News

Michelangelo Mangano (CERN) and Jordan Nash (Imperial College London) have been appointed as new members of the IPPP Steering Committee

The IPPP has awarded two Senior Experimental Fellowships to Prof. Franz Muheim (Edinburgh) and Dr. Andrew Pilkington and Dr. Darren Price (Manchester) for 2015/2016

Congratulations to IPPP Professor Valery Khoze who has been awarded with a Leverhulme Trust Emeritus Fellowship 2015 and the title ‘Emeritus Professor’ from Durham University

Applications are invited for the post of the Director of the Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) for a five year term combined with the post of Professor of Physics in Durham. The successful applicant will lead the IPPP as Director for a five year term. They will have the ability to maintain and enhance

The Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology is recruiting a computer systems administrator. Please check the Jobs-page for further details.

The most recent IPPP newsletter is available here.

The 2014 Stirling Lecture will be held on Thursday 4th December at 17:30, in the Applebey Lecture Theatre (W103). The lecture entitled “Life on the Edge: the coming of age of quantum biology” will be given by Jim Al-Khalili, Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of

To be awarded to small teams led by senior UK experimentalists and involving more junior researchers to support participation of UK experimentalists in the IPPP Phenomenology Network. Duration 1 year, start date 1 January 2015.  Applications deadline 19 September 2014. http://www.ippp.dur.ac.uk/senior-experimental-fellowships

Applications are invited from UK-based permanent academic staff in particle theory and experiment. Clsoing date 19 September 2014. Up to to 6 Associateships will be awarded in 2014-2015 starting October 2014. http://www.ippp.dur.ac.uk/ippp-associateships

Plans for a new £10million landmark building to house IPPP and ICC took another step forward today with the signing of a major gift agreement. Sir Peter Ogden signed a £3.35million donation towards it. Pictured is Sir Peter Ogden (centre) handing over the agreement to Durham University Vice Chancellor Prof. Chris Higgins. L to R – Prof.