The official twitter account for The University of Strathclyde Physics Society. Please follow for updates of meetings, events and fun physics news!
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Strathclyde Phys Soc retweeted
11 Oct 2023
Ensuring that we ‘learn the lessons of history’ is somewhere between a universal aspiration and a cliché, but how many real examples can we actually think of? Read more Michael’s opinions following the recent @NIAUK event. buff.ly/3LPqLVQ
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10 Feb 2023
Updated schedule for this semester’s guest lecture series!
These guest lectures are very kindly provided for free by the speakers, so please come along if you can 💫
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Strathclyde Phys Soc retweeted
20 Jan 2023
I was lucky enough to help organise CUWiP2022 last year with the wonderful @muellenbroich and @SarahCroke1 and see for myself what a difference it can make. I thoroughly recommend applying to attend if you can! @PhysicsStrath @StrathPhysics
20 Jan 2023
Thinking about your future in physics can be scary - so focus on the next 2 months.....Apply now to attend CUWiP 2023 at the end of March!
Careers and ideas with a pinch of physics!
@livunicareers @LJMUCareers @livuniphysics
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19 Jan 2023
This semester’s guest lecture series kicks off next Wednesday (25th) at 4pm with Professor Oppo’s famous Maxwell talk 💫
Please come along if you can!
Link to register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/510852793…
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Strathclyde Phys Soc retweeted
Here are the entries of our Physics jack-o’-lantern competition.
Visit our Instagram page to cast your vote for best pumpkin instagram.com/physicsstrath/
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Strathclyde Phys Soc retweeted
18 Oct 2022
We are back with an in-person SCOPE event!
Have you recently started your PhD and would like to hear practical tips from seasoned veterans (final year students and supervisors)? Make sure to join us for this casual seminar - there will be snacks as well! 🍕
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19 Oct 2022
Our lecture series for this semester kicks off next week, with Professor Stuart Reid
The lecture will be held at 4pm on Wednesday 26th, in room JA317. We highly recommend that you come along if you can!
More info and link to register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/strathphy…
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Strathclyde Phys Soc retweeted
Join us on the 25th of October (next Tuesday) for our Welcome Event - featuring a talk by Professor Lyndsey Fletcher (Glasgow Uni), followed by drinks, pizza and snacks in the Common Room (JA 8th floor).
eventbrite.co.uk/e/wispa-wel…
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12 Sep 2022
Hi everyone!
Was nice to see some new (and old) faces at our welcome event today
For those who missed us, we’ll be at the freshers fair tomorrow from 10am-3pm! All students welcome
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11 Sep 2022
Hi all!
Come and meet some of our committee tomorrow at the department welcome event!
The welcome event will take place at 11:30am on the 5th floor of the John Anderson building
We will also be at the freshers fair this Tuesday - details will be posted tomorrow!!
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30 Mar 2022
Gravitational waves are ripples in the curvature of spacetime which travels as a wave towards their source at the speed of light, as proposed by Poincaré in 1905 (see Poincaré 1946, “The foundation of science: science and hypothesis, the values of science and method”) and (1/n)
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30 Mar 2022
Related papers and articles:
1. phys.org/news/2022-03-moon-o…
2. innovationnewsnetwork.com/na…
3. ligo.caltech.edu/page/why-de… (9/n)
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30 Mar 2022
Image Description: Image 1 is of spirals coming from two spherical masses, showing gravitational waves. Image 2 shows an artistic style image of the moon near Earth. Image 3 shows four graphs which show how the moon's orbit is disturbed by gravitational waves. (10/10)