Physics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

How many Physicists does it take to hang a banner? Come find out at our Open Day today.

Quantum Memories are a fundamental device for the future Quantum Internet. Dr Mazzera is leading the exploration of these devices at HWU.
Find out more here:
https://qpl.eps.hw.ac.uk/?page_id=1103

Thanks to Dr Libby Jones (an STFC Webb Fellow at the Astronomy Technology Centre) for giving our 2nd-year Astrophysics students a special lecture on early results from the James Webb Space Telescope.
More special lectures are to come on this course this semester.

We have a new issue of the student-led physics department newsletter.

This issue is packed with material from students who did Summer internships in 2022. The issue also features a call to join the Newsletter team and to get involved in more Physics Society events.

See the link below for the December issue.

https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/schools/engineering-physical-sciences/teaching/physics/news.htm

'Will I need a light licence?'

One of our academic team is back at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for 2022 with an in-person show about how our frivolous use of light is causing harm to our health, our ecosystem, and, most importantly, his research in measuring quantum states of light!

In this new video, find out more about satellite quantum communications and the exciting research work by one of the academic teams here in the Heriot-Watt Physics Department.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yocfFT1XeAo&ab_channel=RossDonaldson

A big shout out to Vivomotion team for developing this content.

Satellite Quantum Communications in the Single-Photon Group There are many challenges in creating the global quantum communications network. Here at Heriot-Watt University, we are conducting research to meet those cha...

One of our academics is engaging with an Institute of Physics
workshop today discussing views on “covid-keeps” vs returning to traditional methods from across the country.

Volume 2, Issue 2 of our student-led Physics Department newsletter is now available online for everyone to read. This features articles on entangled photons, quantum encryption, and light pollution, amongst other things.
Follow the link: https://tinyurl.com/2p9kxnub

We were thrilled to have our final year project students presenting their work in person to other students and staff. Looking forward to many more face-to-face events. 🥳🥳🥳

We look forward to welcoming prospective students to our campus on this glorious day. A great day for a tour of the department and the campus. ☀️☀️☀️

We are looking forward to welcoming prospective students to our Applicant Open Days on the 12th and 26th of March. Hopefully, see you there. 🔬🤓🔭👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

Last year, our University won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for pioneering research in photonics.
The Scottish sector is a big employer of our UG students and proved robust during the recent financial crisis. 🔬🔦🛰️

https://www.hw.ac.uk/news/articles/2021/university-earns-highest-honour-in-uk.htm