Kent scientists will be part of a ground-breaking satellite project that will monitor how energy released by stars can affect the habitability of distant planets. … Read more

Computing has come a long way – the smartphone you probably carry in your pocket is thousands of times more powerful than room-filling supercomputers that … Read more

Professor Nigel Mason and former PhD student Dr Sohan Jeetha, as part of outreach and education in Africa have sponsored a student. Masauko Utila from … Read more

The Diamond Light Source has received confirmation of £81.5M in UKRI funding for its flagship project, Diamond-II. This will enable the construction five new beamlines, … Read more

Professor Mark Burchell from the department of Physics and Astronomy will join the only UK led team to get access to samples collected from the … Read more

The Ogden Outreach Awards celebrate physics outreach and recognise the efforts of those involved in developing and delivering it, thereby raising the profile of all … Read more

Dr. Jingqi Miao was a member of our small community for 20 years and the sad news of her death have been deeply felt across … Read more

I am delighted to report that our submission to the Horizon Europe programme for MAUVE a space instrumentation  and technology project has been funded with … Read more

What is the REF? The REF is undertaken by the four UK higher education funding bodies: Research England, the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), the Higher … Read more

Meet Dr Timothy Kinnear, admissions officer for Undergraduate Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy Programmes. Dr Kinnear is a favourite amongst the staff and students at the … Read more