Departmental news
Monday 12 July 2021
A director has been appointed to lead a major new £45m research centre at the University of York which aims to place York at the forefront of research into the safe operation of robotics and autonomous systems.
Thursday 10 June 2021
Researchers in the Departments of Physics and Electronic Engineering have received almost £1m to develop a device to enable patients to self-assess their immune systems at home.
Tuesday 11 May 2021
‘Quantum entanglement’ is a phenomena which leads to a special connection between particles, even after they separate over large distances. Einstein famously referred to this connection as “spooky”. Quantum entanglement is the basis of quantum computers and exploiting entanglement in the optical regime is enabling significant advances for imaging and communications.
Monday 10 May 2021
The University of York is to lead a new international network for spintronics with a five-year project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Monday 22 February 2021
Videos allowing us to see for the first time how small circles of DNA adopt dance-like movements inside a cell have been developed by researchers at universities in Yorkshire.
Friday 29 January 2021
Tom McLeish is Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of York
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Congratulations to all our students who graduated this month
Tuesday 26 January 2021
A material that can be used in technologies such as solar power has been found to self-heal, a new study shows.
Thursday 17 December 2020
A research project at the University of York which could pave the way for improvements in energy efficient data storage is to be funded as part of a new programme designed to support adventurous, high risk research.
Monday 7 December 2020
A research technique developed at the University of York could help clinicians identify the best antibiotic to treat common conditions such as urinary tract infections.
Tuesday 10 November 2020
The IOP and leading physicist Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell launched the Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund to encourage greater diversity in physics.
Thursday 29 October 2020
The 2020 Institute of Physics Rosalind Franklin Medal and Prize has been awarded to the Physics of Life Network.
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Cutting-edge research has been published in the widely respected Langmuir journal, by a cross departmental research team which included several undergraduate students.
Thursday 8 October 2020
Designing solar panels in checkerboard lines increases their ability to absorb light by 125 per cent, a new study says.
Tuesday 6 October 2020
The University of York is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Marco Lucamarini as Chair in Experimental Quantum Communications and Director of Research at the York Centre for Quantum Technologies.
Monday 5 October 2020
There are a number of exciting PhD opportunities currently available
Thursday 10 September 2020
Physicists at York have played a key role in the development of a planned new experimental facility in the US which will give insights into the visible matter present seconds after the Big Bang.
Monday 7 September 2020
The Department of Physics is in the UK top 10.
Wednesday 26 August 2020
White Rose Virtual Work Experience: a one-week programme for Year 12 students to engage with academic research.
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Physics at York academic leads consortium to develop novel technology for monitoring cell activity.
Friday 14 August 2020
Prof Tom McLeish gave the thought for the day on Thursday 13 August
Wednesday 12 August 2020
The department has formally announced the retirement of Prof Rex Godby, with effect from 30th September 2020.
Wednesday 22 July 2020
We are pleased to announce the launch of our virtual laboratory tour.
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Scientists have shed light on how immune cells navigate to the lymph nodes, where they help to fight off harmful bacteria and viruses.
Monday 20 July 2020
The annual Physics of Life Away Day brings together established scientists, early-career investigators, students and postdoctoral fellows from across the life-sciences to discuss the state-of-the-art in molecular and cellular biophysics.
Thursday 9 July 2020
We are delighted to announce academic promotions in the department
Wednesday 17 June 2020
The achievements of the department throughout the year are recognised in the physics awards.
Tuesday 16 June 2020
The University of York and its partners are using quantum physics to improve the security of systems used to generate random numbers.
Monday 15 June 2020
Researchers are using laser-light technology to develop handheld biosensors with the potential to deliver fast, real-time blood test results for patients including those suffering from COVID-19 with secondary infections such as pneumonia.
Wednesday 3 June 2020
A message from our Vice-Chancellor to staff and students
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Research from the STELLA experiment team published in Physical Review Letters.
Wednesday 20 May 2020
We are delighted that Professor Dan Watts has been appointed as the new Research Theme Champion for Technologies for the Future.
Monday 4 May 2020
There are a number of exciting PhD opportunities currently available.
Wednesday 22 April 2020
New research led by the University of York may shed light on how neutrons and protons pair together in nature.
Tuesday 7 April 2020
There are a number of exciting PhD opportunities currently available.
Friday 3 April 2020
New research led by the University of York at the Crystal Ball at MAMI facility has revealed strong signatures for the existence of a new form of matter - the d* hexaquark.
Thursday 2 April 2020
The event was run by the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s Boulby Underground lab and the University of Edinburgh’s Professor Charles Cockell.
Monday 30 March 2020
The Department of Physics is proud to have hosted the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics UK (CUWiP) between 12 and 15 March 2020.
Tuesday 24 March 2020
The University of York has donated medical supplies and food to the NHS as part of the national effort to contain coronavirus.
Tuesday 17 March 2020
Scientists and engineers working at the frontier of nanotechnology face huge challenges. When the position of a single atom in a material may change the fundamental properties of that material, scientists need something in their toolbox to measure how that atom will behave.
Wednesday 11 March 2020
The Department of Physics is proud to be hosting the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics UK (CUWiP) between 12th and 15th March 2020.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Scientists have identified a sub-atomic particle that could have formed the “dark matter” in the Universe during the Big Bang.
Friday 28 February 2020
A research collaboration led by the University of York’s Department of Physics has created open-source software to assist in the creation of quantum materials which could in turn vastly increase the world’s computing power.
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Under the recent GCRF grant of Prof David Jenkins, York nuclear physics group hosted another visit by the academic and students from the University of Zululand, South Africa.
Monday 17 February 2020
The University of York once again has access to high-performance computing facilities following a multi-million pound award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Tuesday 11 February 2020
Dr. Mikhail Bashkanov from the University of York will be announcing: A new dark matter candidate based on an observed sub-atomic particle at the Institute of Physics, 37 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9BU.
Sunday 26 January 2020
There are a number of exciting PhD opportunities currently available
Friday 17 January 2020
The University of York will co-lead a £3.4m project to transform the relationship between science and faith.
Wednesday 15 January 2020
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Michael Woolfson.
Wednesday 27 November 2019
Ian, a member of the Department of Physics' Teaching Laboratories staff, has recently collected a technician's award for his service to students.
Thursday 21 November 2019
The Department of Physics at the University of York is delighted to announce that it will be hosting the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics UK 2020.
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Ian, a member of the Department of Physics' Teaching Laboratories staff, has received a technician's award for his dedication and contributions to practical physics training of undergraduate and secondary school students.
Thursday 17 October 2019
On 26th September 2019 more than 70 interdisciplinary scientists attended the half-day BPSI Symposium, “Modelling the ecology of complex communities”.
Monday 14 October 2019
The Tastes of Nuclear Physics conference is aimed at inspiring students at the University of Zululand by learning from world-class lecturers
Friday 4 October 2019
Congratulations to Giampaolo Pitruzzello on his success.
Tuesday 1 October 2019
We are delighted to announce that several of our physics staff have received promotions.
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Prof David Jenkins gave the opening keynote address at the International Conference on Nuclear Structure Properties at Bitlis Eren University in Turkey.
Monday 9 September 2019
Dr Steven Quinn has been awarded the research fellowship.
Friday 19 July 2019
A reception was hosted by the Department of Physics on Wednesday 17 July.
Thursday 11 July 2019
The University of York has been awarded more than £23m to spearhead the second phase of the UK’s strategic investment in researching and developing secure quantum communications.
Friday 5 July 2019
We’re delighted to have some of the happiest physics students in the UK.
Wednesday 19 June 2019
Attendees from across Chemistry, Physics and Biology departments convene for talks presenting research in which light is used to measure, manipulate or interact with biological systems.
Friday 14 June 2019
Olga Rowe is a Senior Teaching Laboratory Technician in the Department of Physics
Wednesday 22 May 2019
The Department of Physics is playing a key role in ensuring its graduates can make the most of career opportunities that exist close to home.
Thursday 2 May 2019
The achievements of the department throughout the year were celebrated at the department's awards ceremony.
Friday 5 April 2019
An expert in astrophysics at the University of York comments on the NASA mission to study the Sun using the Parker Solar Probe. The mission aims to make a close flyby of the Sun, attempting to go faster and closer than before.
Wednesday 27 March 2019
Researchers at the University of York have teamed up with colleagues at the University of Cambridge and BT to build a new high-speed link which will enable the development and testing of new quantum technologies.
Thursday 21 March 2019
Director of the University of York's Astrocampus comments on the full moon as it coincides with the March Equinox.
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Scientists have developed a new and faster test for identifying how single bacteria react to antibiotics, which could help in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Tuesday 19 March 2019
Habitable zones are regions around stars where large bodies of liquid water can be sustained on a planet or satellite.
Thursday 28 February 2019
The event was held at the University of York in October 2018
Thursday 7 February 2019
The University has appointed Professor Daniel Watts and Professor Tom McLeish as two of our eight research leaders.
Thursday 7 February 2019
An exciting symposium of cutting-edge interdisciplinary science at the interface between the life and physical sciences.
Wednesday 6 February 2019
Co-hosted by the BPSI, Technologies for the Future, Bruker and KLOÉ
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Host of the astronomy podcast Syzygy comments on what to expect from January's total lunar eclipse.
Wednesday 9 January 2019
The event was held at the University of York on Saturday 10 November 2018
Friday 14 December 2018
Scientists at the University have developed a new technique that uses light to understand how cells communicate in human disease.
Friday 23 November 2018
Scientists reveal how a ‘molecular machine’ in bacterial cells prevents fatal DNA twisting, which could be crucial in the development of new antibiotic treatments.
Monday 5 November 2018
An exciting symposium of cutting-edge interdisciplinary science at the interface between the life and physical sciences, in association with the Physics of Life Network UK and the Biological Physical Sciences Institute (BPSI) University of York.
Monday 22 October 2018
Listen to Micheal talk about his graduate job as a Software Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover.
Friday 19 October 2018
York physics academic attends workshop at the University of Western Cape
Monday 15 October 2018
The work has been featured as a special article in the European Physical Journal A
Friday 12 October 2018
Hosted by Biological Physical Sciences Institute (BPSI) / Technologies for the Future / Bruker / KLOÉ
Tuesday 2 October 2018
An international team including four York physicists have published a new research paper in Nature Physics.
Monday 1 October 2018
The BPSI Summer Symposium 2018: Business as Usual? – Collaborative Research at the University-Business Interface
Friday 21 September 2018
Eight outstanding engineers have been awarded prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships to advance their research careers
Friday 21 September 2018
A collaboration funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund network between York and South African universities sees South African students visit York
Wednesday 19 September 2018
Dr Ferreira's group discovered a mechanism by which the quantum nature of electrons manifests itself in atomically-thin artificial magnets, an important theoretical step that brings two-dimensional materials closer to applications in energy-efficient spin devices and quantum computing.
Monday 17 September 2018
Undergraduate student Tim Page completed his final year MPhys project in 2018 and the results have been accepted for publication in the journal of quantitative spectroscopy and radiative transfer.
Tuesday 31 July 2018
A consortium of four universities has secured major funding for a 5-year programme
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Dr Christian Diget has been awarded a Leadership Fellowship in Public Engagement.
Monday 30 July 2018
A reception was hosted by the Department of Physics on Thursday 26th July 2018.
Friday 27 July 2018
A lunar eclipse is where the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow. That means the Moon, the Earth and the Sun are aligned.
Wednesday 11 July 2018
We are delighted to announce that several of our physics staff have received promotions.
Tuesday 26 June 2018
Dr Deborah O'Connell will be awarded the William Crookes Prize during the ESCAMPIG 2018 in Glasgow.
Monday 18 June 2018
The Research Excellence Training Team (RETT) work on behalf of the York Graduate Research School to organise this annual event as a showcase of PhD talent.
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Researchers at the University of York have teamed up with colleagues at the University of Cambridge and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd to launch the UK’s first quantum network.
