be activated by these tests. The sensor test involves using a closed cup around the sensor and the release of…