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New results in the search for Dark Matter from the LZ experiment bethany.wootton Wed, 10/07/2026 - 15:10 Speaker: Professor Dan Tovey, University of Sheffield

Scientists have spent decades trying to explain why most of the matter in the universe seems to be invisible to our telescopes, at all wavelengths of light. If this “dark matter” is real, we only know about it be...


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Rethinking Physics Education in the Age of AI cameron.robert… Tue, 10/06/2026 - 10:29

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping higher education, creating new opportunities and challenges for students, educators and institutions. As AI tools become increasingly integrated into teaching, learning and assessment, physics departments are re-evaluating how they p...


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Maxwell’s Demon and the second law of thermodynamics: breaker or faker? [email protected] Thu, 10/01/2026 - 16:24 Speaker: Professor Ian Ford MInstP, University College London

It is perfectly reasonable to be puzzled by the second law of thermodynamics with its claim that the entropy of a closed system should either increase with time or at best sta...


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Physics, Philosophy and Approximate Truth bethany.wootton Thu, 10/01/2026 - 08:33 Speaker: Dr Jim Grozier, MInstP

Physics and philosophy are usually seen as completely separate subjects, whose practitioners specialise in one or the other discipline, but rarely both. This makes it difficult for anyone working at the philosophical end of physics, or the physical end of p...


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SWEC Institutional talks: Dynamic Material Response Research at AWE claire.garland Wed, 09/30/2026 - 11:31

Join Glenn Whiteman from AWE Nuclear Security Technologies for an insight into cutting-edge research on materials under extreme conditions, from high-speed diagnostics and impact testing to dynamic strength, failure and complex loading. 

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