Institute of Physics - Derby Branch

10/01/2024

Lecture tomorrow!!

*Could Mars Become Our Future Home?*

Thu 11 Jan 2024
7pm

Venue:
Museum of Making
Silk Mill Lane
Derby
DE1 3AF

08/11/2023

📣📣LECTURE TOMORROW

Our solar system and aliens!

Speaker: Rachael Brodie BSc, Fluid Systems Engineer, SSNA, Rolls-Royce plc

Thu 7-8pm
The Museum and Art Gallery on The Wardwick
Derby
DE1 1HS

What do we mean by “aliens” or “extra-terrestrials” because we have already found possible evidence of microbial life on other planets: do we mean “intelligent extra-terrestrials”? In this lecture we will explore the planets in our solar system and the probability of intelligent extra-te...

11/09/2023

Lecture 📣📣 “Creating Energy Efficient Houses”

THIS THURSDAY (14th September) @ 7pm

Museum of Making
Silk Mill Lane
Derby
DE1 3AF

Speaker: Professor Richard Fitton, Reader in Energy Performance of Buildings at the University of Salford

Doors open at the venue at 18:30 with the talk beginning at 19:00. Please enter the Museum of Making via the Lombe Door.

09/06/2023

IOP QUIZ!! 🧐
Thursday, 6TH July
Doors Open 7.30pm; Quiz starts at 8pm

It will be in the function room at The Bless (aka Blessington Carriage)
1-17 Chapel Street
Derby, DE1 3GU

The maximum team size is 6 and we will need the Team Leaders to register; the maximum number of teams will be 15 😊

13/02/2023

Our March lecture! Save the date! 🧑‍🔬🔬

“Physics and Forensics”
30th March @ 7pm
Landau Forte

20/11/2022

Good morning! ☀️

Only 10 days until our lecture on Nuclear Power for Space Exploration!!

Click here for more information:

Humans are returning to the moon for the first time in half a century, this time to stay. But how do we sustain life on this unique environment?

20/08/2019

A quick reminder that our annual pub quiz in on this Thursday from 6:30 at Derby University Kedleston Road campus. We will be providing a free buffet!

IOP Derby Pub Quiz It's time once again for the annual Institute of Physics pub quiz, a tough but rewarding test of your general knowledge with a Physics round thrown in for good measure! This year we have teamed up with the University of Derby to offer you the most academic quiz in town in an oh so...

24/04/2019

Reminder: our next lecture is a week today (Wednesday 1st May). 6:30 refreshments and 7pm start.

https://events.iop.org/towards-island-stability-modern-techniques-superheavy-element-detection

25/09/2018

Reminder: A Physicist's Faith lecture is next Tuesday (2nd October). Refreshments 6:30 pm, lecture starts at 7. Look forward to seeing you there!

In this talk I will briefly outline philosophical worldviews that underpin views on science and religion and their interaction. I will discuss the role of faith in physics and the role of evidence in religious belief. In considering potential areas of overlap between science and religion....

19/08/2018

Our annual pub quiz is less than 2 weeks away on Thursday 30th August! Free finger buffet starts from 6:30 pm with the quiz itself beginning at 7:30. If you'd like to attend, please sign up using the link below:

The annual Physics Pub Quiz brought to you by the Derby centre of the Institute of Physics will be taking place on Thursday 30th August at the Waterfall pub (opposite Derby train station). This evening of physics related fun (the best kind of fun!) will begin with a finger buffet provided by the....

07/03/2018

Don't forget that we have a lecture by Dr Suzie Imber tonight! Lecture theatre OL1, University of Derby Kedleston Road Campus, 6:30pm refreshments, 7pm start.

PLEASE REGISTER AT: https://www.events.iop.org/e/suzie-imber-on-space-weather-mercury-and-training-to-be-an-astronaut-462db7fc0d604da28e3a53774a0e524a/page.html Refreshments: 18:30 Start: 19:00 Speaker: Dr Suzie Imber, University of Leicester Suzie is an Associate Professor of Planetary Science at t...

03/07/2017

Our parent branch the IOP East Midlands is hosting its annual general meeting in tandem with a Pub-hD event in Leicester. Come along for exciting talks and the chance to participate in your local IoP. Please contact us if you would like to know any more information about how you can take part.