Total Solar Eclipse - 13th November 2012 (15/11/2012)

After more than two years without any total solar eclipses (the last one took place on July 11th, 2010), the Moon's shadow revisited the Earth's surface on 14th November 2012. The journey of the shadow began in Australia, and then moved out to the Pacific Ocean. The maximum of the eclipse, with a duration of 4 minutes and 2 seconds, occurred in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Professor Lorraine Hanlon of the UCD School of Physics is part of the GLORIA team that recorded the event.

Physics Open Evening a great success! (14/11/2012)

The open evening at the UCD School of Physics was attended by almost 100 secondary school pupils, many accompanied by their parents. They heard about the three degree programs on offer in Physics during 5 short talks in a session chaired by the Head of School, Prof Padraig Dunne. Graduates gave short talks about their their careers in business, radiation projection, geophysics and medical physics, and one third-year undergraduate spoke about his experiences to date and his plans for the next couple of years. The talks were followed by a reception in the Common Room where students had the opportunity to talk to the guest speakers, lecturers and students in the School.

The Write Stuff at the UCD School of Physics (24/10/2012)

UCD School of Physics saw three books written this year by staff members, highlighting a year of Science in Dublin and building on the success of past publications in teaching, outreach, and core research. Professor Peter Hogan, Emeritus Professor Alex Montwill, Emeritus Lecturer, Dr Ann Breslin and Adjunct Lecturer, Dr John White have all had books published in the last twelve months.