School Of Physics And Astronomy, Cardiff University

Looking for a funded PhD opportunity which also gives you an added MSc qualification? We have launched an exciting new EPSRC CDT in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing with our university partners in Manchester, Sheffield and UCL. We have a number of fully funded PhD studentships available now for an October start. Visit our web pages to find out more and apply now: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/…/epsrc-cdt-i n-compound-semicondu…

Have a listen to the latest Physics World Weekly podcast, where they look more in depth at the biggest astrophysics story of the year so far – the first images of a black hole by an international team, including researchers from Cardiff. https://physicsworld.com/a/radioactive-gl aciers-mars-metha…/

Registration is now open for the IOP 2019 Conference of Physics and Astronomy Students. Taking place on the 8-12 July at Swansea University! Get more information and find out how to register: http://www.su.iopcaps.co.uk/

The College of Physical Sciences and Engineering has a range of great international summer school courses available this year. Check out our courses and see if one of them is right for you. Applications close on 1st May though so not long before you need to register! https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/…/physical-sc iences-and-engineeri…

We've got a range of summer internships taking place in Cardiff this summer. The deadlines are fairly soon (mostly 30th April), so get applying!

Congratulations go to Joseph Ward, MSc Astrophysics student at Cardiff, who came away with the top prize at the Cardiff Student Startup Awards, for his aerospace startup SmallSpark. The £2,500 prize was sponsored by Santander and, as part of his prize, Joseph also received a package of legal support for his business from legal firm Darwin Gray. https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/…/1477936-stu dents-aerospace-star…

Our astronomers have helped take a picture of a black hole BILLIONS of times the mass of our Sun, by combining 8 radio telescopes all around the world. Dr Tim Davis: "It’s been a privilege to be one of the first humans to see a black hole directly."
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/…/vi…/14760 81-seeing-the-unseeable

Keen to do a summer placement? We offer students the exciting opportunity to spend a summer working with our staff on a real-life project. Read through some previous examples here: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/…/unde…/sum mer-research-placements

On this month's #PythagAstro, Edward Gomez & Chris North discuss flying space shrapnel and asteroid missions. Meanwhile our own Erminia Calabrese explains how we measure the expansion of the Universe, and why it seems to be misbehaving... https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/…/pythagore an-astronomy-flying…/

For those of you who are soon to be graduates, the Big Grad Fair is on the 29th March and is open to all students. Here to see you are top graduate employers who will be offering graduate opportunities, internships, placements and more. For more information head over to https://intranet.cardiff.ac.uk/…/fairs- and-e…/big-grad-fair…

We pride ourselves on the level of engagement we have with our students. We value your views and opinions on how we can make things better for you and our incoming students in our Physics and Astronomy courses. Please take a moment to fill in the NSS survey. https://www.thestudentsurvey.com/

Thinking of joining our world-renowned School of Physics and Astronomy next year? It is your last chance to register for our next Open Day on Wednesday 27th March, where you can come and see the city, speak to our students and lecturers and view our teaching facilities here in the Queens Buildings where you could be studying. Book your place now. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-un iversity-open-day-…

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell has generously chosen to donate her £2.3m Breakthrough Prize to the Institute of Physics to support full or part-time graduates who wish to study PhD physics and are from groups that are currently under-represented in physics. The fund will be administered and managed by the IOP and supported by a panel that will review qualifying applicants and select those to be funded. Find out more: https://beta.iop.org/bellburnellfund…