News

UNSW researchers discover strange magnetic properties of quantum confined 'holes' in a semiconductor

03 December 2014

A new paper by LaReine Yeoh, Ashwin Srinivasan, Oleh Klochan and co-authors reveals new and strange magnetic properties of quantum confined holes.

Academy Award for Prof. Michelle Simmons

24 November 2014
Prof. Michelle Simmons awarded 2015 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal by Australian Academy of Science.

ARC Grant Success

10 November 2014
The School's academic and research staff have achieved outstanding success in the latest Australian Research Council Discovery and Linkage awards, receiving over $4.4M in funding for 9 projects.
Prof Paul Curmi

NHMRC Grant Success

18 October 2014
Prof Paul Curmi awarded NHMRC Project Grant to study ezrin protein.

School of Physics Colloquium

30 September 2014
30th September, 2:00 - 3:00pm, Room 64 Old Main Building
Nanoscale BioPhotonics: new approaches to measurement opening windows into the body
Professor Tanya Monro, FAA, FTSE, FAIP, GAICD
Dir

PhD Top-up Scholarship

25 September 2014
A top-up scholarship, valued at A$5,000 per annum for 3-years, is available for international and Australian PhD students.
Radio image of the Milky Way.

School of Physics Colloquium

23 September 2014
The Evolution of the Milky Way Ecosystem, Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths, Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science
Mechanics MOOC by UNSW on Coursera

School of Physics launches MOOC for high school students

25 August 2014
Over 18000 students have signed up for the School of Physics's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) using the Coursera platform.
Photo of Peter Reece, UNSW

Eureka Prize Finalists

08 August 2014
Two academics from the School of Physics at UNSW are finalists in this year's Australian Museum Eureka prizes.
Photo of Prof. Michelle Simmons, UNSW

Physics professor elected to elite academy

24 April 2014
Scientia Professor of Physics Michelle Simmons has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.