Physics Experience Week
15th -19th February 2021
Sadly, can’t welcome you to our lovely Newcastle campus this year, however we are busy putting together a programme which offers as many elements as possible than in previous editions, on a safe and remote environment.
Every February half term, NUSTEM coordinates a Physics Experience Week for a limited number of students keen in getting a flavour of what it is like to study at university and do academic research. Students will be in contact with academic researchers and postgraduate students from the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering (MPEE), learning about current research carried in areas like:
Staff at Northumbria University are often part of multidisciplinary research teams, and the Physics Experience Week will draw from other disciplines such as Engineering, Maths and Geography.
This year we will be able to offer some projects from the Physics department at Newcastle University.
By the end of the week you are expected to have completed a research poster to present to your peers, external guests, staff and students at a online seminar-style event. You’ll gain skills in research, problem solving and collaborative group work.
To participate, you must:
This year’s edition of the Physics Experience Week we had 15 participants from 9 local schools working on 10 different projects.
Here is what one of our participants had to say about their experience:
At the beginning of the week I didn’t understand a thing, at the end of the week I wanted to do more!
The best thing about this week was interviewing the people who created the research papers to learn more about that topic.
Below you can find some photos of the people, and posters, produced this year.