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Quantum Engineering CDT awarded funding for another 5 years
The QECDT is one of the 75 EPSRC Centres for Doctoral training which were successful in the recent refunding round, and one of nine CDTs going ahead at the University of Bristol.
New research identifies Fukushima reactor unit 1 material in environment
Through the analysis of sub-mm particulate sourced from the environment, new research published today in Nature Communications by scientists from the University of Bristol, Diamond Light Source and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has identified specific fallout particles from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in the environment that give insights into the events that occurred in reactor Unit 1.
New paper in Optica for CQP physicists
Physicists at the Centre for Quantum Photonics, University of Bristol have made improvements in loss, which will allow this quantum photonic interconnect to provide new levels of flexibility in quantum systems and architectures.
Dr Thompson receives IUPAP prize
The IUPAP Commission 17 has awarded Dr Mark Thompson a Young Scientist Prize for outstanding contributions of an applied nature to his field.
Congratulations Dr Helen Heath, Senior Fellow of the HEA
Congratulations to Dr Helen Heath, who has become a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Rowing Champion in Physics
Sven Friedemann, lecturer in physics, won a gold medal at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Masters Regatta in Hazewinkel, Belgium. At the University of Bristol, he studies superconductors and other electronic materials at extreme conditions. In his spare time he is a competitive rower for more than twenty years having competed for German clubs and universities and English clubs.
Robotics Researchers Visit Local School with Special Guest Superhero
A number of researchers from the School of Physics recently visited a local primary school to introduce the children to robotics and the wide range of exciting equipment in use at the University of Bristol.
Professor John Nye, 1923 - 2019
Emeritus Professor John Fredrick Nye, internationally renowned physicist, died on 8 January 2019, a month before his 96th birthday. His colleague Emeritus Professor Michael Berry offers this tribute.
South West Nuclear Hub welcomes EDF Energy as a member
Following a successful opening in September 2016, the South West Nuclear Hub started welcoming its members. Out of these, in November 2016 EDF Energy joined the South West Nuclear Hub. This is a significant step in the implementation of the Hub’s delivery model, and a testimony to the fact that EDF Energy, the EDF Group and Bristol University have long been strategic partners.