As we embark on a new year, let’s reflect on the remarkable achievements and exciting developments that shaped our community in 2023.
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School of Physics and Astronomy
The physics experience
As we embark on a new year, let’s reflect on the remarkable achievements and exciting developments that shaped our community in 2023.
Continue reading “School Highlights 2023”
A time of celebration and recognition, Pride Month is honoured every June across the globe. One of the most iconic symbols of the LGBTQ+ community and one of nature’s most beautiful phenomena is the rainbow. This captivating display of colour is a fascinating snapshot of the physical properties of light. Continue reading “A Spectrum of Colour: The Physics Behind the Rainbow”
With Burns Night celebrations happening this week up and down the country, I sat down with master’s student Megan Leishman to discuss her work with the organisation Science Ceilidh – a social enterprise working to support communities across a broad spectrum from science communication to wellbeing.
Megan describes herself as a 5th year Astrophysicist and fiddle player and is a member of the university ski club (she says she does “ski racing really really badly”!). I was keen to know how she got involved with Science Ceilidh and find out what she’s been up to!
By Grace Carling
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