Working together to promote excellence in Physics

The South East Physics NetworkVideo Conference Launch Event17th May 2010

Working together to promote excellence in Physics

Working together to promote excellence in Physics

Goals of Today’s VC

• Celebrate the successful commissioning of the SEPnet Videoconference suite

• Showcase the power of the VC facilities for SEPnet collaboration and Teaching

• Share success stories and progress in SEPnet on science and collaboration

• Further Outreach goals to inspire Physics careers in schools

• Achieve PR and Media coverage for SEPnet Science and Outreach (if possible)

• Meet each other!

Working together to promote excellence in Physics

Agenda

Time Topic Leader Location

1300 Assemble and Test setupCoffee etc available

All

1330 Introductions James West Surrey

1340 SEPnet Vision Bill Wakeham QMUL

1355 HEFCE View Ed Hughes Surrey

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Research1400 SEPnet Research

CollaborationsJohn Saunders RHUL

1405 Radiation Detectors and Instrumentation

Antonella De SantoPaul Sellin

SussexSurrey

1420 Astrophysics Michael Smith: 10 mins Derek McKay – 10 minsIlian Iliev 10 mins

KentChilboltonSussex

1450 Particle Physics Norman McCubbin1) NExT: overview and vision: Claire

Shepherd-Themistocleous2) The NExT graduate school: Sasha

Belyaev 3) An example of NExT research:

Nikolas Kauer

RAL

Southampton

RHUL

1520 Atomic and Condensed Matter

Anne TropperJon GoffBill Gillin

SouthamptonRHULQMUL

1550 Teaching Experiences:Euromaster

Ortwin Hess Surrey

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Outreach Event

1605 Break

1630 “Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines”

Jim Al-KhaliliInvited audience of Year 10 GCSE students and teachers

Surrey

1730 Wrapup and Thanks James

1745 FinishRefreshments at each location

Working together to promote excellence in Physics

SEPnet Initiatives• Outreach programmes to schools

Team approach across the region - GCSE

• Four research themes Condensed matter physicsParticle physics – NEXT instituteAstrophysicsRadiation and detector instrumentation

Working together to promote excellence in Physics

SEPnet Initiatives

• Programme of curriculum collaboration

• Euro Masters degree to attract international students

• Employer Engagement