IOP evening talk: Planet Hunting

Our May-day Institute of Physics evening talk will be...

Planet Hunting

Dr Peter Wheatley, University of Warwick

Tuesday 1^st May, 2012, 7-8pm

Chichester I Lecture Theatre, University of Sussex

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IOP evening talk: Blasts from the Past

Our next Institute of Physics evening talk details are as follows...

Blasts from the Past:
Using cosmic explosions to explore the distant Universe

Prof Nial Tanvir, University of Leicester

Tuesday 24^th January, 2012, from 7-8pm

Chichester I Lecture Theatre, University of Sussex

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Upcoming Physics talks at the University of Sussex

We have two great public talks coming up, as part of the Institute of Physics South-Central branch activities. They are...

On Tuesday, 12th October 2010, Prof. Roger Barlow (University of Manchester) will be showing "How accelerators can save the planet" Starting at 7pm, in the Arts A lecture theater. [download PDF poster]

And on Tuesday, 23rd November 2010, Prof. Steve Biller (University of Oxford) will talking about "The strange case of the particle that almost wasn't there." Starting at 7pm, Lecture theater A of the Fulton building. [download PDF poster]

Full details of how to get to the venue can be found here.

GCSE revision event

Last week, the University of Sussex hosted the Energy GCSE revision event, a travelling road-show put together by the South-East Physics Network. We had children visiting from Hailsham Community College, The Forest School and Cavendish School.

The event began with experienced school physics teacher Jennifer MacGregor giving an overview of how energy can appear in different forms, and talking about the various ways in which energy can be generated – from coal and nuclear powered stations, to the renewable sources of energy.

Then, it was time for the practical demonstrations! There were twelve demonstrations, covering everything from pumped-storage hydroelectric and harnessing the power of waves, to thermal cameras searching for inefficient buildings and the "disco bike" – two volunteers cycling to generate enough electricity to power a disco! All these activities were demonstrated to the school students by undergraduate and postgraduate members of the University of Sussex's Physics & Astronomy department.

If you want to know more about future SEPnet GCSE revision events, please see their website at www.sepnet.ac.uk.