Callum Kilby - PhD viva successfully Completed

27 Nov 2018

A search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson produced in association with dileptonically decaying top quarks and decaying into a pair of bottom quarks with the ATLAS detector

Alex Waterworth - PhD Viva successfully completed

26 Nov 2018

A SQUID NMR Study of 3He-4He Mixture Films Adsorbed on Graphite

Physics department wins award for equality

26 Oct 2018

The department of physics has once again been awarded the Athena SWAN Silver Award from the Equality Challenge Unit.

Diary of a WIMPy Kid (Dark Matter Day Public Lecture)

09 Oct 2018

Dr Joseph Walding attempts to shine some light on the unknown at one of the Department of Physics Public Lecture Series: the elusive​ Dark Matter!

Direct observation of the interaction between the Higgs boson and top quark announced by experiments at CERN

04 Jun 2018

New results have been announced this week, from the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN, confirming the unambiguous observation of the production of Higgs particles in association with top quarks.

Celebrating 100 years from the birth of Richard Feynman in Tuva

11 May 2018

Professor Glen Cowan participated in the extraordinary celebration of Richard Feynman’s centenary organised in Kyzyl, Tuva (Russian Federation).

The Royal Society supports new research on Quantum Optomechanics

20 Apr 2018

The Royal Society is supporting the development of an exciting new research area at Royal Holloway

New quantum coherent device developed

09 Apr 2018

New quantum coherent device developed to support robust standards for the measurement of electrical current.

Royal Holloway team wins in the SEPnet Enterprising Ideas Competition

21 Feb 2018

SEPnet (South East Physics network) invited students all across its network to submit ideas for the 2017 Enterprising Ideas Competition.

Physics Dark Matter Day event

08 Dec 2017

We may only understand 4% of the universe, but 96% of our lecture theatre was full on the eve of Dark Matter Day for our public lecture on dark matter!

The Department of Physics wins three awards at SEPnet Expo 2017

30 Nov 2017

The Physics Department is delighted to announce that the Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway has won the SEPnet 2017 group award for a well embedded culture of public engagement.

SuperFab highlighted at National Quantum Technologies Showcase

24 Nov 2017

Royal Holloway’s world-class nanofabrication facility, SuperFab, was highlighted at The National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster this week