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Professor Tolansky

Tolansky Centenary
To celebrate the centenary of Professor Tolansky's birth (17 November 1907), Professor Moreton Moore gave an illustrated lecture describing Tolansky's life and his scientific achievements. He also included brief biographies of Tolansky's four predecessors as Heads of the Physics Department at the Royal Holloway College: Callendar, Cassie, Bevan and Horton. Most of the slides are shown here.
UK Particle Physics Steps on the Accelerator Pedal UK Particle Physics Steps on the Accelerator Pedal  
Accelerator science underpins a wide range of scientific disciplines, from medical imaging, photon and neutron sources for studying materials and biological structures to particle colliders that recreate the conditions shortly after the Big Bang. Some of these projects are constructed on a global scale - the next machine to be built in particle physics is so large that there will only be one in the world - the International Linear Collider.
Computers fight Avian Flu  Computers fight Avian Flu  
Computers at Royal Holloway and 10 other universities and research laboratories have been playing a major role in the fight against avian flu. As part of an international collaboration, these computers have been searching for possible drug components against the avian flu virus H5N1.
Physicists collaborate with CERN  Physicists collaborate with CERN
Particle Physicists at Royal Holloway are taking part in the construction of the ATLAS experiment - a massive detector designed to measure collisions of protons. The complex ATLAS particle detector will be the size of a five storey building and is one of the largest collaborative efforts ever attempted in the physical sciences.
National Student Survey 2005 National Student Survey 2005
In the recent National Student Survey, we achieved a joint second place of all UK Physical Science departments offering full-time degree programmes in the category "Overall Student Satisfaction". For full details goto the Teaching Quality Information website.
SCHOOLS LIAISON TEAM - Popular School Talks SCHOOLS LIAISON TEAM - Popular School Talks
What use is a physics degree? 
Renewable Energy
talks given by Dr Gary Gledhill at your school
Operation Golden Eagle Operation Golden Eagle  
Pupils from your school, spend the day in the Physics Dept. They are divided into six groups of "secret agents" who compete against each other to return gold bars to the BANK, which have been stolen by a foreign power.
Equatorial Telescope Equatorial Telescope
 Check out the display in the Physics Department main Foyer. Also facts about the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn.
Summary Sheets:Low Temperatures and Particle Physics summary sheets and wall posters for schools are now available. (First 10 sets sent FREE)
Last updated Thu, 11-Mar-2010 12:55 GMT / RT
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