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SEPnet Summer Placements 2024 – Do you have a project/work experience for a physics or maths undergraduate or PhD student?

SEPnet Master — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:38:20 +0000

SEPnet organises over 80 summer placements a year for all 2nd and 3rd year physics and maths undergraduate and PhD students at the above universities and is seeking 8-week plus projects in industry or research in areas such as data analysis, mathematical modelling, programming, product design and testing or science communication. Who can apply?The scheme is aimed at any organisations interested in recruiting physics or maths graduates, or who can offer valuable business experience, including large companies, SMEs, start-ups, research institutions, charities and NGOs. Benefits to employers• Early access to bright, numerate students with excellent problem-solving and IT skills• Enables you to carry out projects you would not normally haveRead More...

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SME-DTN Workshop: Shape an inclusive workplace culture through inclusive communication and allyship

Cristobel Soares — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:16:24 +0000

The SME-DTN workshop: Shape an inclusive workplace culture through inclusive communication and allyship took place on Friday, 8 December 2023 at the Institute of Physics in London. This workshop was designed for postgraduate researchers and their industry and academic supervisors as well as the wider SEPnet. The workshop, delivered by specialist inclusion training company, Altogether Different helped delegates build empathy with the challenges faced by people in historically marginalised communities – giving them the skills and confidence to support diversity and role model inclusion of all kinds with their team. Navigating the world of workplace inclusion can be difficult. With ever evolving identity language, understanding unspoken barriers that people faceRead More...

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GRADnet Induction Day welcomes new PhD Students!

Cristobel Soares — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:07:39 +0000

The GRADnet Induction Day for first year PhD students took place on Wednesday, 18 October 2023 at One Park Crescent, London W1. Professor Jacob Dunningham, SEPnet Executive Director welcomed over 50 postgraduate researchers from our six partner universities. Attendees had the opportunity to attend two out of three parallel workshops as well as network over lunch at the one-day event. Thank you to our workshops leads: Tom Sharp and Laura Feetham-Walker, Institute of Physics: Publication and peer review: how to make it as an author and a reviewer; Nuala O’Flynn, SEPnet Outreach and Public Engagement Manager at University of Hertfordshire and Mily Riley, Bayfordbury Education Officer and Astronomy Events CoordinatorRead More...

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Public Engagement and Outreach Awards Night!

Cristobel Soares — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:35:56 +0000

The SEPnet 2023 Public Engagement Awards ceremony took place on Monday 11th September at the Institute of Physics. The awards were a brilliant opportunity to recognise the amazing physicists delivering outstanding public engagement projects at our partner universities. The awards were presented in 7 categories, and different awards were open to individuals, projects, research groups and departments. A massive congratulations to all winners and those highly commended in categories. Newcomer AwardHighly Commended – Physics Chat, University of Portsmouth Winner – Dr Laurence Wroe, University of Oxford Communication AwardWinner – Professor Claudia Maraston, University of Portsmouth Innovation Project AwardWinner – Discovery Planet, University of Kent Achievement Award Highly Commended – DrRead More...

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SME-DTN Showcase Event at the RI a success!

Cristobel Soares — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:19:41 +0000

The SME-DTN Showcase event was held on Wednesday, 20 September 2023 at the Royal Institution in Mayfair. It was a great opportunity for our SME-DTN postgraduate researchers to present their research projects to such a varied audience and to network with SEPnet contacts. One of the guests summed up the evening saying it was “entertaining, educational and nourishment for the soul”! See below for the list of projects presented on the night: Callum Barnes, University of Kent/Body Rocket: Machine learning for optimisation of cycling performance using real-time aerodynamics. The project aims to develop machine learning algorithms for real-time monitoring of aero dynamic drag, allowing cyclists to adjust their on-bike position dynamicallyRead More...

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Extragalactic Astronomy Workshop 4-5 September 2023

Cristobel Soares — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 11:18:16 +0000

Thank you to Dr Stephen Wilkins, Dr Will Roper and Dr Eva Mueller from the University of Sussex for delivering an excellent workshop: Extragalactic Astronomy 4-5 September 2023 at Herstmonceux Castle. The programme included: Lightning Talks from Participants: All participants had the opportunity to give lightning (1 minute) talks on their own interests and research with a single slide. An Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution Stephen Wilkins (University of Sussex) Modelling the spectral energy distributions of galaxies: Stephen Wilkins (University of Sussex), Will Roper (University of Sussex) Modelling the spectral energy distributions of galaxies: Stephen Wilkins (University of Sussex), Will Roper (University of Sussex) An introduction to galaxy formationRead More...

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QMUL PGR comes back for more at GRADnet Summer School!

Cristobel Soares — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 09:37:00 +0000

Kymani Armstrong Williams, postgraduate researcher at Queen Mary University of London enjoyed last year’s GRADnet/NPL Summer School so much he came back again this year when the event was held 10-11 July 2023 at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. Here he is proudly standing by to launch his water rocket in the grounds of Bushy House at NPL. L-R His fellow team mates: Dr Sudha Ahuja, Royal Holloway University of London; Dr Tamsin Nooney, BBC R&D; Alexia Beale, postgraduate researcher at University of Surrey and Kymani. Delighted to see a familiar face! I think Kymani used his expert knowledge from last year to get closest to the target! Read More...

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GRADnet/NPL Summer School 10-11 July 2023

Cristobel Soares — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:33:22 +0000

The GRADnet/NPL Summer School took place on 10-11 July 2023 at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, Middlesex. This was a great opportunity for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers to participate in interactive workshops and to network with each other and employers. Thank you to all our contributors for providing an amazing programme over the 2-day event: NPL Welcome: Richard Brown, Head of Metrology, National Physical Laboratory; Networking Skills and Translating your Research/PhD skills to Industry sessions: Jennifer Rao-Williams, Skillfluence Ltd and Foresighting Workshop: Dr James Claverly, NPL Head of Gov Relations National Physical Laboratory. Careers Panellists: Steve Chick, Analyst Team Lead, UK Civil Service (Ex Surrey); Katie Ley, Customer Relations Manager, SopraRead More...

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SEPnet/ WRIPA Joint workshop

SEPnet Master — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:01:00 +0000

Creating an inclusive physics curriculum – Thursday 6 July 2023 University of Nottingham SEPnet and WRIPA hosted a successful meeting to explore how university physics departments can embed EDI across the curriculum and departmental culture to support an inclusive student learning experience and equitable graduate outcomes. Prof Helen Gleeson OBE, opened the workshop outlining personal professional initiatives and the IOP’s projects. Professor Philip Moriarty closed the workshop with a dynamic thought proving update on the benefits and challenges of ChatGPT. The event was attended by over 55 representatives from over 30 UK institutions. For more information about the talks follow this link. Recordings to the talks can be foundRead More...

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The Future of Quantum Computing Lecture on 12 July 2023

Cristobel Soares — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:08:21 +0000

Public Lecture: The future of quantum computing, by Oliver Dial, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Quantum Who: All welcome! What: Public Lecture: The future of quantum computing, by Oliver Dial, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Quantum When: 7:00pm 12 July, 2023 Where: Clore Lecture Theatre, Huxley Building, Imperial College, London Oliver Dial, CTO of IBM Quantum will speak about the challenges, the science and the technological potential of quantum computing. He is the Chief Quantum Hardware Architect Technology Officer at IBM Quantum in New York, an IBM Fellow well known for his work in on large superconducting quantum processors, leading the development of IBM’s first 20- qubit quantum processor. All welcome: theRead More...

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