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School of Physics and Astronomy

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Entity titleSchool of Physics and AstronomyEntity identifier187Entity typeAgencyDate range2015 - DescriptionEstablished in 1960 Heads of Department: Professor Robert Street 1960-1974 Professor William Albert Rachinger 1975 Professor Herbert Cairns Bolton 1976-1980 Professor Thomas Frederick Smith 1981-1991 Professor John Rayner Pilbrow 1993-1995 Professor Barry Muddle 1996-2004 Professor George Simon 2005 Professor Michael Morgan 2006- Merged with department of Materials Engineering in January 2001 to form School of Physics and Materials Engineering. In 2005 the departments were split to form the School of Physics (Science) and Department of Materials Engineering (Engineering). In 2015 a new School of Physics and Astronomy was formed from the School of Physics and astronomy and astrophysics from the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

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