UK physics

GridPP: the UK grid for particle physics.

The start-up of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, presents a huge challenge in processing and analysing the vast amounts of scientific data that will be produced. The architecture of the worldwide grid that will handle 15 PB of particle physics data annually from this machine is based on a hierarchical tiered structure. We describe the development of the UK component (GridPP) of ...

Performance of the UK Grid for Particle Physics

GridPP operates a Grid for the UK particle physics community that is fully integrated with the Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE) and LHC Computing Grid (LCG) projects. GridPP provides CPU and storage resources at 19 sites across the UK, runs the UKIreland Regional Operations Centre for EGEE, provides Grid-wide configuration, monitoring and accounting information via the Grid Operations Centre...

Audit of the job satisfaction levels of the UK radiography and physics workforce in UK radiotherapy centres 2012.

OBJECTIVE Workforce planning reports identify a staff shortfall that jeopardizes the ability of UK radiotherapy centres to meet future demands. Obtaining an understanding of the work experiences of radiotherapy professionals will support the development of strategies to increase job satisfaction, productivity and effectiveness. METHODS A quantitative survey assessed job satisfaction, attitude...

Art and Design Education in the UK

This paper seeks to identify the philosophical origins of the teaching of art and design and subsequently trace its incorporation into a teaching program in the UK. It briefly discusses the nature of its classical ‘drawing’ background and the conflicts in the debate as to what ‘design’ means. It then goes on to identify the cultural and political context which shaped the institutions, such as A...

The Finances of Chemistry and Physics Departments in UK Universities: Third Review