Birmingham Poynting Physical Society (PPS)

We are one of the largest and oldest student-led physics societies in the country and we organise weekly social events for the physics students in the University of Birmingham. Events include bar crawls, quizzes, sober socials, an annual ball and much more. We also arrange academic events such as careers fairs and our famous Science on Tap where we listen to lecturers’ research in a bar.

We welcome all students and aim to promote relationships between students and improve student satisfaction in Physics. We also run several sports teams including 6-a-side and 11-a-side football as well as a netball team. 

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The facts
We were founded in 1884 by Professor John Henry Poynting, making us older than the University of Birmingham itself.
We are one of the largest physics societies in the country.
We are a registered company.
We are a gold affiliated society with the IOP.
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FUSE 2023

We recently hosted FUSE 2023 which is the annual meeting of IOP affiliated societies which provides a forum for societies to network and discuss how to improve events and learn from each other. 

We hosted a masterclass on how to run large events and had many sessions talking with societies from across the country.

Events/Trips/Socials

Annual Ball: 

A themed Ball hosted in a beautiful venue where we have a 3-course meal and drinks as well as an awards ceremony for students and lecturers. This event has around 400 attendees and is a great way to end a year. 

Higgs Booze-On:

Our annual beginning of the year bar crawl sees upwards of 250 attendees and has us visiting 5 bars/clubs across Selly Oak and Birmingham’s Broad Street. 

Camping Trip:

We spent 2 nights in Gower, Wales where 50 students spent days hiking in the hills, spending time on the beach and having a bonfire with BBQs. 

Committee List
  • President: Matt Laken
  • Vice-President: Sara Rehman
  • Treasurer: Daniel Leavesley
  • Secretary: Chloe Phipp
  • Sports Rep: Louis Baruch Harrison
  • Social Media Rep: Poppy Russell
  • PhD Rep: Will Rose
  • 4th Year Reps: Sinéad Leckey, Abigail McIntosh
  • 3rd Year Rep: Nancy Thompson
  • 2nd Year Reps: Oli Hopkins, Jaipal Uppal
  • 1st Year Reps: Alex Ward, Alexander Trowbridge, Ash Stewart
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