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A collage of two images showing the satellite and ESA mission control
Credit: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–T. Leduc

91Ö±²¥-conceived satellite to map Earth’s forest in 3D for the first time to help combat climate change

A satellite conceived at the University of 91Ö±²¥ and developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth's forests from space.

Dr Matt Mears

Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy award

Dr Matt Mears, Senior University Teacher in Physics and Faculty Director for EDI and Wellbeing, has been awarded the prestigious Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA).
Portrait of Evgeny Shinder

Q+A: Professor Evgeny Shinder wins prestigious grant from the European Research Council

Mathematician, Professor Evgeny Shinder, has been awarded a prestigious Consolidator Grant of the European Research Council (ERC).
Portrait of Marco Fazzi

Q+A with our new colleague, Dr Marco Fazzi

Dr Marco Fazzi joined the School of Mathematics and Statistics this January as a Lecturer. His research is at the interface of mathematical physics and algebraic geometry.
New dilution fridge in Hicks

Dilution refrigerator which will support research into quantum technology unveiled 

A dilution refrigerator which can provide an ultra-low temperature environment close to zero to support research into dark matter has been unveiled.
Steven Armes

Polymer chemist named recipient of prestigious award

University of 91Ö±²¥ polymer chemist Professor Steve Armes will receive the 2024 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (JCIS) Darsh Wasan Award for his outstanding contributions to research at the interface between polymer chemistry and colloid