The Professor Harry Messel International Science School (ISS) recently reached the major milestone of its 50th Anniversary. A celebratory event was held last Tuesday, 27th November at the Great Hall and almost 500 guests attended including ISS alumni, VIP's and donors.
Dr Mike Biercuk, from the School of Physics, has been named in the top 100 most influential people in Sydney by the Sydney Morning Herald's the(sydney)magazine.
Associate Professor Yves De Deene has hit the ground running by actively contributing to the School of Physics and the Faculty of Science at conferences, in in papers and with some new ideas and projects.
Professor Peter Robinson, from the School of Physics, has won the NSW Science and Engineering Award for Emerging Research announced on 14 November 2012 at an awards ceremony held at Government House, Sydney.
A total of 16 staff and students from the School of Physics made the journey Far North Queensland, in order to have a glimpse at the upcoming Solar Eclipse early on the morning of Wednesday 14 November.
Dr Stephen Curran from the School of Physics & CAASTRO, & Dr Matthew Whiting from CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, have devised a model showing why no cold hydrogen is found in the outer reaches of the universe
The University of Sydney School of Physics was delighted to run the Biennial Science Teachers' Workshop 2012: A Big Year. Over 100 teachers from all over NSW participated in the two day workshop in a celebration of the big year in Physics.
Dr Tara Murphy from the University of Sydney School of Physics and the Sydney Institute of Astronomy (SiFA) has been awarded the prestigious Young Tall Poppy award for New South Wales.
A University of Sydney grant of $20,000 will allow Kickstart Physics, the flagship outreach program from the School of Physics, to reach physics students in regional and low socio-economic status areas in NSW who would otherwise not get the chance. Further, the program will now include workshops and sessions from Biology and Agriculture.
Associate Professor Manjula Sharma, head of the Sydney University Physics Education Research group (SUPER) has been awarded the Australian Institute of physics Educational medal for 2012
Kate Gunn, Chief Operating Officer of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astronomy (CAASTRO) at the University of Sydney has been recognised as one of Australia's top 100 Women of Influence. The Australian Financial Review and Westpac have recognised outstanding women who are using their influence to improve business and society.
This year's IPOS symposium will bring together researchers from Australia and around the world to focus on the optical physics and technology of the mid-infrared, terahertz waves and microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, hosted by the University of Sydney, examined university teaching and learning standards in a national conference of tertiary educators from Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 September 2012.
Ben Eggleton from CUDOS is among 3 Faculty of Science researchers who have been funded by the ARC as Australian Laureate Fellows, announced on 30 July by Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science & Research
It's a National Science Week launch like no other as Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer - Australia's favourite Sleek Geeks - celebrate science with their show '50 Shades of Geek' on 13 August 2012.
Three Class of 2011 Honours students in Quantum Physics have had their work appear in separate articles in the journal Physical Review Letters, the premier technical journal for the physical sciences.
The sun will rise tomorrow and, when I get out of bed, it will still be the middle of winter in Australia. But, just like finding out for sure that there are other intelligent beings in the universe, while nothing will appear to have changed, everything has.
A team led by Dr Farrell, discovered the first intermediate mass black hole, called HLX-1, and published their findings in the journal Nature in 2009. This latest paper published in Science on 6 July 2012 examines radio emissions from HLX-1, which are the first radio waves observed from an intermediate mass black hole and have allowed the scientists to refine the estimated size of this newly discovered black hole.
Evidence for the existence of a new sub-atomic particle resembling the elusive and long-sought-after Higgs boson was announced last night in a pair of seminars given at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, CERN.
Evidence for the existence of a new sub-atomic particle resembling the elusive and long-sought-after Higgs boson was announced last night in a pair of seminars given at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, CERN.
Researchers from the School of Physics and the Brain and Mind Research Institute have developed a way of performing PET scans on laboratory rats that are in motion, making possible new experiments linking brain and behavioural function.
The University's National Science Challenge won government funding via Inspiring Australia. Dr Tara Murphy and A/Prof James Curran explain how students will analyse scientific data in fun online experiments.
A University of Sydney School of Physics team led by Professor Ben Eggleton and Professor Martijn de Sterke, from the Australian Research Council Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), has been selected to present three prestigious post deadline papers at the Nonlinear Photonics international meeting organised by the Optical Society of America.
View the transit of Venus at the University of Sydney. An event from the Physics Society, the School of Physics and the Science Faculty at the University of Sydney.
PhD student Patrick "Paddy" Neumann from the School of Physics University of Sydney will continue his research overseas after being awarded Prime Minister's Australia Asia Awards in the 2012 round of the Endeavour Australia Awards.
A tiny crystal that enables a computer to perform calculations that currently stump the world's most powerful supercomputers has been developed by an international team including the University of Sydney's Dr Michael Biercuk.
An international team of scientists, including Dr David Moss, from the University of Sydney's School of Physics, has created a new form of ultra small laser that will revolutionise many fields.
Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn, from the School of Physics, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, announced on 26 March 2012.
Rapid long distance space travel could create the ultimate killer entrance - not in a stylish way, but by annihilating anything around a landing spacecraft, according to Prof Geraint Lewis & two of his students
Exploring the connections between astronomy and music, Professor Bryan Gaensler, Director of CAASTRO - the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics - will present at a special concert presented by Musica Viva and Canadian chamber orchestra, Tafelmusik, on Saturday 10 March.
Professor David McKenzie from the University of Sydney School of Physics has led a team that may give new understanding of why diamond is so common in space.
A research team led by Dr Sean Farrell, at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy at the University of Sydney, has found that a newly discovered type of black hole - an Intermediate Mass Black Hole - reveals clues on how galaxies are formed.
Prof. Ben Eggleton, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) in the School of Physics, has won the Walter Boas Medal from the Australian Institute of Physics.
School of Physics astronomer and astrophotonics pioneer, Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn, has been awarded the 2012 Jackson Gwilt medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).
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Everyone loves a slinky, but two of our physicists have discovered that there is also some fascinating science behind the simple toy.
A team lead by Professor Iver Cairns from the School of Physics has successfully launched a test satellite payload on a weather balloon.
The Professor Harry Messel International Science School (ISS) recently reached the major milestone of its 50th Anniversary. A celebratory event was held last Tuesday, 27th November at the Great Hall and almost 500 guests attended including ISS alumni, VIP's and donors.
Dr Mike Biercuk, from the School of Physics, has been named in the top 100 most influential people in Sydney by the Sydney Morning Herald's the(sydney)magazine.
Associate Professor Yves De Deene has hit the ground running by actively contributing to the School of Physics and the Faculty of Science at conferences, in in papers and with some new ideas and projects.
Professor Peter Robinson, from the School of Physics, has won the NSW Science and Engineering Award for Emerging Research announced on 14 November 2012 at an awards ceremony held at Government House, Sydney.
A total of 16 staff and students from the School of Physics made the journey Far North Queensland, in order to have a glimpse at the upcoming Solar Eclipse early on the morning of Wednesday 14 November.
The School of Physics continues its record of outstanding successes in researcg grants awarded by the ARC. 
Dr Stephen Curran from the School of Physics & CAASTRO, & Dr Matthew Whiting from CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, have devised a model showing why no cold hydrogen is found in the outer reaches of the universe
The University of Sydney School of Physics was delighted to run the Biennial Science Teachers' Workshop 2012: A Big Year. Over 100 teachers from all over NSW participated in the two day workshop in a celebration of the big year in Physics.
Dr Tara Murphy from the University of Sydney School of Physics and the Sydney Institute of Astronomy (SiFA) has been awarded the prestigious Young Tall Poppy award for New South Wales.
Associate Professor Manjula Sharma, head of the Sydney University Physics Education Research group (SUPER) has been awarded the Australian Institute of physics Educational medal for 2012
Kate Gunn, Chief Operating Officer of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astronomy (CAASTRO) at the University of Sydney has been recognised as one of Australia's top 100 Women of Influence. The Australian Financial Review and Westpac have recognised outstanding women who are using their influence to improve business and society.
The University of Sydney School of Physics congratulates the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics, David Wineland and Serge Haroche.
This year's IPOS symposium will bring together researchers from Australia and around the world to focus on the optical physics and technology of the mid-infrared, terahertz waves and microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Ben Eggleton from CUDOS is among 3 Faculty of Science researchers who have been funded by the ARC as Australian Laureate Fellows, announced on 30 July by Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science & Research
It's a National Science Week launch like no other as Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer - Australia's favourite Sleek Geeks - celebrate science with their show '50 Shades of Geek' on 13 August 2012.
Three Class of 2011 Honours students in Quantum Physics have had their work appear in separate articles in the journal Physical Review Letters, the premier technical journal for the physical sciences.
The sun will rise tomorrow and, when I get out of bed, it will still be the middle of winter in Australia. But, just like finding out for sure that there are other intelligent beings in the universe, while nothing will appear to have changed, everything has.
A team led by Dr Farrell, discovered the first intermediate mass black hole, called HLX-1, and published their findings in the journal Nature in 2009. This latest paper published in Science on 6 July 2012 examines radio emissions from HLX-1, which are the first radio waves observed from an intermediate mass black hole and have allowed the scientists to refine the estimated size of this newly discovered black hole.
Evidence for the existence of a new sub-atomic particle resembling the elusive and long-sought-after Higgs boson was announced last night in a pair of seminars given at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, CERN.
Researchers from the School of Physics and the Brain and Mind Research Institute have developed a way of performing PET scans on laboratory rats that are in motion, making possible new experiments linking brain and behavioural function.
The University's National Science Challenge won government funding via Inspiring Australia. Dr Tara Murphy and A/Prof James Curran explain how students will analyse scientific data in fun online experiments.
A University of Sydney School of Physics team led by Professor Ben Eggleton and Professor Martijn de Sterke, from the Australian Research Council Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), has been selected to present three prestigious post deadline papers at the Nonlinear Photonics international meeting organised by the Optical Society of America.
View the transit of Venus at the University of Sydney. An event from the Physics Society, the School of Physics and the Science Faculty at the University of Sydney.
PhD student Patrick "Paddy" Neumann from the School of Physics University of Sydney will continue his research overseas after being awarded Prime Minister's Australia Asia Awards in the 2012 round of the Endeavour Australia Awards.
Putting all dieters to shame, the red giant stars of our galaxy lose many times the entire mass of the Earth, every year.
A tiny crystal that enables a computer to perform calculations that currently stump the world's most powerful supercomputers has been developed by an international team including the University of Sydney's Dr Michael Biercuk.
An international team of scientists, including Dr David Moss, from the University of Sydney's School of Physics, has created a new form of ultra small laser that will revolutionise many fields.
Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn, from the School of Physics, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, announced on 26 March 2012.
Exploring the connections between astronomy and music, Professor Bryan Gaensler, Director of CAASTRO - the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics - will present at a special concert presented by Musica Viva and Canadian chamber orchestra, Tafelmusik, on Saturday 10 March.
Professor David McKenzie from the University of Sydney School of Physics has led a team that may give new understanding of why diamond is so common in space. 
A research team led by Dr Sean Farrell, at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy at the University of Sydney, has found that a newly discovered type of black hole - an Intermediate Mass Black Hole - reveals clues on how galaxies are formed.
School of Physics astronomer and astrophotonics pioneer, Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn, has been awarded the 2012 Jackson Gwilt medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).