As part of the Experimental and Professional Physics/Astrophysics Module (PH32006/32016), since 2019 we have been running a science fair at the Mills Observatory in Dundee “Physics at the Mills”.

We wanted to come back to Mills Observatory in 2020, but then we had to go in lock-down. Since the students had produced really great materials, “Physics at the Mills 2020” is now going on line, together with the “Physics on the Web 2021” and “Physics on the Web 2022”. We have been back at Mills Observatory since March 2023! And beating all the previous audience records in March 2024.

Physics at the Mills Observatory 2024

In March 2024, we beat all the attendance records, with over 150 people in an event packed with fun activities on Mars exploration and rocket science, light and lasers, making bubbles, and using rainbows to understand what the universe is made of. Click on the image below to see the activities.

Physics at the Mills Observatory 2023

The Physics Students Science Fair went back to in-person at the Mills Observatory, on Saturday March 25th, 2023, from 12:30 to 15:00. The event is children- and family-focused, free and open to all. Join us to learn about standing waves, lasers, light, gravity, and what makes things solid or liquid.

Physics on the Web 2022

Physics at the Mills 2021: Physics on the Web

Since we knew we would not be able to meet face-to-face, our “Physics at the Mills 2021” was created as an online science fair from start. Click the image below to access all the wonderful activities and videos!

Physics at the Mills 2020

Click the poster to start.

Is Star Wars possible according to Physics? How can we map the Universe?

Physics at the Mills 2019

This is how it all started, back in 2019 and live at Mills observatory. This is the advertisement poster created by the students.