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QuRIOUS: a new doctoral programme on optical quantum clocks
School of Physics and Astronomy researchers awarded funding for new doctoral network to help train and develop students on optical clocks and their applications
- Published: 17 July 2025
Birmingham scientists’ key role in breakthrough black hole discovery
Merger creates black holes weighing 240 times the mass of our Sun — the heaviest binary black hole system confirmed through gravitational-wave observations.
- Published: 14 July 2025
Scientific breakthrough uses cold atoms to unlock cosmic mysteries
Scientists have observed the mechanism responsible for generating cosmic rays in a laboratory for the first time – a significant milestone in astrophysics.
- Published: 11 July 2025
Birmingham astronomers have front-row seat for ground-breaking movie of the cosmos
The decade-long wait for UK astronomers ends as the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals dazzling first images.
- Published: 23 June 2025
Unlocking the mysteries of the universe with multi-messenger gravitational lensing
Discovering and studying gravitationally lensed explosions using multiple types of signals will help to answer big questions about the universe.
- Published: 12 June 2025
Giant planet around tiny star: Discovery challenges planet formation theories
Scientists discover that low-mass stars are capable of forming giant planets.
- Published: 29 May 2025
Space pebbles and rocks play pivotal role in giant planet’s formation
A giant planet was formed by absorbing lightweight gases evaporating from tiny space pebbles, whilst being bombarded with large rocky objects.
- Published: 29 May 2025
University of Birmingham scientists elected as Fellows of Royal Society
Professor Cristina Lazzeroni and Honorary Professor Graham Machin are elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.
- Published: 20 May 2025