New Visiting Professor
13 May 2013
Professor Andrey Chubukov is visiting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
News and events
Watch our new industrial placement video
10 May 2013
The Department of Physics offers the option of a year-long industrial placement on all its undergraduate courses. This video catches up with undergraduate student Simon Corah during his year with GL Noble Denton.
Licence to Stun
30 April 2013
Public lecture: 16.00, Wed 15 May, Room W0.03, Sir David Davies Building.
New findings resulting from the dynamic Jahn-Teller effect
22 March 2013
Researchers within the Loughborough Physics department in collaboration with German and Russian scientists have found some new and interesting discoveries shown in their recent publication.
Phil Sutton takes his science to Parliament
15 March 2013
Phil Sutton has been shortlisted from hundreds of applicants to present his incredible research on Saturn's moonlets in Parliament.
Families flock to University’s Science and Engineering Fair
14 March 2013
On Saturday 9th March Loughborough University's Science and Engineering Fair successfully returned, offering families a free fun packed afternoon of activities!
The Loughborough Scientist
11 March 2013
The latest edition of the Loughborough Scientist has been released, a magazine that aims to inspire a generation of young people to pursue science.
Science Matters 2013 Conference
4 March 2013
Following the success of last year's Science Matters 2012 conference, we are excited to announce the Science Matters 2013 conference.
Sir Nevill Mott Public Lecture presented by Professor Laurence Eaves
28 February 2013
This talk will describe how we can use high magnetic fields to levitate solid matter against the force of gravity, thus allowing us to study the dynamics of rapidly-spinning water droplets (relevant to the physics of black holes) and the way in which conditions of zero effective gravity modify the behaviour of living organisms.
Loughborough Physics takes part in live BBC event
27 February 2013
Loughborough's Physics department last night, took part in a live BBC star gazing event where the local community were invited to come and try out astronomy for themselves.
Family fun on offer at Loughborough University’s Science and Engineering Fair
18 February 2013
On Saturday 9th March Loughborough University's Science and Engineering Fair returns, offering families a free fun packed afternoon of activities!
Unlocking the mystery behind Saturn’s moonlets
18 February 2013
Research by Loughborough University physicists cas ts new light on Saturn’s moonlets – and could help solve some of the mysteries surrounding planet formation.
New findings in the structure of Kondo Lattice Metals
18 February 2013
Doctor Natali Kovaleva, Doctor Klim Kugel and Professor Feo Kusmartsev with other collaborators from Germany and Russia have demonstrated formations of large stripy or string-like clusters in Kondo lattice metals.
Energy and Sustainability Exposition
8 January 2013
The School of Science in collaboration with the Materials Research School & Sustainability Research School have organised a energy and sustainability expo.
Laser controlled graphene electronics
20 December 2012
Recently Prof. Saveliev has reported on new insights into the behavior and the control options of carriers in single atomic carbon layers.
Outstanding recognition for Professor Saveliev
15 November 2012
Professor Sergey Saveliev has been elected as a Fellow of American Physical Society for distinguished contributions to Physics.
The Inter-Academy Seoul Science Forum
9 November 2012
On 1st-2nd November Professor Feodor Kusmartsev attended the Inter-Academy Seoul Forum and was a key-note lecturer for the event.
Graphene Mini-lab
5 November 2012
Feo Kusmartsev and Sergey Saveliev together with their EU and South Africa collaborators have proposed a new way to study Relativistic Brownian particles on a Graphene chip.
Phil Sutton wins grant from Royal Astronomical Society
25 September 2012
Congratulations to Phil Sutton who won a grant from the Royal Astronomical Society supporting his collaboration with Lithuanian National Observatory. Phil's current project relates to the study of Saturn's rings and search for Trojan's moons.
Sound barriers win prestigious Enterprise Fellowship for Loughborough academic
2 May 2012
Dr Elford, 26, was one of six outstanding innovators at UK universities to be awarded an Engineering Enterprise Fellowship – a grant which will enable him to spend 12 months developing the commercial potential of his research.
Ssshhh! Loughborough researcher wins bronze in Parliament for noise device
21 March 2012
A researcher at Loughborough University took Bronze at a competition in the House of Commons for the excellence of his physics research, walking away with a £1,000 prize.