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LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration detected a remarkable gravitational-wave signal

11 Apr 2024

In May 2023, shortly after the start of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run, the LIGO Livingston detector observed a gravitational-wave signal from the collision of what is most likely a neutron

Royal Holloway Welcomes Astronomers Justyn Maund and Alessio Spurio Mancini to the Physics Department

09 Feb 2024

Royal Holloway, University of London, has announced the appointment of distinguished astronomers Justyn Maund and Alessio Spurio Mancini to its esteemed physics department.

Sparking the future of Physics

06 Feb 2024

A new proposal for a much larger supercollider that could revolutionise physics and spark the future is being explored.

EPSRC Visits Royal Holloway to Discuss Quantum Technologies Funding

31 Oct 2023

Royal Holloway had the honour of hosting representatives from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) today.

Royal Holloway enters US and UK research partnership to advance quantum information science

19 Jun 2023

Partnership will lead to new quantum devices, insights into their performance, ways to harness quantum information and discoveries in fundamental physics.

Superconducting quantum circuits take a cold bath

16 Jun 2023

New cooling technology developed for quantum computing circuits.

Small but packs a punch: Electro-nuclear Transition in YbRh2Si2

27 Mar 2023

Scientists found a new magnetic state in YbRh2Si2, driven by nuclear magnetism at 1.5 mK, adding a new twist to the interplay between magnetism and superconductivity.

FASER detects first ever high energy neutrinos produced by a particle collider 

22 Mar 2023

The discovery promises to help physicists understand the nature of the universe’s most abundant particle.

Physics Alumni Event on Employment Skills and the Learner Experience

09 Feb 2023

Our alumni panel did a brilliant job in fielding questions from students on their employment journeys and what tips could be shared to prepare our students for their future careers.

Royal Holloway University Challenge Team Through to the Quarter Finals

18 Jan 2023

A Huge congratulations to Royal Holloways University Challenge team for making it to the quarter finals!

Quantised current steps observed in superconducting nanowires

16 Jan 2023

Superconducting nanotechnology is a rapidly developing field with a series of promising applications.

A prediction for the velocity of sound in cuprate high-temperature superconductors

19 Dec 2022

Theoretical physicists predict sharp anomalies in the velocity of sounds where the pseudogap phase ends in cuprates.