Dr Wozniakiewicz is developing a project for a new type of dust particle collector that would sit outside the space station and collect orbital debris. … Read more
SPS celebrates International Women’s Day with lecture on Noether’s theorem
Two weeks ago, in celebration of International Women’s Day and 100 years since the theorem was proposed, the School’s Physics Society (Physoc) hosted a lecture … Read more
Dr Chris Serpell secures £65k funding for collaborative project with BioSciences to fight challenging diseases
Working alongside Prof. Michelle Garrett at the School of Biosciences, I will be laying the groundwork for a very different way to tackle difficult diseases … Read more
Working to increase the number of women in leadership in Higher Education
Last week, on International Women’s Day, Dr Vicky Mason attended an Aurora event in London about Women in leadership. In our latest blog post, she … Read more
Do you wanna build a snowman?
Cordi Scott, SPS Outreach Officer, explains how she made the most of last weeks snow to find out what happens when you mix liquid nitrogen … Read more
Kent’s Applied Optics Group hosts Image Guided Therapies Network Meeting
Last month, Prof Adrian Podoleanu and other members of the Applied Optics Group (AOG) hosted around 50 participants in Darwin Conference Centre for an Image Guided … Read more
Chemistry accreditation success
After a tough and vigorous process, the School was informed that all of its Chemistry courses had been accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry … Read more
Robert Green reacts to the latest report from the Government’s Forensic Science Regulator
Robert Green worries that repeated warnings about the falling standards of forensic science are continuing to fall on deaf ears. Commenting on today’s annual report … Read more
Read all about it – SPS in the news
The School has achieved some excellent media coverage this term, helping to raise our profile, demonstrate our expertise and engage with potential students. Here are … Read more
Kent physicist leads new understanding of “spin” in particles
A quantum mechanics expert at the University has unlocked the secret of why electrons have a mysterious property called ‘spin’. Professor Paul Strange, of the … Read more