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String theory: scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics
Professor Marika Taylor writes for The Conversation
- Published: 1 December 2025
Three-dimensional maps begin to bring exoplanets into focus
The first three-dimensional map of a planet orbiting another star reveals an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones.
- Published: 28 October 2025
University of Birmingham researchers awarded 2025 Institute of Physics prizes
Professor Cristina Lazzeroni, Professor Mark Dennis and Dr Lok Yiu Wu have received medals in this year's awards.
- Published: 13 October 2025
Three Delta.g team members awarded 2025 Institute of Physics Clifford Paterson Medal & Prize
The spin-out team members have been recognised for exceptional early-career contributions to the application of physics in an industrial or commercial context.
- Published: 13 October 2025
New approach to gravitational wave detection opens the Milli-Hz Frontier
New detector concept uses cutting-edge optical cavity and atomic clock technologies to sense gravitational waves in the elusive milli-Hertz frequency band.
- Published: 3 October 2025
Delta.g secures £4.6 Million in oversubscribed seed round to advance Quantum Sensing
Spin-out Delta.g has raised £4.6M to commercialise the world’s first field-tested quantum sensor enabling real-time spatial intelligence.
- Published: 26 September 2025
University of Birmingham academics awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships for 2025
University of Birmingham academics were awarded Fellowships to support ambitious research, with combined funding of more than £3m.
- Published: 16 September 2025
Hawking and Kerr black hole theories confirmed by gravitational wave
Ten years after detecting the first gravitational wave, scientists found a ripple in spacetime offering fresh insights into black holes and the laws of physics.
- Published: 10 September 2025