The deadline for preliminary applications for an Ernest Rutherford Fellowship at MSSL is 16.00 on Tuesday 1 July 2025. Ernest Rutherford Fellowship applications at MSSL for 2025 1. Purpose of the ...

Rutherford’s work earned him yet another degree, this time a B.Sc. degree in 1894. A year later, he won yet another scholarship at Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University.

Awards last five years, with typical funding awarded in the range of £500k-£600k. The Ernest Rutherford Fellowships are intended for early career researchers who do not yet have an academic position.

It was Rutherford who, after 1933, took the lead in opening English academic life to Jewish refugees. In fact, scientific society was wide open, as it may not be again for many years.

Some scientific breakthroughs are so profound that they change human knowledge and technology as we know it: Ernest Rutherford’s atomic model in 1911, Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin in ...

Then, in 1911, came Ernest Rutherford’s discovery that atoms contain a central ‘nucleus’ of densely packed positive charge.

In 1895, Wilhelm Röntgen discovered X-rays while experimenting with cathode rays and crystals, leading to the realization that invisible rays could cause fluorescence and penetrate lightproof ...

Kapitsa convinced Rutherford to build the Mond Laboratory to help with his research. He then commissioned David Gill to carve the comedic crocodile into the building before it was opened.

Why Trump's Claims About Americans Splitting The Atom Angers New Zealanders The recent inaugural address of President Donald Trump has sparked a heated debate over the origins of a groundbreaking ...