School of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Series
This Colloquium series hosts prominent scientists who will discuss some of the newest developments in physics and astronomy. It is aimed at a general physics audience at a level accessible to physics PhD students.
All Colloquia will be held in Physics building at 3pm followed by refreshments in room C10.
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Academic Year 2025/2026
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| 27/05/2026 |
Dr Brian Kiraly |
Quantum Simulation using Atoms on Surfaces
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| 29/04/2026 |
Dr Bruno Bertini, University of Birmingham |
Exact many-body dynamics in quantum circuits via space-time duality |
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| 25/03/2026 |
Prof Ed Hawkins, University of Reading |
Climate change: why does 1.5°C matter? |
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| 25/02/2026 |
Jenni Dyer, Royal Society |
EDI colloquium: Taking an intersectional approach in STEM: Moving beyond the boxes |
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| 28/01/2026 |
Dr Emma Chapman |
Should we just give up? Continuing the search for the First Stars |
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| 26/11/2025 |
Dr Anton Souslov |
Active Solids |
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| 29/10/2025 |
Professor Oliver Buchmueller |
Exploring the Universe with Quantum Technology: A New Frontier in Fundamental Physics |
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Past Colloquiums
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28/05/2025 |
Dr Hannah Stern |
A quantum coherent spin defect in hexagonal boron nitride for quantum technologies |
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30/04/2025 |
Dr Melanie Muller |
Tracing ultrafast dynamics of electronic and structural excitations at atomic scales |
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26/03/2025 |
Professor Jo Dunkley |
New maps and cosmologican results from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope |
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26/02/2025 |
Dr Mark Richards |
Laying the foundations for sustainable equity within STEM |
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29/01/2025 |
Professor Janet Anders |
quantum thermodynamic insights and their use for atomistic spin dynamics simulations and cold atom thermometry |
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27/11/2024 |
Dr Emma Chapman |
Should we just give up?Continuing the search for the First Stars |
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30/10/2024 |
Dr Harry Cliff |
rare beauty - the hunt for new physics at the LCHb experiment |
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25/09/2024 |
Dr Patrick Robertson |
How to watch chemistry happen in real life |
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29/05/2024 |
Prof Markus Arndt |
Universal matter-wave interferometry across the mass and complexity scales. |
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14/05/2024 |
Dr John E Kitching |
Chip-scale atomic devices:from clocks to brain imaging and beyond |
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24/04/2024 |
Dr June McCombie |
Shifting the Dial (Diverse Representation in STEM) |
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27/03/2024 |
Dr Stuart Meldrew |
Fusion's STEP to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½shire |
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28/02/2024 |
Dr Niall Holmes |
Magnetic field control for wearable neuroimaging |
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31/01/2024 |
Dr Helen Russell |
Black hole feedback |
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29/11/2023 |
Dr Adam Smith |
Simulating quantum many-body physics on quantum computers |
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27/09/2023 |
Dr Neil Kemp |
A route to hierarchical control in artificial intelligent systems:memristors with optically tuneable STDP synaptic plasticity |
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28/06/2023 |
Dr Jonathan Vincent, University of Lancaster |
EDI Colloquium: Uncovering employing outcomes for austistic University graduates:barriers and (possible) solutions |
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26/02/2020 |
Dr Pierre Verlot, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ |
Ultra-sensitive nanomachanices at room temperature:Novel techniques, Challenges & Perspectives |
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13/11/2019 |
Professor Athene Donald, University of Cambridge |
Not all those who wander are lost |
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30/10/2019 |
Professor Tom McLeish, University of York |
New Physics from old: Medieval Science and the Ordered Universe Project |
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08/05/2019 |
Professor Becky Parker, Queen Mary,London |
Engaging Schools in cutting edge research |
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24/04/2019 |
Professor Francoise Combes, College de France and Observatoire de Paris |
When supermassive black holes are too gluttonous |
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27/03/2019 |
Professor Roger Davies, University of Oxford |
New views of galaxies from integral field spectroscopy |
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Organisers:
Juan P. Garrahan/Kay Brandner (Condensed-matter theory)
Philip Moriarty (Experimental CM/Nanoscience)
Matthew Brookes (Magnetic Resonance)
Lucia Hackermüller (Cold Atoms)
Ulrike Kuchner (Astronomy)
Tony Padilla (Particle Cosmology)