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The roof at the eastern end of the building is due for some repairs within the next couple of weeks. These will be weather dependent and make cause the shutting of the C66 & C67 toilets with short notice. Please be alert for local signage.<\/p>\n
Shonah Ion<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MS Teams event Astrophysics webinar<\/p>\n Speaker: Prof. Omar Almaini, University of Nottingham<\/p>\n Izzy Garland<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n MS Teams event Condensed Matter on-line seminar<\/p>\n Speaker: Mikhail Silaev (University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4)<\/p>\n Michael Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are delighted to announce the start of a new programme of workshops aimed at skills development for Computationally Intensive research, courtesy of our new N8CIR Research Software Engineer Robin Long. \u00a0All the workshops are designed to help researchers (PhD students and staff) with skills, they need for using and developing software as part of their research.<\/p>\n This terms schedule (starting in week 6) is<\/p>\n Week 6: Introduction to Linux and the command line.<\/strong> Week 7: Plotting in Python<\/strong> Week 8: Version Control with Git<\/strong> Week 9:\u00a0\u00a0Plotting in Python part 2<\/strong> Week 10: Git 2: Sharing your development with others using Github<\/strong> Have you ever been confused about how to start a Pull Request or how to fork a repository and merge your changes back. Perhaps you know and want to gain confidence in doing so? This course will teach you how to collaborate using git, and give you an environment in which to practise. Manus Hayne \/ Robin Long<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of the long standing recommendations from past safety audits was the production of a chemical inventory for the Department. Thanks to efforts by Dr Zhuang & Rupert Prudom we now have an online system for Supervisors to log the chemicals they have in their labs. It is on the Physics SharePoint site<\/a> Departmental safety section. There are some FAQ\u2019s which hopefully will answer any queries.<\/p>\n Please can all supervisors who have chemicals within their labs log them on this inventory. We would like this to be completed by the end of November. If you do have any questions please get in touch.<\/p>\n Shonah Ion<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s that time again to read, mark, learn & inwardly digest the latest edition of the Dept. safety handbook. As always, it\u2019s full of useful links and guidance to keep us all safe. https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/physics\/information\/staff\/#safety-472462-3<\/a><\/p>\n Once read please confirm you have read and understood the contents by either signing the cover sheet and putting it in Grainne Wilkinson\u2019s pigeon hole or by sending an electronic signed version to her. If you spot any typos or errors please let me know (and claim your prize!).<\/p>\n Shonah Ion<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are forming a Physics Sustainability Group, a diverse team of academics, researchers, non-academic staff and postgraduate students.\u00a0 If you are interested in working together to enhance the environmental sustainability of the department and its community of staff, students and partners, please join us by contacting Laura Kormos at l.kormos@lancaster.ac.uk<\/a>.\u00a0 This is not meant to be an onerous task and even small amounts of commitment will be highly valued.\u00a0 It is very important that the voice of Physics is heard in the broader discussions.<\/p>\n This group will develop ideas that, once approved by the members of the Department, will feed into the FST Sustainability Advisory Committee (SustAC), which liaises with departments and the University to develop and support procedures, changes and ideas that will help the University to meet its climate-emergency targets:<\/p>\nQuenching star formation in the distant Universe<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nMonday 15 November 2021
\n3:00pm to 4:00pm<\/p>\nTitle TBC<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nFriday 19 November 2021
\n3:00pm to 4:00pm<\/p>\nResearch Software Skills Workshops <\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nWant to know how to navigate the Linux command line, and use it to automate your research? Then this course is for you.
\nhttps:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/introduction-to-the-linux-command-line-tickets-199725974767<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThis course introduces python with learning to load in and plot data as the motivation.\u00a0 If you have never used Python before and want to learn, or even if you want to improve your skills, this is the course for you.
\nhttps:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/plotting-and-programming-in-python-tickets-204450435757<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThis course introduces the concept of version control and teaches it using Git.\u00a0 If file names such as mycode_version5 and mycode_fixed look familiar to you then you need this course!
\nhttps:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/version-control-with-git-tickets-205538008717<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThis is the second part of the introduction to Python course.\u00a0 \u00a0Here you will learn about how to run the same tasks multiple times with loops; getting your code to run depending on the data with if statements; re-using code with functions and more.
\nhttps:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/plotting-and-programming-in-python-part-2-tickets-205548811027<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThis course will show you how to take your usage of Git and Github to the next level by harnessing the power of GitHub for collaboration.<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/intermediate-git-sharing-and-collaborating-with-github-tickets-205600756397<\/a><\/p>\nChemical Inventory<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Dept Safety handbook 2021 edition<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nIt can be found on the Dept. SharePoint site in the Departmental safety area under \u201cGeneral\u201d.<\/p>\nPhysics Sustainability Group – join us! <\/strong><\/h2>\n