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Illustration of the DART spacecraft and LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system.

Pythagorean Astronomy: On Board with DART

Posted on 2 November 2022 by Chris North

At the end of September, NASA’s DART mission was deliberately crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos. Not carelessness, but a deliberate act with a view to testing planetary defense. After all, if we discover something large heading towards Earth, we might want to be able to nudge it off course. Here in Wales, the Comet Chasers
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Quantum World: From research to teaching

Posted on 21 September 2022 by Chris North

An exciting meeting to bring together academics and teachers to discuss how STEM in academia could better contribute to our schools & kids. This hybrid online/in-person meeting is a teacher/academia workshop at the School of Physics and Astronomy with the aim to deliver lectures on current research, lab tours, discussions on problems in communicating and
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Students taking part in the Physics Mentoring Project

We are hiring! Physics Mentoring Project roles

Posted on 21 September 2022 by Chris North

Two exciting opportunities have arisen within the School of Physics and Astronomy to join the well-established Physics Mentoring Project. The opportunities are “Project Manager” and “Project Officer”: Project Officer The post-holder will assist the Project Manager in coordinating the project as it expands its reach to include more mentors and schools across Wales. This is
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Generation Tech – A Day in the Life of a Student

Posted on 6 May 2022 by Chris North

Calling all secondary school teachers! Do your secondary school pupils want to take part in a new and exciting interactive exercise that aims to bring science to a wider and more diverse audience? Science and technology dominate our everyday lives – from the alarms we use to wake ourselves up in the morning to how
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Join our 2022 AS Summer Programme

Posted on 5 May 2022 by Chemaine Barrett

We are thrilled to announce that in June we will once again be hosting our face to face, popular 3-day non-residential workshop for AS level students.  The workshop is aimed at students who are considering pursuing a physics degree. This free event will take place on Monday 13 – Wednesday 15 June 2022, from 10:00-16:30 at
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Enrichment activities for the topic of space – 9th March 2022

Posted on 1 March 2022 by Chris North

Organised by Techniquest and Cardiff University, this secondary STEM half day online workshop will cover many aspects of KS3 science, with resources based on topics including material science (spacesuits), astronomy and space science (ESERO-UK, JWST) and studies of the solar system (astrobiology; using robotic telescopes; classroom and online simulations). It will include an overview of
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Universally Different – 8th March 2022

Posted on 1 March 2022 by Chris North

Space is for everyone, a whole universe of wonders and possibilities. However, for many pupils the way these topics are taught can make these subjects seem out of their reach and daunting. Teaching these out of this world concepts can be difficult, even for seasoned educators. Experiments and demonstrations are usually abstract representations of what
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