Physics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

30/09/2023

How many Physicists does it take to hang a banner? Come find out at our Open Day today.

14/04/2023

Quantum Memories are a fundamental device for the future Quantum Internet. Dr Mazzera is leading the exploration of these devices at HWU.
Find out more here:
https://qpl.eps.hw.ac.uk/?page_id=1103

13/02/2023

Thanks to Dr Libby Jones (an STFC Webb Fellow at the Astronomy Technology Centre) for giving our 2nd-year Astrophysics students a special lecture on early results from the James Webb Space Telescope.
More special lectures are to come on this course this semester.

07/12/2022

We have a new issue of the student-led physics department newsletter.

This issue is packed with material from students who did Summer internships in 2022. The issue also features a call to join the Newsletter team and to get involved in more Physics Society events.

See the link below for the December issue.

https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/schools/engineering-physical-sciences/teaching/physics/news.htm

12/07/2022

'Will I need a light licence?'

One of our academic team is back at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for 2022 with an in-person show about how our frivolous use of light is causing harm to our health, our ecosystem, and, most importantly, his research in measuring quantum states of light!

04/07/2022

In this new video, find out more about satellite quantum communications and the exciting research work by one of the academic teams here in the Heriot-Watt Physics Department.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yocfFT1XeAo&ab_channel=RossDonaldson

A big shout out to Vivomotion team for developing this content.

There are many challenges in creating the global quantum communications network. Here at Heriot-Watt University, we are conducting research to meet those cha...

30/06/2022

One of our academics is engaging with an Institute of Physics
workshop today discussing views on “covid-keeps” vs returning to traditional methods from across the country.

09/06/2022

Volume 2, Issue 2 of our student-led Physics Department newsletter is now available online for everyone to read. This features articles on entangled photons, quantum encryption, and light pollution, amongst other things.
Follow the link: https://tinyurl.com/2p9kxnub

16/05/2022

We were thrilled to have our final year project students presenting their work in person to other students and staff. Looking forward to many more face-to-face events. 🥳🥳🥳

26/03/2022

We look forward to welcoming prospective students to our campus on this glorious day. A great day for a tour of the department and the campus. ☀️☀️☀️

28/02/2022

We are looking forward to welcoming prospective students to our Applicant Open Days on the 12th and 26th of March. Hopefully, see you there. 🔬🤓🔭👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

18/01/2022

Last year, our University won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for pioneering research in photonics.
The Scottish sector is a big employer of our UG students and proved robust during the recent financial crisis. 🔬🔦🛰️

https://www.hw.ac.uk/news/articles/2021/university-earns-highest-honour-in-uk.htm