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Exposing counterfeit travel documents
A joint study between our Applied Optics and Forensics Research groups has found that optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging technology can be utilised to distinguish between legitimate and counterfeit travel documents.
Mapping the Milky Way
Dr James Urquhart has co-led international research exploring the molecular gas content of the Milky Way.
Double success for the School in SEPNet Awards
Dr Vicky Mason has won the Achievement Award at the SEPnet Public Engagement Awards while the School was awarded the ‘Strategic Approach to Public Engagement’ for hard work done to ensure that engagement is embedded into our strategy.
New study discovers ancient meteoritic impact
A research team of international space scientists, led by Dr Matthias van Ginneken has found new evidence of a low-altitude meteoritic touchdown event reaching the Antarctic ice sheet 430,000 years ago.