The Physics Department would like to extend a huge congratulations to all nominees and all who won awards at the UCC STEM Awards 2022 held on Tuesday, 17th May 2022 @ 5.30pm in the Devere Hall, UCC.
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UCC STEM Awards 2022
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Another SFI Future Frontiers Award!
11 May 2022Next Generation Visible and UV Light Emitting Devices
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SFI Future Frontiers Award
09 May 2022Ultra-sensitive cavity-enhanced trace gas detection for new atmospheric science and socio-economic impacts
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Professorship (Chair) of Quantum Technology, Physics Department UCC and Tyndall National Institute
31 Mar 2022We are pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity for a Full Professorship (Chair) of Quantum Technology in UCC’s Department of Physics, in association with our partner Tyndall National Institute (TNI).
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Transition Year Week 2022
10 Mar 2022Following a cancellation of the week last year due to covid restrictions, we are happy to say that the Physics Department transition year programme went ahead this year and it was as fun as ever!
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New Computing Server
25 Feb 2022A new computing server, preliminary codename "Monster", is running now in the research group "Quantum Control via Shortcuts to Adiabaticity" led by Dr. Andreas Ruschhaupt in the Department of Physics.
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Professor Davis elected to prestigious American scientific society
26 Jan 2022Professor JC Séamus Davis, has been elected to the rank of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), considered among the most distinct honours within the global scientific community.
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Happy Quantum Halloween!
29 Oct 2021Quantum Physics group getting into the Halloween spirit.....
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Vacancy: Professor of Astrophysics
08 Oct 2021Looking to join our team?
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Government of Ireland, Irish Research Council Award
06 Oct 2021Huge congratulations to Dr. Mark Kennedy who is a recipient of the Government of Ireland, Irish Research Council Award.
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Heading to the Olympics!
14 Jul 2021Huge congratulations to one our Physics graduates Louise Shanahan who won a national title and trip to the Olympics after winning the 800m in the Echo Women in Sports.
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Major discovery in the study of quantum materials
25 Jun 2021Professor Séamus Davis, who leads a quantum research group in the Physics Department at University College Cork (UCC) and the University of Oxford, has made another major advance in the study of quantum materials.
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IRC governmental PhD fellowship award
26 May 2021Congratulations to Industrial Physics gradute Jarni Braal on the acheivement of this Irish Research Council award.
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College of SEFS/STEM Annual Awards 2021
14 May 2021The College of SEFS annual awards celebrate the achievements and success of our students and student-nominated outstanding SEFS staff members. The ceremony took place online this year, on Friday 14th May via Teams.
The Department of Physics would like to say a huge congratulations to Physics students Chris Whitty and Niall Kennedy on their awards as follows:
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Publication of the year award 2020
19 Apr 2021Monday, 19 April: Chris Whitty (PhD student in the research group of A. Ruschhaupt) has received the award for the publication of the year 2020 by the Department of Physics.
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Quercus Scholarships
31 Mar 2021The Quercus Talented Students’ Programme is aimed at supporting and promoting excellence in academia, sport, creative and performing arts, active citizenship and innovation/entrepreneurship for both prospective undergraduate/level 8 students and students already registered in UCC. In addition to the scholarships in these areas also offered are three types of Quercus Academic Scholarship.
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SFI Frontiers for the Future Awards
02 Nov 2020Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, has today announced 71 grants valued at €53 million to support frontiers research across 12 Higher Education Institutions through Science Foundation Ireland.
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Student Support Services 2020/21
31 Aug 2020This mighty Oak tree depicts the support services currently available to students at University College Cork and provides links to further information about each service.
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Professor J.C. Séamus Davis strikes again!
02 Jul 2020Heartfelt congratulations to Professor Séamus Davis on yet another fantastic achievement.
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2020 SEFS Awards
05 Jun 2020Huge congratulations to our Physics students who won awards this year, especially Louise Shanahan who obtained STEM Award: SEFS Graduate of the year 2019.
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Professor J.C. Séamus Davis awarded a Royal Society Research Professorship
09 Apr 2020Professor Séamus Davis, who holds a joint position as Professor of Quantum Physics at University College Cork (UCC) and Professor of Physics at Oxford University has been awarded a Royal Society Research Professorship.
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Retirement of Dr Pádraig MacCárthaigh
11 Dec 2019Retirement reception for Dr Pádraig Mac Cártaigh was held last night in UCC and went off with a hit with some traditional irish music to celebrate!
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2020 Bonner Prize Winner
29 Oct 2019Professor Richard Milner, 2020 Bonner Prize Winner, Former UCC Physics Graduate.
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The Gravity of the Situation in the Crawford Observatory
19 Sep 2019Last week an international project which has been ongoing for 2 years has seen the UCC Campus recognised as part of a global network - The International Gravity Station Network (IGSN).
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2019 College of SEFS Student Nominated Teaching Demonstrator Award
04 Jul 2019Huge congratulations to physics postgrad student Stephen Murphy who received the '2019 College of SEFS Student Nominated Teaching Demonstrator Award'!
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Eclipse in Chile
04 Jul 2019UCC Astronomy Graduate, Mark Kennedy, current Newton International Fellow at The University of Manchester, was in Chile recently, by chance during the eclipse!!
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Graduation!
21 Jun 2019A big congratulation to PhD graduates Dr. Daniel Carey, Dr. Ludovic Caro and Dr. Shane Duggan!
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Discovery of Field-Induced Pair Density Wave State in Cuprate High Temperature Superconductors
10 Jun 2019Superconductors are quantum materials that are perfect transmitters of electricity and electronic information.
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World Leading Scientist to Present Inaugural Lecture at UCC
29 May 2019One of the world’s leading scientists will give an inaugural public lecture on the emerging second quantum revolution next week (Thursday, 6 June) at University College Cork (UCC).
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Dr. Pádraig Mac Cárthaigh Final Lecture
04 Apr 2019Congrats to Dr. Pádraig Mac Cárthaigh who gave his final lecture today. Nuclear and Particle Physics won't be the same without you!
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Best Publication of the Year Award 2019
26 Mar 2019Big congrats to our own Killian Long for winning the best publication of the year award!
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New Leader for Rockley Photonics R&D Centre
28 Feb 2019Congratulations to our own Professor Frank Peters for his new appointment as leader of the Rockley Photonics R&D centre in Tyndall National Institute!
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FameLab Cork 2019
28 Feb 2019FameLab is the world's leading science communication competition. It is designed to inspire, motivate and develop scientists and engineers to actively engage with the public and last night it achieved exactly that.
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Air pollution responsible for over 1,500 premature deaths in Ireland each year
01 Oct 2018Monitoring stations have successfully been installed on UCC North Mall campus after calls from researchers for extra stringent monitoring the severity levels for air pollution within Cork City. The new facility is one of the most advanced and best equipped centres of its kind in the country.
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