School of the Physical Sciences

The prestigious award, which recognises important contributions to theoretical physics, is given by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences only once every four years. The citation reads:

"The use of computer...

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics, and the leading body for practising physicists, in the UK and Ireland. 

Its annual awards proudly reflect the wide variety of people, places...

Krish is a member of the StranksLab, based at the Cavendish Laboratory and the Department of Chemical...

Next-generation cameras that can see round corners, human-centred robots that can adapt to an individual’s assistive needs and light-powered retinal implants that can restore people’s vision are among the disruptive innovations...

Nikku Madhusudhan has made pioneering contributions to exoplanetary science which include precise chemical characterisation of exoplanetary atmospheres, detailed studies of atmospheric and interior processes, and using exoplanetary...

Jacqui Cole is Head of Molecular Engineering at Cambridge. She leads a 22-strong interdisciplinary research group, as well as the...

The Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal and Prize has been established since 2007 as the Women in Physics Group award, which is awarded for exceptional early career contributions to physics by a female physicist. Carman Palacios-Berraquero has...

Dr Judy Hirst, who leads a research group at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, is the Royal Society of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Prize winner for 2018. Her work focuses on understanding an enzyme called respiratory complex...

Professor Vira, who is also a Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, will be awarded the medal at a ceremony on 4 June. 

“It is a great honour to be recognised by the Royal Geographical Society for the Busk Medal, and for the award...