Our research projects give you an insight into the world of academic research.

Ever wondered whether it's possible to observe rare astronomical events from a London rooftop? This month we live streamed the transit of Mercury, an event that takes place roughly 13 times a century, from the School observatory.

Our student blog, articlephysics.org is now nearly 4 months old and has lots of content including articles and student bios. 

In addition to exciting industry placements and physics research internships, the School of Physics and Astronomy also offers two students per year the opportunity to carry out a fully funded research placement at the Skinakas Observatory in Crete. 

Staff and students turned out in strength again this year for the fourth annual Physics Ball, organised by PsiStar, the physics student society. Revelers at the impressive East London venue were entertained by a live band, and made good use of the subsidised bar!

QMUL physics staff have launched a unique planet hunt blog in collaboration with a number of other research institutions around the world.

2nd year Vishnu Vejayan gives us his perspective on life as an international student in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

Why did you choose to study physics?

A third-year Physics student has won a place at a Russian cosmonaut training centre for a video submitted to a competition launched to mark British astronaut Tim Peake’s momentous visit to the International Space Station (ISS).

Physics student writes about her renewable energy placement on the company website.

3rd year physicist Natasha Westland has written an insightful blog post for the renewable energy company Good Energy, with whom she completed a summer internship in 2015. 

Society President and 3rd year student Tom Charman talks about trips to see the northern lights, the Physics Ball and what the Physics Society does for its members.

PsiStar is the Queen Mary Physics and Astronomy society, we aim to provide students with social and academic experiences that will enrich their time here. Primarily the society is a place to meet like minded people and enjoy a range of events together.

Get to know a bit more about one of the active researchers leading our teaching.

Dr Teppei Katori talks about teaching at Queen Mary, some of his research interests and a bit about some other projects he's been working on.

What do you do in the school of Physics and Astronomy?

I teach 2 modules, Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics in the 2nd year, and Radiation Detectors in the 3rd year.

Find out first hand about life in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

We will be kicking off the new year with a whole new blog team working on exciting insights. In the meantime, check out our 2015 blog posts from Liam Hartley, who writes about study abroad, internships, living in London and studying physics.

Check out Liam's blog

Melanie Christou, the School's internship co-ordiantor talks about why physicsts are so valued  by employers.

Could you briefly describe your role in the School of Physics and Astronomy?

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics recognises important advances in neutrino physics, a major research area for the School of Physics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

The Prize, awarded to Takaaki Kajita in Japan and Arthur B. McDonald in Canada, marks significant contributions to experiments showing that neutrinos oscillate between two different identities and therefore must have mass.