For Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
The “Learn Astrophotography” is a free course running for keen amateur astronomers that are interested in taking their skills further. This event is specifically aimed at those who have always wanted to take astronomy further but have not yet had the opportunity. The project will consist of three workshop sessions, Read More …
String Theory and Mathematical Beauty in Theoretical Physics Professor Andreas Braun Department of Mathematics, Durham University, UK Tuesday 8th October 2019, 18:30-20:00 Harrington Building, Harrington Lecture Theatre University of Central Lancashire View Map Please register for your free tickets via Eventbrite using the link below. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jhi-autumn-lecture-2019-tickets-73548833541 or Email: njones1@uclan.ac.uk Tel: 01772 Read More …
2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics recognises ground-breaking astronomical breakthrough UCLan’s Professor Derek Ward-Thompson is one of the 347 world-leading scientists who formed the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration and who will share the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. For the eighth year, and known as the ‘Oscars of Read More …
JHI MSc student Graham Fleming discusses his surprising discovery in the Taurus star-forming region with Helen Klus at the Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting 2019. The annual meeting was hosted by Lancaster University. The full research paper entitled “Revealing the Two `Horns’ of Taurus with GAIA DR2” can be found Read More …
Among the 32 thousand stars observed in short cadence in the first 2 months of science operations, asteroseismic data from the TESS space mission revealed 5 rare roAp stars, including the fastest pulsator in this class. 5th of June 2019 – Using asteroseismic techniques, an international team searched for pulsations in a Read More …
The Jeremiah Horrocks Lecture -May 2019 How to take a picture of a black hole Professor Derek Ward-Thompson Jeremiah Horrocks , UCLan The recorded lecture can be viewed here. Wednesday 8th May 2019 7.00pm Darwin Lecture Theatre University of Central Lancashire Refreshments available from 6pm in Darwin Foyer A Read More …
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87. A public lecture on the discovery given by Prof. Derek Ward-Thompson can be viewed here. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes Read More …
Boris is a multi-physics software designed by JHI lecturer Dr Serban Lepadatu, to solve three-dimensional magnetisation dynamics problems, coupled with a self-consistent charge and spin transport solver, heat flow solver with temperature-dependent material parameters, and mechanical stress-strain solver in arbitrary multi-layered structures and shapes. The software is intended for research Read More …
Physics Students from UCLan have won a “Physics Challenge” competition against other Universities in a prestigious event that is organised by the UK & ROI’s professional body, the Institute of Physics (IOP). The challenge was to build an Analogue Voltmeter without using any pre-formed parts, with the rules also stipulating Read More …
Speaker: Dr Kevin Bowman Jeremiah Horrocks , UCLan Thursday 11th April 2019 7.00pm Darwin Lecture Theatre University of Central Lancashire. The Showcase starts at 5.30pm in Foster Building, Foster Social Space Event poster: Moon Landing Poster Abstract On July 20th 1969, one of the greatest feats ever achieved by the human Read More …