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Double win for Strathclyde in Institute of Physics Awards
Prof. David Birch has been awarded the Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize and Paul Chambers the Marie Curie-Sklodowska Medal and Prize.
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship in Quantum Electronics
Dr Alessandro Rossi's project is entitled 'Quantum Electronics in Silicon Carbide (QELTIC)' and aims to develop the first generation of electronic devices to address quantum states in this material
Royal Academy of Engineering award for Strathclyde researcher
Dr Michael Strain has been awarded a Senior Research Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) to develop 3D-printing capability for nano- and micro-scale devices on a single chip

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Strathclyde Global Talent Programme

The David Elder Lecture Series

Tickets are now available for these public talks from expert astronomers. Running from September til March, the David Elder lectures are presented in partnership with, and hosted by, the Glasgow Science Centre.

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:

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: