News
March 2026
QMUL joins the Einstein Telescope collaboration
Centre for Geometry, Analysis and Gravitation
21 March 2026QMUL has joined the Einstein Telescope (ET) collaboration with a new ET Research Unit supported by School of Mathematical Sciences and the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences. ET is a European project, driven by an international collaboration, for an innovative gravitational-wave observatory. It will be part of a third-generation ... [more]
Dr Heli Hietala appointed as Guest Investigator on Mercury mission
Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy
11 March 2026Dr H. Hietala, Senior Lecturer in Space Plasma Physics at QMUL, has been appointed a Guest Investigator on the BepiColombo mission. BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the planet Mercury consisting of two spacecraft. Launched on 20 October 2018, ... [more]
February 2026
Queen Mary Astronomy Unit awarded £1.5 million for astrophysics and space science research
Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy
10 February 2026Researchers in the Astronomy Unit (AU), in the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences at Queen Mary, have been awarded a total of £1.5 million from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to fund 3 research projects over the next 3 years. The research grants cover Queen Mary's internationally leading research in ... [more]
Queen Mary to host Amplitudes 2026
Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy
7 February 2026The Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy at the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences is delighted to announce that Queen Mary University of London will host Amplitudes 2026, the international conference on scattering amplitudes, from 29 June to 3 July 2026. Amplitudes is an annual international conference series focused on scattering amplitudes in ... [more]
January 2026
Queen Mary hosts international PLATO Theory Meeting as ESA's exoplanet mission approaches launch
Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy
14 January 2026Queen Mary's Astronomy Unit (AU) has just hosted the third PLATO Theory Meeting, bringing more than 70 researchers to Mile End to discuss how the community can make the most of ESA's forthcoming exoplanet mission, PLATO. The meeting, held from 12–14 January 2026, was organised by the AU's Exoplanets and Planet Formation group ... [more]