M-Theory, Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
Our STFC research programme is focused on the interrelated fundamental problems of M-theory, quantum field theory and cosmology.
M-theory, which subsumes string theory and supergravity theory, is our central approach to unifying Einstein's theory of General Relativity with the Standard Model of particle physics. One of the most interesting features of M-theory is that it incorporates dual descriptions of non-perturbative Yang-Mills theories in terms of strings and branes, leading to profound connections between black holes and quantum field theory and also to new insights into strong coupling phenomena such as quark confinement. These connections will continue to be explored in a number of different ways, including using novel geometric techniques, exactly integrable quantum field theory models and theories with massless higher-spin excitations. The ultimate goal is to determine the fundamental degrees of freedom of M-theory which would have profound implications for particle physics phenomenology. Using both analytical and numerical techniques we will also construct and study black-hole solutions with novel properties that have important potential applications to both the quark gluon plasma and poorly understood systems in condensed matter such as high-temperature superconductors, exotic metals and insulators.
Cosmology continues to be a highly vibrant area of study driven by a wealth of new data. Key clues to the structure and the origin of the universe are to be found in the details of the cosmic microwave background. This will provide one focus of our activities both by analysing data as well as by studying the cosmological implications of the recently discovered Higgs field and extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics in inflationary scenarios. Understanding dark energy provides an important challenge for cosmology and we will actively pursue the possibility that massive gravity plays an important role. In another direction we will aim to extract imprints of quantum gravity, such as fundamental discreteness of spacetime, on cosmological data. Dark matter is another outstanding challenge that lies that the interface of research in both cosmology and particle physics and we will continue to develop novel and global statistical tools that draw on many different experiments in order to extract the strongest possible constraints and insights.
M-theory, which subsumes string theory and supergravity theory, is our central approach to unifying Einstein's theory of General Relativity with the Standard Model of particle physics. One of the most interesting features of M-theory is that it incorporates dual descriptions of non-perturbative Yang-Mills theories in terms of strings and branes, leading to profound connections between black holes and quantum field theory and also to new insights into strong coupling phenomena such as quark confinement. These connections will continue to be explored in a number of different ways, including using novel geometric techniques, exactly integrable quantum field theory models and theories with massless higher-spin excitations. The ultimate goal is to determine the fundamental degrees of freedom of M-theory which would have profound implications for particle physics phenomenology. Using both analytical and numerical techniques we will also construct and study black-hole solutions with novel properties that have important potential applications to both the quark gluon plasma and poorly understood systems in condensed matter such as high-temperature superconductors, exotic metals and insulators.
Cosmology continues to be a highly vibrant area of study driven by a wealth of new data. Key clues to the structure and the origin of the universe are to be found in the details of the cosmic microwave background. This will provide one focus of our activities both by analysing data as well as by studying the cosmological implications of the recently discovered Higgs field and extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics in inflationary scenarios. Understanding dark energy provides an important challenge for cosmology and we will actively pursue the possibility that massive gravity plays an important role. In another direction we will aim to extract imprints of quantum gravity, such as fundamental discreteness of spacetime, on cosmological data. Dark matter is another outstanding challenge that lies that the interface of research in both cosmology and particle physics and we will continue to develop novel and global statistical tools that draw on many different experiments in order to extract the strongest possible constraints and insights.
Planned Impact
The research proposal is aimed at understanding matter, space and time and the origin of the universe at the most fundamental level. Although it cannot be predicted when such fundamental research will translate into new technology, the current proposal can have an immediate impact on the integration of science into culture. This is made possible because the fundamental, cutting-edge nature of the research inspires and attracts people and because the investigators have outstanding collective expertise and skills as public communicators. The pathway to impact through public engagement directly benefits members of the public who enjoy and are stimulated by acquiring new knowledge about science and benefits society as a whole by building the widest possible base of support for science. We aim to motivate young people, including underrepresented groups such as women, to study science. We will carry out a program of public engagement events to achieve these goals. Explaining our research and its significance also deepens our understanding of our work and allows us to reflect on its direction. In the struggle to communicate to the public the concepts that lie at the heart of theoretical research, in seeking new ways to frame our results and situate them in the fabric of human intellectual history, we ourselves can arrive at new insights.
Another concrete pathway to impact is the production of highly trained individuals: the RAs. The young researchers who will be trained typically begin their careers as the top undergraduate performers who are motivated to answer the most fundamental `Big Questions' that our research addresses. The training that they receive as they participate in the research means that they emerge with the highest degree of technical expertise, experience of collaboration in a competitive environment, as well as the ability to direct their own research. These are qualities that are required in modern business and industry. We will provide training in public engagement.
Another concrete pathway to impact is the production of highly trained individuals: the RAs. The young researchers who will be trained typically begin their careers as the top undergraduate performers who are motivated to answer the most fundamental `Big Questions' that our research addresses. The training that they receive as they participate in the research means that they emerge with the highest degree of technical expertise, experience of collaboration in a competitive environment, as well as the ability to direct their own research. These are qualities that are required in modern business and industry. We will provide training in public engagement.
Publications
Maguelio J
(2020)
John D Barrow (1952-2020)
in Astronomy & Geophysics
Duff M
(2021)
Sir Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble. 23 December 1932-2 June 2016
in Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
Figueras P
(2017)
On the existence of stationary Ricci solitons
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Dar F
(2019)
Scalar gravitational radiation from binaries: Vainshtein mechanism in time-dependent systems
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Engelhardt N
(2019)
Losing the IR: a holographic framework for area theorems
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
X N
(2017)
Scalar field Green functions on causal sets
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Cheamsawat K
(2019)
Free energy dependence on spatial geometry for (2 + 1)-dimensional QFTs
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Bento B
(2022)
If time had no beginning: growth dynamics for past-infinite causal sets
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Alexander S
(2021)
A generalized Hartle-Hawking wave function
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Dowker F
(2021)
Boundary contributions in the causal set action
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
| Description | The research area is blue skies theoretical research into the fundamental structure of matter and spacetime. Significant results were obtained in two broad projects. The first was string/M-theory and applications to quantum field theory. String theory is a promising approach to unifying all the forces of nature, in particular giving a consistent quantum theory of gravity. We made important contributions to understand the rich geometrical structure of theory, its relation to blackhole physics, integrable theories, duality and applications to condensed matter and models of particle physics. The second main project was cosmology and quantum field theory. In this project the principal objective was to seek ways of testing innovative particle physics and quantum gravity theories against astrophysical data, with a particular focus on consistency and new projects for gravitational wave observations. Significant contributions were make to constraints on effective theories of gravity, on extracting cosmological data from gravitational wave backgrounds, on early universe cosmology and particle physics, and on Higgs physics. |
| Exploitation Route | The results continue to have a significant impact on the academic community and there are potential long term technological applications. There is impact beyond theoretical particle physics to mathematics, quantum theory and condensed matter. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Other |
| Description | The research was focused on probing theoretical questions related to fundamental physics. Scientific breakthroughs in such endeavours invariably led to technological advances, but the precise nature of these and the timescales are unpredictable and can be long. Two specific aspects of the impact of the research are firstly, progress on the integration of science into the wider culture, made possible by our public communication and secondly, the training of young researchers. The positive impact on the economy is the production of highly trained individuals with the skills necessary to contribute at the highest level to modern businesses and industries. This includes but is not limited to, developments in conventional computing, notably machine learning, financial mathematics and quantum computing. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
| Description | APEX award: The Emergence of the Continuum |
| Amount | £79,466 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | APX\R1\180098 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2019 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | ERC-consoildator grant |
| Amount | € 1,975,829 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 724659 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 05/2017 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | Emeritus Fellowship: Gravity as the square of a gauge theory |
| Amount | £21,950 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EM-2016-041 |
| Organisation | The Leverhulme Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2016 |
| End | 01/2019 |
| Description | M-Theory, Cosmology and Quantum Field Theory |
| Amount | £1,880,742 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/T000791/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 09/2023 |
| Description | Simons Foundation 'Origins of the Universe' program, Cosmology Beyond Einstein's Theory group |
| Amount | $368,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | Simons Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Visiting Professor for Jacob Sonnenschein |
| Amount | £32,500 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | VP1-2015-020 |
| Organisation | The Leverhulme Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2016 |
| End | 04/2018 |
| Title | GAMBIT |
| Description | The Global and Modular Beyond-the-Standard Model Inference Tool |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Produced many new global analyses of theories for new particles and forces. |
| URL | http://gambit.hepforge.org |
| Description | IPPP Associateship |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Department | Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | N/A |
| Collaborator Contribution | N/A |
| Impact | N/A |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | MoEDAL |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | One of the 20 participating institutions. Theoretical work, data analysis, chairman of Speakers Committee. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Carrying out the experiment. |
| Impact | "The Physics Programme Of The MoEDAL Experiment At The LHC ", Int.J.Mod.Phys. A29 (2014) 1430050. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Simons Observatory |
| Organisation | Simons Foundation |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Forecasting and analysis for S4 generation CMB experiment |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration on design and building of next generation CMB telescope |
| Impact | Work towards future publications |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Title | VevaciousPlusPlus, software for assessing vacuum stability in generic particle theories. Modular and highly customizable. Written in C++. |
| Description | VevaciousPlusPlus is a tool for comprehensive vacuum stability analyses of generic theories beyond the SM (BSM). Among its many features, it finds all the minima of the classical scalar potential using the homotopy continuation method. The minima are then used for calculating vacuum decay probabilities including one-loop corrections and thermal effects. General models can be implemented easily and it's designed to be modular and extendable. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Open Source License? | Yes |
| Impact | With VevaciousPlusPlus it became feasible for the first time to include a sophisticated vacuum stability analysis in world-leading global fits of particle theories that include all available experimental data. The first such study has been performed for the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model and currently being written up, with more studies of popular theories starting later this year. |
| Description | "In conversation" event with comedian at Edinburgh Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | About 100 people attended an "Interfering conversation" event on the subject of Quantum Mechanics with comedian Susan Morrison as part of Edinburgh Science Festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/ICMS_Edinburgh/status/984034858409308161 |
| Description | 8/1/20: "Umas luzes": presentation preceding a performance of "The Light" by Philip Glass by the Lisbon Metropolitan Orquestra, Beja, |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 8/1/20: "Umas luzes": presentation preceding a performance of "The Light" by Philip Glass by the Lisbon Metropolitan Orquestra, Beja, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | A Celebration of Tom Kibble, Imperial College |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Commemorative talk on the life and scientific work on Professor Sir Thomas Bannerman Kibble |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/184693/eminent-physicist-professor-sir-tom-kibble/ |
| Description | Abdus Salam at Imperial College, third annual Abdus Salam Lecture, Lahore University of Management Science, Pakistan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Extensive media coverage |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://lums.edu.pk/events/third-abdus-salam-memorial-lecture-professor-michael-duff |
| Description | Advisor (curator) to the science festival of oeiras Oct 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Advisor (curator) to the science festival of oeiras Oct 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Appearance at Hammersmith Apollo as part of "The Compendium of Reason" talking about Black Holes and cosmology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Appearance at Hammersmith Apollo as part of Brian Cox's "Compendium of Reason" talking about Black Holes and cosmology, December 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Appeared on Channel 4 News talking about the EHTs announcement of an image of a black hole, April 10 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Tv interview |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Article Inside the Perimeter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | People of PI: Claudia de Rham, unstuck by gravity by Colin Hunter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://insidetheperimeter.ca/people-pi-claudia-de-rham/ |
| Description | Article in Quanta Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Outreach |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.quantamagazine.org/claudia-de-rham-slayed-gravitys-ghosts-20200818/ |
| Description | BBC the Naked Scientist |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | ``Hawking's recent work: The Information Paradox" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/hawkings-recent-work-information-paradox |
| Description | BBC world news interview on early black hole discovery (Dec 7th 2017) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC world news live interview -- lunchtime news segment, Dec 7th 2017, approx 5 minutes. Based on early black hole discovery - https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25180. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | BBC world news live interview on discovery of earliest supermassive black hole |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Live interview on BBC world news, approx 5 mins, (Dec 17) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Casa Veva de Lima, "A recipe to open up the horizons", |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Casa Veva de Lima, "A recipe to open up the horizons", 18/4/18 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Conference talk in CERN Theory Institute on Scale Invariance in Particle Physics and Cosmology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Reporting on research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://indico.cern.ch/event/740038/ |
| Description | Contibution to Elke Krystufek book curated by Stayinart |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Elke Krystufek: Contibution to Elke Krystufek book curated by Stayinart |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Contribution to Quanta Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Outreach on gravity |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-gravity-is-not-like-the-other-forces-20200615/ |
| Description | Cosmogony and eschatology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | `Salon'' talk at Brown University: "Cosmogony and eschatology" Oct 17 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Cover Story for New Scientist |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Outreach on gravity |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://institutions.newscientist.com/article/mg24732902-500-what-does-gravity-weigh-the-surprise-an... |
| Description | Curator of science festival FIC.A |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | https://www.fica.pt/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.fica.pt |
| Description | Debate "Parallel Universes" LSE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was a public debate at the LSE on the questiion of "Parallel Universes". Over 100 people attended and it stimulated many questions and discussion and requests for further information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/parallel-universes/ |
| Description | Discussion on Alice in Wonderland with V&A curator as part of Great Exhibition Road Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | On line discussion as part of Great Exhibition Road festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIAcfShcbYo&t=3360s |
| Description | Erice on the brane |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Reporting on research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Feature article at Science&Vie |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Feature article in Science & Vie, Europe's number one scientific news magazine, reached a large audience of teenagers and general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.science-et-vie.com/sciences-fondamentales/gravitation-et-si-elle-avait-une-masse-59391 |
| Description | Featured interview in New Zealand Main Radio |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Featured interview in New Zealand Main Radio |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018733250/claudia-de-rham-cosmologist-cons... |
| Description | Filhos da Nação, RTP International, Jan 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | "Filhos da Nação| in portuguese channel RTP - international. On a wide variety of topics including science and science politics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Finnish Institute Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk "Symmetry and the Laws of Nature" at the Finnish Institute summer party |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/FinInstLondon/photos/a.10151699913041712/10156146583686712/?type=1&theater |
| Description | Free online chats "I'm a scientist, get me out of here!" for high-school teachers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Teachers asked lots of careers, wanting to know what it's like working as a scientist, what inspired them, what their favourite subject was at school, and whether you have to be good in all areas of science to become a scientist. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://subject.imascientist.org.uk |
| Description | Free online chats "I'm a scientist, get me out of here!" for pupils aged 10-15 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | I was inspirational about the study of natural sciences to 16 classes of pupils. They placed me among the finalists in the competition against some senior scientists. The goal ws to stimulate scientific curiosity and praise the prospect of a job in science. The project took advantage of the online platform "Careers Zone" to ensure the broadest coverage. I kept updated a schematic profile that reflects my research area. Students submitted questions in a text-based interface or chats on scheduled dates. For instance, I drew on past experience for addressing "How do I get into physics?" and signposted basic, yet accurate, resources for "What is a particle?". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://imascientist.org.uk/2019/05/whos-taking-part-june-2019/ |
| Description | Fundamental constants in the Standard Model |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Reporting on research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Grande entrevista - RTP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Grande entrevista in portuguese channel RTP. On a wide variety of topics including science and science politics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Gravity as the square of Yang-Mills |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Reporting on research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Great Exhibition Road Festival, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I coordinated the outreach of the theoretical physics booth in this public exhibition. I informed an adult lay audience about my own research and the role of scientists in society. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk/festival-highlights/ |
| Description | Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, "O FascÃnio das Histórias", 26/10, Round table "O Tempo na FÃsica, na Filosofia e na Ficção". https://gulbenkian.pt/agenda/o-fascinio-das-historias/ |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, "O Fascínio das Histórias", 26/10, Round table "O Tempo na Física, na Filosofia e na Ficção". https://gulbenkian.pt/agenda/o-fascinio-das-historias/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | I'm a Scientist, get me out of here is an online activity where school students connect with real scientists about real science. It's a competition between scientists, where students are the judges. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | I'm a Scientist is an online activity where school students connect with real scientists about real science. It's a competition between scientists, where students are the judges. Students challenge the scientists over fast-paced online text-based live CHATs. They ASK the scientists anything they want, and VOTE for their favourite scientist to win a prize of £500 to communicate their work with the public. Questions are done both live in the CHATs but also in Forums where students post questions they did not manage to make live. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://imascientist.org.uk/ |
| Description | Interview for Nature magazine for article on implications of the recent neutron star merger discovery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview for Nature Magazine on the implications of gravitational waves with optical counterpart from neutron star merger. Emphasis on the implications on the speed of gravitational waves and constraints on massive gravity and alternative models for dark energy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Interview for New Scientist article on "Dark energy is mutating, with grave consequences for the cosmo" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Help raising awareness for physics in general public |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631550-600-dark-energy-is-mutating-with-grave-consequences-... |
| Description | Interview for Physics World |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Discussion on careers in physic for undergraduates |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://physicsworld.com/a/tips-for-a-rewarding-career-in-physics/ |
| Description | Interview for Physics World |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Discussion on careers in physics for undergraduates |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://physicsworld.com/a/tips-for-a-rewarding-career-in-physics/ |
| Description | Interview for the James Whale show on talkRADIO |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for the James Whale show on talkRADIO "zero-point energy" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Interview on Gender and Physics for Ideas Roadshow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a general discussion on gender issues in physics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://vimeo.com/242509405 |
| Description | Interview with "FisicaMente", Physics Students site in Portugal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgFAeeGg2w99_LdEBezyKbg |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited Panelist for Women's day and 50 years of the EPFL, Switzerland. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited Panelist for Women's day and 50 years of the EPFL, Switzerland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.epflalumni.ch/50-ans-de-femmes-epfl/ |
| Description | JN Grande Conferência 131 ANOs do JN, 31.MAIO.2019 Grande Auditório do Teatro Rivoli, Portugal ao Espelho, Participation in "A boca do Mundo", depois da intervenção de Rebelo de Sousa. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | JN Grande Conferência 131 ANOs do JN, 31.MAIO.2019 Grande Auditório do Teatro Rivoli, Portugal ao Espelho, Participation in "A boca do Mundo", depois da intervenção de Rebelo de Sousa. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | LISA consortium: Fundamental Physics Working Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Setting up strategic planning for the working group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Lecture to Refugees and Asylum seekers at Open Learning Initiative Uni East London 11/11/17 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 40 refugee and asylum seeker students attended a lecture on General Relativity and Cosmology, which sparked discussion and requests for further information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Linacre Institute |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk on particle physics and cosmology research at Linacre Institute Summer School for state school students |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019,2021 |
| URL | http://www.linacreinstitute.org/about/team/ |
| Description | Lisbon Book Fair event, (relaunch of Faster than Speed of Light), 10/6 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lisbon Book Fair event, (relaunch of Faster than Speed of Light), 10/6 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Long interview to Observer newspaper in Portugal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Very long interview on anything from life to the universe to what it is like being a scientist. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://observador.pt/especiais/joao-magueijo-fui-expulso-do-colegio-moderno-por-uma-redacao/ |
| Description | Multi-Sensory dark matter experience at London Science Museum Lates |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Together with the Sussex Computer-Human Interaction Lab and Roberto Trotta from Imperial College, we designed a multi-sensory experience of dark matter for the London Science Museum. As part of the museum Lates (an adult-only late-night event), we created an interactive experience with sound, taste, smell, and touch where participants traveled through our galaxy. With ultra-sound haptic sensors and a narrated sound piece driven by the results actual physical calculations, the experience (which happened inside a portable planetarium with projected simulations of dark matter) was a great success. A video, made by science communication Imperial alumni, has been used in science outreach by the university and can be found here: youtube.com/watch?v=zKRsjGqz5Ls . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://youtube.com/watch?v=zKRsjGqz5Ls |
| Description | Multisensory Dark Matter Experience at the Great Exhibition Road Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A collaboration between Imperial College and the Sussex computer human interaction Lab, the Multisensory Dark Matter experience takes the participants on a journey across our galaxy through taste, sound, touch and smell. Using cutting-edge haptic technology we crafted an experience where curiosity is sparked and complex scientific concepts are communicated in an intuitive way. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKRsjGqz5Ls |
| Description | NATURE versus Nature |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Reporting on research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Newsletter of the EP CERN department |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Newsletter of the EP CERN department by Spyros Argyropoulos (University of Iowa), Panos Charitos (CERN) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://ep-news.web.cern.ch/content/interview-claudia-de-rham |
| Description | Onesimo Teotonia de Almedia TV Programme New Bedford 17/9 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Onesimo Teotonia de Almedia TV Programme New Bedford 17/9 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Open Day Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talks to around 200 prospective undergraduate students. - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2016,2017,2018,2019 |
| Description | Outreach for families and children, Institute of Physics, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I shared my enthusiasm for physics as volunteer in the charity Institute of Physics to advance physics education among children and parents. Family days were thematic, with focus ranging from the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing to the new changes in the International System of Units. Children were enthusiastic about all activities provided and reported superb feedback to the main organisers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.kingscross.co.uk/event/institute-of-physics-family-day |
| Description | Outreach talk for Department of Physics, A-level Project Open Days, Imperial College Science and Engineering Open Days |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Providing students with overview in research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Paradoxes of our Universe and a varying speed of light, talk for the UCL Physics Society 27/2 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | UCL Physics Society 27/2: |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Participant in "Se eu fosse polÃtico... que faria de diferente", RDP1 programme in relation to Portuguese elections Oct 2019. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participant in "Se eu fosse político... que faria de diferente", RDP1 programme in relation to Portuguese elections Oct 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Phil Halper documentary: "Before the Big Bang 8: Varying Speed Of Light Cosmology (VSL)" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Phil Halper documentary: "Before the Big Bang 8: Varying Speed Of Light Cosmology (VSL)", |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbHBBtsrU1g |
| Description | Physics World article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I wrote published the magazine article "When supercomputers go over to the dark side", Physics World, pp. 42-46, March 2017, together with colleague Martin White. This has sparked a lot of interest in my research project from colleagues in other areas of physics, and from members of the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://live.iop-pp01.agh.sleek.net/2017/02/26/when-supercomputers-go-over-to-the-dark-side/ |
| Description | Pint of Science talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Pint of Science talk "The Mystery of Missing Magnetic Monopoles" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2019 |
| URL | https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/the-strange-physics-of-the-unimaginable |
| Description | Porto University CITCEM 15/3 "Migrant Chronicles: oceans, borders, home": "Two views of the Portuguese emigration" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Porto University CITCEM 15/3 "Migrant Chronicles: oceans, borders, home": "Two views of the Portuguese emigration" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Presentation as part of concert with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, London, UK, 4 Oct, 2020. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation as part of concert with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, London, UK, 4 Oct, 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Primary school visit (Reading) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talks on "The Universe" to year 5 pupil at Caversham Primary School, Reading - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2014,2019 |
| Description | Public Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lewis Elton annual lecture, University of Surrey. Over 100 students attended an interdisciplinary talk on the role of experience in fundamental physics and the nature of time. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Public Lecture Geneva |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public Lecture Geneva on the subject of "Past, Present and Future: The Science of Time" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAFymPdAg5I |
| Description | Public Lecture at Institute of Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public Lecture on the interpretation of quantum theory at Institute of Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Title: "Physical Logic" 22nd Feb 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3387&v=LMR_AsWCGcA |
| Description | Public debate "Parallel Universes?" LSE 23rd Oct 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public debate "Parallel Universes?" LSE 23rd Oct 2017. About 100 people attended a public debate on the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeuI_Oja-P4 |
| Description | Public lecture IQC Waterloo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 80 people attended a talk at the Institute for Quantum Computing, Unversity of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. There were questions and discussion afterwards. The talk was live tweeted. It was also videoed and will be made available on YouTube for further reach. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Public lecture at the Cromwell Place gallery: "Space and Time: A Modern Perspective" at the exhibition Time {} and Eternal Life. (Oct 2020) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online public lecture that was broadcast on the gallery's YouTube channel and within the gallery exhibit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Public lecture, `Challenging Gravity' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public lecture, Challenging gravity, discussing my research over the past 15 years. There was live audience of 100 people and it was broadcast on YouTube with more than 3000 views from the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lPaGnkuLbY |
| Description | Public talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public talk on gravitaton |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.hdwright.org/index.php/en/about-the-foundation/news |
| Description | Public talk at BlueDot festival (Jodrell Bank) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited public talk on "The Science of Stephen Hawking" at the BlueDot festival to approx 250 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Public talk at Great Exhibition Road Festival 2019 (June) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public talk to ~200 people on modern ideas in physics on space and time. Many questions after, and it interfaced with a 'stall' the theoretical physics group ran at the event on the same topic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk/event/modern-perspective-space-and-time/ |
| Description | Public talk at KIAS, Seoul, Korea, ``A Brief History of the Science of Stephen Hawking'', Mar 29 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public talk in Seoul - enomrous interest in topic and many questions afterwards |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Public talk for `Friends of Imperial College' Cosmology and Dark Energy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public lecture on Dark Energy and Cosmic Acceleration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.friendsofimperial.org.uk/events/cosmology-and-dark-energy/ |
| Description | RTP 3 Fronteiras XXI, 90 minute live debate on new technologies and the furture, 27/11 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | RTP 3 Fronteiras XXI, 90 minute live debate on new technologies and the furture, 27/11 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | RTP 3: 360 degrees news program, November 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Snap life interview, about 10 minutes, on several other matters, but also including science politics and emigration out of Portugal |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | RTP Live news Hawking; TSF radio Hawking 14/3 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | RTP Live news Hawking; TSF radio Hawking 14/3 Two interviews on the work of S, Hawking |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Radio Lac |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Radio Lac ``Claudia de Rham, physicienne" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.radiolac.ch/podcasts/parce-que-tout-est-info-07112018-135624/ |
| Description | Radio Toronto life 28/11/17 Fátima Martins, CHIN Radio 100.7 FM, Manhas da CHIN Talk Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Radio Toronto life 28/11/17 Fátima Martins, CHIN Radio 100.7 FM, Manhas da CHIN Talk Show |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Radio show: Infinite Monkey Cage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participation in Infinite Monkey Cage talking about the science of time. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000lvbx |
| Description | Research Frontiers Talk for Imperial College Undergraduates |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Encouraging students |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Saturday Feature article in The Guardian, by Hannah Devlin. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Saturday Feature article in The Guardian, by Hannah Devlin. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2020 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/25/has-physicists-gravity-theory-solved-impossible-dark... |
| Description | School Visits (London and South East England) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talks to sixth form and secondary school students |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2017,2018,2022 |
| Description | School talk (Coventry) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Over 100 GCSE students attended a talk about gravity and theoretical physics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | School talk (London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk to about 40 pupils and teachers at Oaklands School, East London, about Gravity and Theoretical Physics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | School talk Kings Mar 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | School talk - enormous interest |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | School talk St. Pauls Girl School, London, May 14 2020 (via Zoom) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | School talk |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Science News article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article on magnetic monopoles in the Science News magazine |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.sciencenews.org/article/magnetic-monopoles-single-pole-physics |
| Description | Science for Fiction |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk on "Ending the Universe" to science fiction writers based on Higgs vacuum instability research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Scientific expert for Los Angeles Times on movie Tenet |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Provided Physics insight to the community |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-09-04/science-christopher-nolan-tenet-p... |
| Description | Speaker and Panelist at Art and Idea Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Outreach |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://howthelightgetsin.org/global/ideas-and-culture/speakers/claudia-de-rham |
| Description | Swiss National Radio |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Swiss National Radio, ``La gravitation au coeur du 18e colloque Wright a Geneve," radio interview |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.rts.ch/play/radio/cqfd/audio/la-gravitation-au-coeur-du-18e-colloque-wright-a-geneve?id=... |
| Description | Symposium "Game Changers: 9 Young Scientists Transforming Our World" hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited Speaker and Panelist |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.nyas.org/ebriefings/2020/game-changers-scientists-shaping-the-future-of-research-in-the-... |
| Description | Talk `Black Holes, Strings and the Laws of Physics, Friends of Imperial talk, Oct 14 2019, Imperial |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 250 people attended talk - a lot of interest |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Talk at "Celebrating Women in Physics" IOP conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Over 100 people, mostly female, attended a talk on gravitational physics at the "Celebrating Women in Physics" IOP conference, in Manchester. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Talk at Kiefer Symposium November 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk to artists and curators at Symposium for Anselm Keifer's exhibition at White Cube November 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Talk at Pint of Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk "The Higgs boson and the fate of the Universe" given in The George IV pub, Chiswick |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/infinity-and-beyond |
| Description | Talk at St Ann's School, Brooklyn NY |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Visit to St Ann's School, Brooklyn NY, USA. Talk on research in Physics to a high school class of about 25 students and school teaching staff. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Talk: Black Holes and the Fundamental Laws of Physics, at Kings College School Wimbledon, Nov 7 2017. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Popular talk on black holes to 6th Form students |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | The best of all possible worlds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Trotter Prize Lecture |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.science.tamu.edu/trotter/ |
| Description | Theory of everything talk to Oxford University Student Physical Society, November 9 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | ''Theory of everything'' talk to Oxford University Student Physical Society, November 9 2017 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman, Season 8, episode 1,``Is the Force with Us?" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/through-the-wormhole/is-the-force-with-us/ |
| Description | Time Tries All Things, an art work by Grace Weir at the Institute of Physics, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Members of the public engage with an immersive video artwork on the subject of "Time" lasting 30 minutes at the Institute of Physics. Dowker and her research on time are featured in the work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://beta.iop.org/time |
| Description | Video Link, Understanding Abdus Salam, Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Invited back |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THaTsd3bEDY |
| Description | Video art installation featuring my work Jan-Mar 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Video art installation "Time Tries All Things" by Grace Weir featuring my work, IOP, King's Cross London, Jan-Mar 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.iop.org/time#gref |
| Description | Women Luminaries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 100 people attended debate and engage in discussions on research in gravitational physics and academia. Recording available on youtube |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCUDToNuRw4 |
| Description | Worldcon 75 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk on "Destroying The Universe With Vacuum Bubbles" to the 75th World Science Fiction Convention, based on Higgs vacuum instability research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/worldcon75/en/w75/schedule/11307/Destroying+The+Universe+With+Vacuu... |
| Description | YouTube video interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | YouTube video interview on ``Cosmology's Latest Puzzle: The Hubble Tension" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoAkFq-KIrk |
| Description | Youtube Channel Scientia Egregia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lectures on theoretical physics given in livestreams on Youtube. Viewed on average by 10000 people. Total views >100000 hours. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019,2020,2021,2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQFaJoQu0TP7je5HchCNjHA |
| Description | newspaper article, Observador |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | On S Hawking |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.sabado.pt/ciencia---saude/detalhe/stephen-hawking-uma-breve-historia?ref=SEC_Grupo1_cienc... |
| Description | newspaper article, Sábado |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hawking work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://observador.pt/opiniao/a-luz-que-vem-do-escuro-aos-atropelos/ |
| Description | radio interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Swiss National Radio,"La gravitation au coeur du 18e colloque Wright à Genève," radio interview |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.rts.ch/play/radio/cqfd/audio/la-gravitation-au-coeur-du-18e-colloque-wright-a-geneve?id=... |
| Description | school visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 'Theory of everything'' Abingdon School Feb 2 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |