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LZ’s central detector, the time projection chamber, in a surface lab clean room before delivery underground. Credit: Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility

Experiment sets new record in search for dark matter

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have played a key role in a ground breaking experiment that has set a new world record in the search for dark matter.

Dr Matt Mears

Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy award

Dr Matt Mears, Senior University Teacher in Physics and Faculty Director for EDI and Wellbeing, has been awarded the prestigious Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA).
Portrait of Evgeny Shinder

Q+A: Professor Evgeny Shinder wins prestigious grant from the European Research Council

Mathematician, Professor Evgeny Shinder, has been awarded a prestigious Consolidator Grant of the European Research Council (ERC).
Portrait of Marco Fazzi

Q+A with our new colleague, Dr Marco Fazzi

Dr Marco Fazzi joined the School of Mathematics and Statistics this January as a Lecturer. His research is at the interface of mathematical physics and algebraic geometry.
New dilution fridge in Hicks

Dilution refrigerator which will support research into quantum technology unveiled 

A dilution refrigerator which can provide an ultra-low temperature environment close to zero to support research into dark matter has been unveiled.