School of Physics and Astronomy
The physics experience
The School’s Publicity and Recruitment Officer, Caroline Keir reflects on the easing of lockdown.
We are on release from lockdown! I should be happy, but I have to say, I’m not sure I like this freedom very much. None of the places I want to visit are open, my summer holiday plans look bleak and dining options are lousy.
Lockdown certainly has had its ups and downs.
Continue reading “Lockdown release!”
A number of School staff have been involved in research activities and collaborations relating to the world pandemic. Here are some of the current activities.
Continue reading “Helping respond to the global pandemic”
Prof Richard Blythe talks about plagiarism and why you will be asked to complete an Own Work Declaration before uploading your exam script.
Honours-year students are about to face an unusual set of exams. Absent are the rituals of filing quietly into a cavernous exam hall, fiddling with the gummed flap on the front your green exam book, and being subject to the piercing stare of an invigilator as they make sure you answer the questions without any outside help. However, there is much that will still be the same. The format of your exams is unchanged, so past papers will still give a clear guide as to what to expect. You will still be under pressure to complete your answers within the allotted time, and will also have to contend with uploading your solutions at the end. And most importantly of all, you are still expected to answer the questions without outside help.
Continue reading “In your own words”
