News Archive: 2005 - 2010
2010
Congratulations...
Thursday 23nd September, 2010
...to Mark Procter, who came 2nd in this year's Physics and Astronomy 2nd-year poster competition.
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Congratulations...
Wednesday 22nd September, 2010
...to Frances Charlwood, who successfully defended her PhD thesis today. We wish Frances all the best for the future, as she begins a post-doc position at York.
STFC Fellowships 2011
Wednesday 4th August, 2010
The School of Physics and Astronomy invites expressions of interest from candidates wishing to apply to STFC for an Advanced Fellowship to be held in association with the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester.
Interested parties should read the PDF document here. The closing date for expressions of interest is Tuesday 31st August 2010.
INPC2010 Posters
Friday 9th July, 2010
Congratulations to Frances Charlwood, Mark Procter and Annika Voss - all three were nominated as finalists in the student poster sessions for the International Nuclear Physics Conference 2010, at TRIUMF, Vancouver.
Congratulations...
Thursday 17th June, 2010
...to Nicola Lumley, who successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday. Nicola is continuing her research through the Ph.D. Plus programme. We wish her all the best in this and for the future.
Congratulations...
Wednesday 10th February, 2010
...to Joseph Dare, who successfully defended his PhD thesis today. We wish Joe all the best for the future as he starts work as a post-doc here at Manchester.
2009
Nuclear Group Football
Tuesday 24th November, 2009
The Nuclear Group's football team continued their unbeaten winning streak against the Particle Physics team last night, with their sixth successive victory. The image below shows the current individual goal records and game scores.
Congratulations...
Friday 30th October, 2009
...to Peter Mason, who successfully defended his PhD thesis today. We wish Pete all the best as he begins his post-doc position at the University of Surrey..
New Group Members
October, 2009
We are pleased to welcome several new members to the nuclear group: Gharam Alharshan, Duncan Johnson, AJ Mitchell, Andrew Pollitt, Tom Procter and Annika Voss are all beginning their PhDs this month, while Sean McAllister is starting his MSc. We also welcome back former student Kieran Flanagan, who is beginning his STFC Advanced Fellowship.
Congratulations...
Tuesday 28th July, 2009
...to Ernesto Mane, who successfully defended his PhD thesis yesterday. We wish Ernesto all the best as he begins his post-doc position at TRIUMF, Canada.
Royal Society Fellowships 2009
Monday 13th July, 2009
The School of Physics and Astronomy is now accepting expressions of interest from candidates wishing to apply for a Royal Society University Fellowship.
More information can be found here. The closing date for expressions of interest is Monday 17th August 2009.
STFC Fellowships 2009
Wednesday 8th July, 2009
The School of Physics and Astronomy invites expressions of interest from candidates wishing to apply to STFC for an Advanced or Postdoctoral Fellowship to be held in association with the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester.
Interested parties should read the PDF document here. The closing date for expressions of interest is Friday 21st August 2009.
Brian Varley retires
Tuesday 16th June, 2009
We say goodbye to Brian Varley this week, as he begins his retirement. Brian has worked for many years as a University Research Fellow, providing support to the group in our many activities here and abroad, most notably through his expertise in equipment development. We wish Brian all the best for his retirement, and his voyage on the high seas!
New group members
May, 2009
We are please to welcome to new post-docs to the Nuclear Group this month. Andrew Robinson will be working with Dave Cullen, while Jeff Thomas will be joining Sean Freeman's research projects.
Congratulations...
Thursday 30th April, 2009
...to Kieran Flanagan, who has been awarded an STFC Advanced Fellowship, due to start later this year.
Royal Visit
Tuesday 10th March, 2009
HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York, visited the department today, where he was shown around the undergraduate nuclear laboratory. Here, Gavin Smith demonstrates some of our research equipment, and Jon Billowes introduces some 3rd-year undergraduate students to the Prince.
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SET for Britain 2009
Monday 9th March, 2009
Alick Deacon was selected to present his research at the SET for Britain event today at the House of Commons. Here he is with MP for Manchester Central, Tony Lloyd, and MP for Stockport, Ann Coffey.
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Congratulations...
Wednesday 7th January, 2009
...to David Steppenbeck, who successfully defended his PhD thesis today. We wish Dave all the best for the future as he takes up a post-doctoral research position at RIKEN, Japan, next month.
2008
Congratulations...
Friday 28th November, 2008
...to Shehzad Khan, who successfully defended his PhD thesis yesterday. We wish Shehzad all the best for the future.
New Students
Monday 22nd September, 2008
We welcome three new students to the group this week: Ahmad Hakamy, Mark Procter and David Sharp are all starting PhDs in experimental nuclear physics.
Professor John Durell retires
Thursday 31st July, 2008
Professor John Durell has retired today after a long and productive career in nuclear physics. Since coming to the University of Manchester in 1970, John has held many notable positions, including Head of the Nuclear Group, Head of Department (Physics and Astronomy), Dean of Faculty (Engineering and Physical Sciences), and since the merger between UMIST and the Victoria University of Manchester, the post of Head of School (Physics and Astronomy). We wish John a happy retirement, and all the best for the future.
New Photos
Tuesday 22nd July, 2008
The Nuclear Physics Group has had its first group photograph taken in 15 years! The photo was taken on 10th July, and you can view a copy in the online archive.
You may also spot several new photos cropping up in the members section of the website over the coming weeks.
Many thanks to Prof. Mike Birse of the Theoretical Physics Group for the group photo, and to Anne Morrow for the individual shots.
STFC Fellowships 2008/2009
Monday 21st July, 2008
The School of Physics and Astronomy invites expressions of interest from candidates wishing to apply to STFC for an Advanced or Postdoctoral Fellowship to be based in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. Further information can be found by downloading the PDF document here. The closing date for expressions of interest to the Experimental Nuclear Physics Group is 31st August 2008.
Promotions
Friday 30th May, 2008
Congratulations to Dave Cullen on his promotion to Senior Lecturer, and to Sean Freeman for his promotion to Professor.
Recent Achievements
Thursday 14th February, 2008
Congratulations to David Steppenbeck for his recent offer of a Foreign Post-doctoral Researcher post at RIKEN laboratory, Japan, and also to Alick Deacon for his recent offer of an STFC Post-doctoral Fellowship.
2007
Group Photos Archive
Friday 26 October, 2007
A collection of old Nuclear Group photos, dating back to 1973, can now be viewed online in the Group Members Archive section.
STFC Fellowships
Monday 6 August, 2007
The School of Physics and Astronomy invites expressions of interest from candidates wishing to apply to STFC for an Advanced or Postdoctoral Fellowship to be based in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. Further information can be found by downloading the Word document here [Link no longer active, 15/04/08].
Professor Jonathan Billowes
Monday 9 July, 2007
Congratulations to Jonathan Billowes, head of the nuclear group, on his recent promotion to professor.
International Seminar on Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2007
Tuesday 12 June, 2007
The website for the International Seminar on Nuclear Fuel Cycle is now online, and can be found here [Link no longer active, 15/04/08]. The seminar will run from 19th - 30th November 2007, at the University of Manchester. The website includes further information and a registration form.
IoP Nuclear Physics Summer School 2007
Friday 18 May, 2007
The website for the 14th UK Nuclear Physics Summer School is now online, and can be found here [Link no longer active, 15/04//08]. The summer school will run from August 29th to September 8th 2007, and is being organised by Paul Campbell of the University of Manchester and Dan Watts of the University of Edinburgh. The website includes further information, including details of the lecturers and an online registration form.
2006
Return to the Schuster Laboratory
Tuesday 13 June, 2006
After an eight month period based the the Simon Building, the nuclear-physics group moved back into the Schuster Laboratory in late March. The group is now entirely contained on the fourth-floor. The lab has been extended into what was the old Seminar Room, the groups computers and servers now occupy the old laser lab, and the target-makers lab has been converted into a Library and Meeting Room. Although most staff members have returned to the same offices, their office numbers have been incremented by two - the new numbers are given on the personnel pages.
2005
Launch of the Nuclear Technology Education Consortium (NTEC)
Wednesday 12 October, 2005
A national M.Sc. programme in nuclear science and technology was launched on
26th September 2005, with 23 students registeded on the course. The consortium involves
11 universities and research institutions. The nuclear physics group at Manchester is
delivering a core module in the programme on Radiation and Radiological Protection.
For more details see the NTEC website.
Prize Winning Presentation
Saturday 1 October, 2005
All of our first and second year students recently attended the XIIIth Nuclear-Physics Summer School, held at University College Chester. The school is attended by about 50 postgraduate nuclear physics students, both from the UK and abroad. As part of the school, students are required to make a ten minute presentation about their research. We are proud to announce that Ben Kay won the prize for the best presentation by a first-year student, about his transfer reaction experiments carried out at Yale. Well done Ben!
New PhD students
Thursday 22 September, 2005
We have two new PhD students joining our research group in the 2005-2006 academic year. Ernesto Mané and David Steppenbeck. Ernesto joined the group in late September and will work under the supervision of Jon Billowes, on laser spectroscopy work with the new Manchester-Birmingham ion-cooler at ISOLDE in CERN. David is due to join the group in the new year.
Schuster Laboratory Refurbishment
Tuesday 23 August, 2005
The Schuster Laboratory is presently undergoing refurbishment. During the refurbishment, the Nuclear Physics group members are being temporarily re-housed on the third-floor of the Simon Building, on the corner of Oxford Road and Brunswick Street. The nuclear-physics laboratory space is being temporarily shifted to the second-floor teaching wing. All group members are still contactable by their usual telephone numbers and email addresses. We will move back into our newly-refurbished offices and lab in February 2006.
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