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Nottingham Physics Professor wins prestigious Blavatnik Award for his pioneering work on quantum sensing the brain

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Prof Matt Brookes has been recognised for his revolutionary work in brain imaging, with a Physical Sciences & Engineering Laureate award from the the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences. https://youtu.be/jlGHDxpIi6o
Date:
19/01/2022

School spin-out company named best medtech start-up

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University of Nottingham spin-out company Cerca Magnetics was named best start-up medtech company at the annual OBN awards in recognition of their achievements developing and bringing to market the first commercial, wearable brain MEG device.
Date:
30/11/2021

School offers virtual and in-person activities in place of June Open Days

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The School of Physics and Astronomy is offering a variety of virtual and in-person activities in place of our regular June Open Days. Prospective students can sign up for virtual Open Day presentations, attend in-person campus visits, and view videos showcasing a variety of different teaching and learning opportunities.
Date:
24/06/2021

Hyperchaos possibilities for modelling complex quantum systems

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School physicists, with colleagues at Loughborough and Innopolis universities, have discovered a potentially game changing feature of quantum bit behaviour which would allow scientists to simulate complex quantum systems without the need for enormous computing power.
Date:
27/01/2021

School spin-out company signals quantum leap for brain imaging

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School researchers in collaboration with neuroscientists at UCL and Kent based company Magnetic Shields Limited have partnered to develop and market a new type of wearable brain scanner. The device will be brought to market by a new spin-out company Cerca Magnetics Limited.
Date:
07/12/2020

Institute of Physics Medals and Prizes to three members of School staff

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Three members of staff in the School of Physics and Astronomy have been awarded 2020 Institute of Physics Medals and Prizes:
Date:
30/10/2020

Professor Juan Garrahan awarded prestigious Visiting Fellowship

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The School is delighted to announce that Professor Juan P. Garrahan has been elected to a prestigious Visiting Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, for the Michaelmas Term 2020. His research during this time will focus on the topic "Unifying Ideas Between Classical and Quantum Non-Equilibrium".
Date:
27/10/2020

Nottingham Physicists join Euro High Magnetic Field Lab partnership

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Prof. Amalia Patanè and Dr. Richard Hill have joined 18 European partners in the European Union award ISABEL "Improving the sustainability of the European Magnetic Field Laboratory"(€4.9M, 2020-24).
Date:
02/07/2020

Prof Philip Moriarty awarded EPSRC Established Career Fellowship

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Prof Philip Moriarty has been awarded a £2.2M EPSRC Fellowship grant to develop an AI system that will take pain out of nano-microscopy.
Date:
02/07/2020

£2.9 million EPSRC award for 2D research

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Researchers in the Schools of Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry have secured major funding to establish a national facility for EPItaxial growth and analysis in the latest 2D semiconductors.
Date:
08/01/2020
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