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    Synergy for Science 2026: Meeting for a Healthier Future

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    Maximising the Benefits of Your Membership

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    Towards the quantum vacuum

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    Wed 22 Jul 2026
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    The Rise of AI – a short introduction

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    Wed 29 Jul 2026
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    Wed 29 Jul 2026
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    Nanoscience@Surfaces Summer School 2026

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    Mon 3 Aug 2026
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    Fri 7 Aug 2026
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    STEM Education Innovation by the Lake Workshop 2026

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    Beyond the Barrier: Advances in Hidden Materials Detection

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    Wed 19 Aug 2026
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    Becoming a Physics Student in 2026

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Tibby Finn Leeming: Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund awardee 2026

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Barbara’s investigations into quantum spin liquids could unlock new ways of making high temperature superconductors. …

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Surface scientist Amelia is working at the cutting edge of the nanoscale.…