Huge congratulations, Pombili! 🎉

Prof Leah Morabito@astroradioleah.bsky.social · last wk.

Proud supervisor day: say congratulations to my (now former) MScR student Pombili Christian who just successfully defended her thesis! Pombili had full funding from the Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy program for her degree at @durhamphysics.bsky.social and we couldn't be prouder!

What happens when a dormant black hole wakes up? New research involving @durhamphysics.bsky.social observed a supermassive black hole reawakening after a prolonged inactive phase, challenging existing models of how quickly such changes can happen. Find out more 🔭 👉 bit.ly/3UBGDCg

@durhamphysics.bsky.social @icc-durham.bsky.social researchers are part of an international team behind the discovery of a new type of object: a black hole star ⚫⭐ This find could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep space 👉 tinyurl.com/mrxy48jm

What if we could look back in time to discover what the Universe was made of seconds after the Big Bang? Professor Ryan Cooke from @durhamphysics.bsky.social will lead a new £5.6m study into the Universe's earliest moments, funded by @royalsociety.org #Faraday Discovery Fellowship 👉 bit.ly/4fTKwe9

👏Congratulations to Professor Pippa Petts from our @durhamphysics.bsky.social who has been awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship by @advancehe.bsky.social for her impact on physics education. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4wcNRtL

Not long to go before Universe Makers is open to the public at #SummerScience @royalsociety.org @durhamphysics.bsky.social University of Sussex @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social ICG Portsmouth @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @ukri.org Ogden Trust

A preview of what is on offer at Universe Makers #SummerScience @royalsociety.org @durham.ac.uk @durhamphysics.bsky.social @dirac-hpc.bsky.social

Durham University@durham.ac.uk · 2mo ago

Have you ever wanted to make your own universe? 🌌 Now you can with our Universe Makers exhibit which is at the @royalsociety.org Summer Science Exhibition beginning today 👉 tinyurl.com/39nurn68 @durhamphysics.bsky.social | @icc-durham.bsky.social | @dirac-hpc.bsky.social

@durhamphysics.bsky.social researchers are part of one of the most ambitious studies of the Universe ever undertaken. The Vera C Rubin Observatory’s LSST digital camera will spend 10 years capturing the entire southern sky! 👉 tinyurl.com/mvdskhku @lsstuk.bsky.social @icc-durham.bsky.social

That's Universe Makers under "Mind Blowing Science" #SummerScience @durhamphysics.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk University of Portsmouth @ukri.org @royalsociety.org

The Royal Society@royalsociety.org · 2mo ago

Our #SummerScience Exhibition is well and truly underway, celebrating cutting-edge, mind-blowing science from around the UK. With free entry all day every day until Sunday 5 July, plan your visit now: royalsociety.org/science-even...

The 2026 Florence Nightingale Prize for Graphical Excellence at @durhamphysics.bsky.social In recognition of undergraduates who produce the most effective graphical presentation of data to illustrate complex physical phenomena in their laboratory reports.

Did the Milky Way perform some cosmic gymnastics during its history? Research by Durham PhD student, Kirill Batrakov, suggests our galaxy may have experienced a dramatic 90 degrees ‘disc flip’. Find out more: tinyurl.com/yeyk7tdj @royalastrosoc.bsky.social | @durhamphysics.bsky.social

Drops and bubbles both approach a finite-time fluid singularity as they pinch off. Add a little polymer, and the apparent symmetry breaks: the drop arrests into a thread, while the bubble still pinches. doi.org/10.1103/5sp3... @durham.ac.uk @durhamphysics.bsky.social @poftwente.bsky.social

Scientists say the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc), a crucial circulation of water, is weakening, but it struggles to make the headlines. Dr Fionagh Thomson @durhamphysics.bsky.social @icc-durham.bsky.social looks at Amoc’s image problem 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...

Featuring the Universe Makers exhibit from the ICC, CEA at @durhamphysics.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @royalsociety.org #SummerScience with help from University of Sussex, Imperial and Portsmouth

The Royal Society@royalsociety.org · 2mo ago

It's nearly our #SummerScience Exhibition! The action kicks off with our adults-only Lates evening on Tuesday 30 June, including a live podcast recording from the New Scientist and the announcement of the Trivedi Science Book Prize 2026 shortlist. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4oUpIWW

Our Centre for Advanced Instrumentation @durhamphysics.bsky.social is helping to build the world’s biggest telescope! 🔭 We’re working on the HARMONI and MOSAIC instruments for the @eso.org Extremely Large Telescope – allowing deeper exploration of our Universe 👉 tinyurl.com/y2k5895e @ukri.org

Our physicists are pushing the boundaries of research - contributing to major advances in our understanding of the Universe. Read more about some of their outstanding work 👉 tinyurl.com/yc45pa2u @durhamphysics.bsky.social | @icc-durham.bsky.social | @ukri.org | @dirac-hpc.bsky.social

Durham physicist Professor Valery Khoze has been elected to the Academia Europaea, one of Europe’s most prestigious academic bodies. The honour recognises his outstanding contributions to theoretical particle physics and his international standing. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

The Milky Way’s neighbouring galaxies could tell us more about the early Universe – and why some galaxies grew while others didn’t. @durhamphysics.bsky.social researchers were part of a team who used supercomputer simulations to investigate 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @ukri.org

@icc-durham.bsky.social @durhamphysics.bsky.social researchers are part of the FLAMINGO project, which has released one of the largest datasets in cosmology! This gives scientists worldwide a new way to explore how the Universe evolves 👉 tinyurl.com/339vteyc @dirac-hpc.bsky.social, @ukri.org

Durham researchers are part of an international collaboration that has completed the most detailed 3D map of the Universe to date. Discover more 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... #DUResearch @ukri.org @durhamphysics.bsky.social @icc-durham.bsky.social

@durhamphysics.bsky.social @icc-durham.bsky.social are taking us back nine billion years in time to understand the formation of our Milky Way! Their new movie is available in 3D VR format for schools and science outreach. See the full movie and discover more 👉 tinyurl.com/d7yppeem @ukri.org

@durhamphysics.bsky.social @icc-durham.bsky.social researchers are using their cosmology skills to improve treatment for people with triple-negative breast cancer. The initial “curiosity-driven” research behind this work was funded by the STFC / @ukri.org. 👉 tinyurl.com/mphek8vn

How do galaxies really form?🔭 @durhamphysics.bsky.social is part of a team using cutting-edge approaches to simulate the Universe in greater detail than ever before - opening up powerful new ways to understand the cosmos 👉 bit.ly/4clv47o #DUresearch @rasjournals.bsky.social @dirac-hpc.bsky.social

We host the COSMA 8 supercomputer so scientists can test their theories about the origins of the Universe using high-powered computer simulations 👉 tinyurl.com/3k2a486k COSMA is part of @dirac-hpc.bsky.social funded by @ukri.org /Science and Technology Facilities Council @icc-durham.bsky.social

Our @durhamphysics.bsky.social @icc-durham.bsky.social researchers will be bringing their Universe Makers exhibit to #SummerScience! You'll be able to see how they model our Universe and explore a live, real-time simulation of the cosmos, flying past stars, galaxies and black holes. We can't wait!

The Royal Society@royalsociety.org · 5mo ago

The #SummerScience Exhibition returns for 2026! Kickstart your summer with our annual celebration of cutting-edge science, from a zoo full of microbes to shocking weather courtesy of Europe’s only lightning lab. Find out more: royalsociety.org/news/2026/03...

It’s April Fools Day in the UK, but this @durhamphysics.bsky.social research is no joke! Our experts cast doubt on the long-held theory that our galaxy, the Milky Way, will collide with its largest neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy, in 4.5 billion years-time. 🌌 👉 tinyurl.com/4yfdumbm

We’re home to the UK’s national particle phenomenology centre, playing a key role in understanding the forces and particles shaping our Universe 👉 www.ippp.dur.ac.uk Our Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology is primarily funded by @ukri.org/Science and Technology Facilities Council.

🚀Durham Physics is on the rise! We’re delighted to see our QS subject ranking climb from 88th (2025) to joint 67th (2026). This marks a return to our previous standing and reflects the strength, dedication, and ambition across the department. 💫Huge congratulations to everyone who made this possible!

Durham University@durham.ac.uk · 5mo ago

We're thrilled to announce our outstanding performance in the QS World University Rankings by subject 2026 🏆🎓🥳 3 subjects in the top 10 10 subjects in the top 50 22 subjects in the top 100 in their field Read more👉 brnw.ch/21x12aL #QSWUR #BestUniversities #UniLife

Did you know that @durhamphysics.bsky.social researchers are involved in the search for life on distant planets? They're investigating how a UK-led team could design and build a core instrument for the new NASA Habitable Worlds mission due to launch in the 2040s 👉 tinyurl.com/3fmwfyur

Our researchers are helping turn cutting-edge physics and AI into real-world impact for cancer patients. Learn more: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @durhamphysics.bsky.social

Durham researchers play key role in breast cancer study with AI-VISION - Durham University

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