UBC Physics & Astronomy

Department of Physics & Astronomy

Phenomenal Physics Summer Camps driven by Undergrad instructors

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Remembering Brian Turrell

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Ingrid Stairs Celebrated by Royal Society of Canada

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What's up at Thunderbird South?

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Team Canada Brings Home Silver and Bronze at 55th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)

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More Saturnian Moons Discovered by International team

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News

October 28 , 2025

Undergraduates Deliver: Employment in Science Education

October 16 , 2025

Remembering PHAS Prof. Brian Turrell

October 7 , 2025

Ingrid Stairs Named 2025 Fellow in the Royal Society of Canada

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Events

November

PHAS Career Night

Wednesday, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Event Location: HENN 202

November

Open Quantum System Theory

Thursday, 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Event Location: BRIM 311

November

A Pinhole to the Proteome: The Physics of Analyzing Polymers with Solid-State Nanopores

Thursday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Event Location: HENN 201

November

How the Universe Works: How did the Universe begin?

Thursday, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Event Location: Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch (Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level)

November

Undergraduate USRA Workshop

Monday, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Event Location: HENN 318

November

Developing Novel Methodologies for Neurotransmitter Release Detection with Positron Emission Tomography

Monday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Event Location: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health - Room CBH 1278 (it is straight through the building's front door at the end of the hallway)