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New light thrown on hunt for MH370

11 February 2019

Underwater sound waves reveal two new possible locations for missing Malaysian Airlines flight

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Leading the search for supernovae and unusual transients

8 February 2019

Newly appointed lecturer, Dr Cosimo Inserra, is awarded a long term astronomical survey.

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Volcanic growth ‘critical’ to the formation of Panama

7 February 2019

Scientists put forward new explanation as to how land bridge formed between North and South America

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EPSRC funds CS Centre for Doctoral Training

4 February 2019

Boost for UK CS wafer manufacturing

Children and women clustered around a model of a neighbourhood

Shape My Street

4 February 2019

Within structured, creative learning activities, classmates aged 7-11 discuss which aspects of ‘home’ and ‘street’ make successful neighbourhoods.

Mike Edmunds receiving the Giuseppe Sciacca International Award for Physics

International awards for School of Physics and Astronomy academics

1 February 2019

Professors Mike Edmunds and Matt Griffin have received prestigious international awards for their research work.

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Chemistry of the p-block

1 February 2019

Science paper highlights key advances since the publication of the periodic table.

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Professor to lead RIBA Contracts CPD Days

1 February 2019

Professor Sarah Lupton will run a series of RIBA CPD workshops introducing a new suite of contracts for the architectural profession.

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Could AI improve patient care in the NHS?

29 January 2019

Research reveals that machine learning could provide an equally accurate and reliable prognosis for patients with cardiovascular disease

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Engaging young people with real astronomy

25 January 2019

The School of Physics and Astronomy has received £445,000 as part of two grants worth over £8 million for projects aimed at young people.