For Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
Professor Victor Debattista teamed up with Abdul Hamid Qureshi, President of the Lancashire Council of Mosques to use UCLAN’s Alston Observatory to determine the exact date for the start of Eid, one of the two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year. This collaboration has brought together Muslim tradition with astronomical Read More …
Discover the wonders of space with this series of public lectures on astronomy to celebrate UCLAN’s 190th Anniversary and 400 years since the birth of Jeremiah Horrocks. Exoplanets: Exploring the diversity of worlds in our Galaxy Monday 1 October 6:30pm-8pm Speaker: Professor Richard Nelson – Queen Mary University of Read More …
UCLan’s Lancashire Science Festival attracted around 13,000 people who engaged with the shows, workshops, exhibits and activities over three days. Among this year’s attractions at the award-winning event were Titan the Robot, a petting zoo, The Cloud Factory and the Royal Institution’s Feel The Power. Other highlights included the maths Read More …
New research into the early stages of planet formation, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, suggests that there may be more giant planets – most at least 10 times as big as Jupiter – orbiting at large distances from their host star than we previously thought. Read More …
JHI director Derek Ward talks about the discovery of new magnetic fields in space on BBC Radio Lancashire. Listen to the interview here
At an event organised by Professor Victor Debattista of UCLan, in conjunction with the President of the Lancashire Council of Mosques Abdul-Hamid Qureshi, on 14th June 2018, UCLan Astronomers and local Muslim Leaders met up at UCLan’s Alston Observatory to look for the predicted New Moon that would end the Read More …
UCLan astronomers led global research team. Astronomers have discovered new magnetic fields in space, which could shed light on how stars are formed and uncover the mysteries behind one of the most famous celestial images. For the first time, extremely subtle magnetic fields in the Pillars of Creation – a Read More …
Mathematics lecturer Dr. Davide Penazzi has been awarded a “We ‘heart’ you” award from the Student Union, in which students can nominate a member of staff to recognise moments of excellence and to give a “thank you”. Some of the things the students said about Davide: “Davide always goes above Read More …
Three UCLan Mathematics Students are celebrating a triple success after each secured a prestigious Mathematics Teacher Training Scholarship. The trio, Lauren, Jamie and Alana successfully negotiated the selection panel to win the scholarships that will fund their teacher training studies after graduation. Jamie told us “I was delighted to be Read More …
Comets, Asteroids and Impacts. Should we worry and what can we do? Dr Robin Catchopole Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge Tuesday 15th May 2018 – 6:30 pm Darwin Lecture Theatre, University of Central Lancashire For more information and to book please see: https://jhi-springlecture2018.eventbrite.co.uk Note that this is a FREE EVENT. Email: njones@uclan.ac.uk