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Gravitational waves detected!
Gravitational waves have been detected 100 years after Einstein's prediction! The waves were observed at two separate LIGO sites in the United States. The discovery ushers in a new era of astronomy. Dr Nicholas Lockerbie tells us more:
What is a gravitational wave?
Gravitational waves carry information about their dramatic origins and about the nature of gravity that cannot otherwise be obtained.
Dr Nicholas Lockerbie, Reader in Department of Physics, tells us more:
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Centre for Mathematics Applied to the Life Sciences
We've joined up with the University of Glasgow to create a centre which looks at mathematical modelling being applied to all aspects of medicine and biology.
We're the leading information science research group in Scotland and in the UK Top 3
We're first in the UK for physics
Our department was ranked first in the UK for research quality in the Research Excellence Framework 2014.