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Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter showcasing research and enterprise highlights from Physics and Astronomy.

Celebrate some of our top stories, including triple Fellowship successes and how thousands of people are helping unlock the secrets of the Northern Lights.

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Southampton scientist wins prestigious Fellowship

A new Future Leaders Fellowship at Southampton is using novel X-ray imaging to unlock the transformative potential of multiferroic materials.

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OTHER FELLOWSHIP AWARDS...
 
 
 
 
 
Stephen Hawking Fellowship
 

Particle physicist Dr Ömer Gürdoğan has been awarded one of the UK's first Stephen Hawking Fellowships that will explore quantum field theory to answer questions about how nature works at microscopic scales.


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Newton International Fellowship

Dr Yanan Wang has received the Newton International Fellowship to use International Space Station data to help understand how black holes and neutron stars interact with their surroundings.

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in other news...
 
 
 
 
 
Exploring the Northern Lights

Southampton space physicists are appealing for help from the public as they discover more about the phenomenon of the Aurora Borealis.

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Searching for particle superpartners

Southampton researchers are expanding our understanding of the supersymmetric universe by analysing the latest data from the Large Hadron Collider.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO...
 
 
 
 
 
Dr Luca Sapienza
Associate Professor of Physics

Luca has been awarded a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant to carry out research into the role that quantum effects have on the way light-harvesting bio-molecules function.

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Professor Alexey Kavokin 
Theoretical Physicist

Alexey was presented with the International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors Quantum Devices Award for his research into a novel semiconductor laser.

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Dr Peter Boorman
Physics PhD graduate

Peter's PhD thesis into supermassive black holes has been recognised as one of the best in the world with an international Springer Thesis award.

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Dr Francesco Shankar
Associate Professor in Physics and Astronomy


Francesco has been awarded Global Challenge Research Fund money to expand his work managing high blood pressure.

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Support our Southampton Coronavirus Response Fund 
 
Protecting, saving and supporting more vulnerable lives from this global pandemic. #UoSCoronaFund
 
 
 
 
 
 
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