Every year on March 14th, mathematicians and enthusiasts around the world come together to celebrate Pi Day, honouring the mathematical constant π. This irrational number, approximately equal to 3.14159 and the ratio between a circle’s circumference and diameter, has a fascinating history and plays a crucial role in both mathematics and physics. Continue reading “Celebrating Pi Day”
SoPA at the Conference of Undergraduate Women and Non-binary Physicists
In March 2023, five students from the University of Edinburgh travelled to Liverpool to attend the Conference of Undergraduate Women and Non-binary Physicists, hosted jointly by the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University. Second year student Ailís speaks about her experience at the conference.
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Centenary celebrations
This summer, a big birthday bash was due to commence: the 100th birthday of the King’s Buildings campus! However due to the pandemic, events will be postponed for one year, and KB101 will commence in July 2021.
In July 1920, King George V laid the foundation stone for the first building, the Joseph Black Building, on what was formerly the site of West Mains Farm.
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