My first few months as HoD have been very interesting – lots going on, lots to think about, lots to achieve. We start the academic year with another bumper crop of ~100 undergraduate students and ~30 postgraduate taught students. Research is also our primary focus and is especially driven by our wonderful postdocs & PhD students. We warmly welcomed five new hires since the last Newsletter and wished happy retirement to our five Profs. Recruitment is extremely healthy; we continue to maintain our track record of world leading research.
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Solar Physics all round as eclipsed viewed from MSSL
Staff and students at MSSL gathered to enjoy the spectacle of the solar eclipse as the edge of the Moon's shadow passed over Surrey
14 Aug 2026
Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Engineering
On 11 August, the IHE hosted Engineering Her Future, a careers and networking event for young women in engineering.
13 Aug 2026
£8 million gift to create quantum institute at UCL
The new David Potter Institute for Quantum Information and Spacetime, established thanks to a landmark award from the David and Elaine Potter Foundation, will seek to reconcile quantum mechanics.
10 Aug 2026