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Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Against all odds
It was with grit, great class and perfect timing that Matt Goss won Milan-San Remo on Saturday. He wasn't meant to win though.
Editor's note: Every week through the 2011 road season, VeloNews Editor-at-Large John Wilcockson is writing about key features of the week's racing. This sixth installment focuses on the year's first monumental classic and its amazing winner.
It was with grit, great class and perfect timing that Matt Goss won Milan-San Remo on Saturday. He wasn't meant to win though.
All the signs to such an outcome pointed in the opposite direction. But in the tradition of natural-born classics riders, the self-confident 24-year-old Tasmanian ignored all the negative indications and raced with the aplomb of a superstar.
First, he wasn't the team leader of HTC-Highroad for the season's first monumental classic. That was the role of Mark Cavendish, whose victory in San Remo two years ago at age 23 established the Manxman as more than just the world's fastest sprinter. On Saturday, Goss set out from Milan as Cav's lead-out man for the expected group finish seven hours later in San Remo, designated to ride for his sprinter in the way George Hincapie (now with BMC Racing) did in 2009.
Second, not only had no Australian previously won Milan-San Remo, but nobody from outside of Europe had ever taken Italy's Classicissima. The closest anyone came to performing that feat was American Greg LeMond, who in 1986 reached the San Remo finish in a three-man breakaway group and narrowly lost to Sean Kelly (the first "offshore" winner). Two other non-Europeans have since placed second in mass field sprints at San Remo: Californian Fred Rodriguez (behind Mario Cipollini in 2002) and Aussie Allan Davis (behind Oscar Freire in 2007).
Third, conventional wisdom decrees that a modern San Remo winner has to compete in Tirreno-Adriatico, the Italian stage race that finishes four days earlier, before contesting the year's longest classic (298km). The previous 11 winners of La Classicissima all rode the Race of the Two Seas; the last one not to come off Tirreno was 1999 winner Andreï Tchmil, who completed the French stage race, Paris-Nice, before winning in San Remo. Goss also rode Paris-Nice.
Fourth, no one is supposed to win a major classic without having ridden the event several times to familiarize themselves with the course and learn all of its idiosyncrasies. Goss did ride Milan-San Remo once before, in 2010, but he didn't finish the race.
Fifth, and this is probably the most significant negative, Goss wasn't even considered to be a potential winner, let alone a favorite, by the European media. In the Continent's leading sports paper, L'Équipe, the editors named 13 pre-race favorites, from five-star picks Philippe Gilbert and Oscar Freire down to one-star choices Tyler Farrar and Daniele Bennati. As for Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport, which organizes Milan-San Remo, it listed 12 favorites, including HTC team leader Cavendish at No. 12 — but there was no mention of Goss.
Changing fortunes
None of those five negative influences disturbed Goss. In fact, they worked in his favor.
First, his role on the HTC team changed from helper to its best hope halfway through the race, and the weather conditions were an important factor in that change.
Cavendish, reflecting on his 2009 victory, remembered how the peloton left behind a cold mist on the Milan side of the Passo del Turchino halfway through the race and emerged from the summit tunnel into warm sunshine before heading down to the Mediterranean coast. And 150km later, after surviving the demanding climbs in the finale, he sprinted home ahead of Heinrich Haussler and 50 others in the shade-streaked streets of San Remo.
Something similar was expected this year, but the weather was reversed. After riding in sunshine for the first half of the race, the peloton emerged from the Turchino tunnel into cloudy conditions with occasional rain showers making the roads slick. Cavendish flatted on the coast road after one of the showers and as the peloton had sped up to close down the early breakaway, he and several teammates were still near the back when a mass pileup split the peloton just before the key climb of La Mànie, 100km from the finish.
Being stuck in the big second group on La Mànie's narrow roads proved a bad place to be. Not only for Cav and teammates, but also for two other favorites: world champ Thor Hushovd, who was caught up in the pileup, and defending champ Freire, who slid out on a wet, downhill turn and banged his bike on a crash barrier. None of them would get back to the front of the race.
This wasn't a scenario envisioned by HTC's sprinting consultant and four-time San Remo winner Erik Zabel, who the day before said this about Cavendish: "I believe in him … and if he isn't feeling his best I know that he will be the first to sacrifice himself for (Peter) Velits or Goss, our two other candidates."
But Cav, Velits (who finished 10th in the 2009 San Remo) and five teammates were in dire straits at the back, leaving just Goss in the front group of some 50 riders, who now controlled their destiny. By the day's second feed zone at Ceriale, with 70km still to race, the gap between the two groups was 2:15.
That gap would be tough to close because up front six teams were pushing the pace: BMC Racing for Alessandro Ballan; Katusha for Filippo Pozzato; Liquigas for Vincenzo Nibali and Peter Sagan; Omega-Lotto for Gilbert; Quick Step for Tom Boonen; and Leopard-Trek for Fabian Cancellara and Daniele Bennati. Also among the leaders was former race winner Alessandro Petacchi, who was getting a free ride as his Lampre teammates were pulling the chase group for the on-form Michel Scarponi, who later said, "I went to sleep on La Mànie."
All this meant that Goss was on his own. He had no one to guide him on the climbs, no one to help if he flatted, and no on to lead him out if he was still there at the end. So he'd have to ride a very smart, patient race if he were to become the first Aussie to win the Classicissima.
Five years in the making
Even though the Euro media saw Goss as a marginal rider, he's well known to the Anglo-Saxon press. He first showed some of his qualities in 2006 at age 19, when he won a track worlds gold medal in the team pursuit and briefly wore the leader's jersey at the Tour of Britain when riding for the South Australia-AIS development squad. That ride earned him a pro contract with Bjarne Riis's Team CSC, with whom he came to race Philadelphia's 250km International Championship in 2007.
Goss handled that classics-length distance just fine for a rookie: He wasn't fazed by another rider bumping into his back wheel as the final sprint began and continued to lead-out teammate JJ Haedo to the win, while he held his speed to take second place ahead of Highroad's Bernhard Eisel, with another rookie, Cavendish, in sixth.
The following year, his most telling ride came in a messy edition of the Belgian semi-classic Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, where he took third place by out-sprinting Boonen and 12 others in a strong chase group. Another 12 months on, in April 2009, Goss again showed his fortitude in a wet and windy Ghent-Wevelgem. He didn't win but helped power a three-man chase group and out-sped his companions at the finish to take his first podium in a ProTour classic.
Despite that result and his later win in a field sprint at Paris-Brussels, Goss didn't re-sign with CSC-Sax Bank and moved to HTC in 2010. His solid progress continued with a team that had Cavendish and André Greipel as its top sprinters, but the young Aussie still got his chances. He won a 50-man sprint (ahead of Pozzato and Farrar) to win stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia, returned to Philadelphia to take the title ahead of Sagan in a 34-man charge and then took his first ProTour classic, the GP de Plouay in France, in a 60-up bunch gallop (again ahead of Farrar and Sagan).
With those five solid seasons in his legs, Goss began this year as a rider far more experienced and successful than the average 24-year-old. He added to his growing palmarès with stage wins at the Tour Down Under and Tour of Oman this year; those successes also came in field sprints (over Greipel in Australia and Bennati in Oman). And the European media's pigeon-holing him as a field sprinter only gained traction when he won stage 3 of this month's Paris-Nice at Nuits-Saint-Georges (out-kicking Haussler after rival Sagan had a nasty crash on the last turn).
Even though riding Paris-Nice and not Tirreno-Adriatico was considered a negative, it turned out to be a plus for Goss. He had time to recover from the tribulations of a final weekend of wet, windy and hilly racing and then had an easy few days of training, out of the media spotlight, preparing for the big race.
2011 wins for UCI ProTeams
(in UCI .1 races and higher through March 21)
1. HTC-Highroad 15 (seven riders)
2. Rabobank 12 (five riders)
3. Garmin-Cervélo 10 (five riders)
4. Liquigas-Cannondale 7 (three riders)
5. Team RadioShack 6 (five riders)
6. Lampre-ISD 6 (three riders)
7. Sky 5 (four riders)
8. Saxo Bank-SunGard 5 (three riders)
Vacansoleil-DCM 5 (three riders)
10. Movistar 4 (three riders)
Omega Pharma-Lotto 4 (two riders)
12. AG2R-La Mondiale 2 (two riders)
Quick Step 2 (two riders)
14. BMC Racing 2 (one rider)
15. Katusha 1 (one rider)
Leopard-Trek 1 (one rider)
Astana 1 (one rider)
(Euskaltel-Euskadi remains as the only ProTeam yet to register a victory in 2011.)
His European base is in Monaco, not far from San Remo, and so last week he was able to scout the San Remo finale several times, taking special note of the last 10km: up the winding climb of the Poggio and down its tight, switchback descent into the streets of the City of Flowers. That knowledge helped Goss overcome his not having finished the Classicissima before, and it was particularly important knowing that, without teammates in the March 19 monument's final hour, he would have to be ready to respond to any accelerations made by the likes of the far more experienced Cancellara, Gilbert, Nibali or Pozzato.
No one was expecting Goss to have the strength at the end of seven hours' racing to match the world's best on difficult climbs. Except maybe for those who really know Gossy, including a near-neighbor in Monte Carlo, Quick Step leader Boonen, who on the eve of Milan-San Remo said this about the young Aussie: "He's a real hard man who doesn't yet know his possibilities. In my eyes, he's better than Cavendish."
Determination and dash
Goss chased his possibilities to the max on Saturday afternoon. Throughout the final 30km, up and down the Cipressa, along the coast road and into the Poggio, he was always among the first dozen riders in the group as they chased a dangerous four-man break. And on the Poggio itself, where he'd learned how to take every turn of the 3.7km climb and knew where the steepest pitch of 8 percent was followed by a false flat to the top, he stayed in the first five or six.
While BMC's Greg Van Avermaet remained the only the breakaway and Nibali jumped after him from the chase group, Goss kept right in the wheels of Cancellara, Gilbert and Ballan. So when they closed on Nibali at the start of the descent, there were only eight men left in contention. And after Van Avermaet was reeled in with 2.5km to go, Goss continued to ride like a veteran. He let the others close down an attack by FDJ's Yoann Offredo (one of the earlier breakaways), and he was the first to chase after a dangerous move from Gilbert before the one kilometer's red kite.
And in the eventual drag-race finale, he again followed Gilbert's wheel before launching his own impressive effort in the last 200 meters that took him over the line a good bike length ahead of Cancellara, who said this was his best-ever sprint but was still no match for Goss — the rider who wasn't supposed to win.


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If you read my post last week, you know that the AFC is a two-horse race and the NFC is a mess. All four first-round games agreed with the True Wins predictions. I didn't trust the Seahawks on the road, but True Wins came through (11 for the Seahawks versus just 9.5 for the Skins). So, what are we left with? Two clear favorites in the AFC (Patriots and Broncos) and two toss ups in the NFC. True Wins alone takes 49ers over Packers (11.5 to 11) and Seahawks over Falcons (11 to 10.5). I'm going to stick with the home teams in both cases, but don't expect blowouts in the NFC unless the turnover margin is really skewed.
As part of football month on the blog, here are a couple random questions and answers that I've accumulated.
Should the NFL eliminate kickoffs? Greg Schiano, the Buccaneers crazy coach, thinks the NFL should get rid of kickoffs to protect player safety. A Rutgers player was paralyzed running kick coverage while Schiano coached there, so he knows exactly how dangerous kickoffs can be. Never mind that this is the same coach who runs a "kneel down blitz" when the other team is trying to kill the clock, a tactic that might work once when the other team is not expecting it, but will probably never work again.


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Some people say the morning is the best time to write, but I like the afternoon. In the morning I'm too distracted by all the various to-dos that I know are on my list for the day; I find I'm better off getting some of those things done in the morning and then plopping down in front of the computer after lunch. The only problem with this schedule is that it seems many others use afternoons as their errand time. So while my phone, email, etc tend to be blissfully silent in the morning, in the afternoon, if I need to leave my phone/email on for some reason (or if I just forget to turn them off) it's a constant stream of interruptions. So it has been this afternoon.
My plan for the afternoon had originally been to finish up an article on one part of the Navajo project – it's almost there. But then I got several emails/phone calls, all about different important matters that don't take much time to address but which I did need to deal with. Unfortunately, I don't deal with distractions at all well while writing; I really need a block of time in which to concentrate. So I abandoned ship on finishing the article today. Maybe over the weekend.
Instead, I turned to data and statistics. The beauty of this kind of work in this situation is that it's something I can do with interruptions – in fact, I find interruptions to be useful. I can keep thinking about a data problem in the back of my head while dealing with something else.
So today when interruptions derailed my writing, I turned to my Spanish project. Earlier this summer, I was in Valencia, Spain, looking at a zooarchaeological collection of leporids (or rabbits) from the site of Cueva de Nerja. Now, it's time to take those data and figure out what they mean. My question in looking at these rabbit bones has to do with how the rabbits were being hunted. Did the prehistoric inhabitants of Nerja take these on the landscape? Or did they hunt them using a mass capture technology, such as netting? The way to answer this question is by looking at the demography of the rabbits in question – are there lots of young rabbits, or mostly older ones? More males or females? Are there changing patterns through time, and if so, are those patterns statistically significant?


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2006 in review If 2006 had an information security epitaph it would probably be the year of the missing laptop.
Security breaches that resulted in the disclosure of confidential data, already a trend in recent years, grew alarmingly - to the point where security watchers noted that 100 million personal records had been compromised in the period between February 2005, when ChoicePoint admitted that ID thieves had swiped information on 163,000 victims from its database, and December 2006 in the US alone.
Notable breaches this year included laptops stolen from Ernst & Young and the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The issue has probably been a problem for years, but was only revealed because of the requirements of California's information security breach disclosure laws, passed in 2003, which have acted as a template for similar legislation across many US states.
The year also saw a number of high-profile cybercrime prosecutions, including attempts to extradite UFO-enthusiast and alleged Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon to the US.
The inclusion of RFID chips in next-generation US passports sparked a wave of security concerns. Security researchers were quick to demonstrate the ease by which these chips might be either cloned or read.
Lack of adequate security precautions, such as encryption, also proved to be an issue for "contactless" credit cards that also incorporate RFID technology.
Step aside Master S'kiddie, and leave malware to the professionals
On other fronts, the last 12 months continued the trend of for-profit cybercrime becoming a primary driver for the creation of computer malware. According to Finnish anti-virus firm F-Secure, at the start of 2007 there will be at least 250,000 known PC viruses.
Targeted Trojan attacks - as opposed to high profile computer worm outbreaks - have become the norm. Many of these attacks targeted unpatched (so-called zero-day) vulnerabilities in browsers and enterprise applications. Perhaps inevitably, Microsoft applications, particularly Internet Explorer and Word, were a major focus of these attacks but other vendors were dragged into the mess as the number of unpatched enterprise applications mushroomed. Many of these attacks used backdoors, booby trapped document files and rootkits.
Mobile malware continued to make the news, despite barely featuring in reports compiled by firms providing support to mobile phone users. New mobile malware, and that adapted from existing code, both created concern, if not many reports of infection.
The growing prominence of social networking sites proved a powerful lure for hackers, as exemplified by an attack by a JavaScript worm on MySpace in December.
Meanwhile, scripting exploits allowed hackers to swamp Second Life with Sonic The Hedgehog-style gold rings in November. The so-called grey-goo attack forced Linden Labs to take Sadville offline for a short time to clean up the mess.
Hasta la Vista, baby
Microsoft continued to bolster its effort to improve the security of Windows machines, notably with the forthcoming release of Windows Vista, as it pushed its efforts to gain revenue from the computer security market it's arguably been instrumental in creating.
These efforts didn't go unopposed. Both McAfee and Symantec cried foul over kernel protection measures that they claimed frustrated their development efforts. Probably on the basis that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, security vendors such as Sophos and Kaspersky waded in on Microsoft's behalf.
Spam continued to be an irritant. A number of high profile prosecutions under, for example the US's CAN-SPAM Act, failed to have much of an impact on the junk mail volumes flowing into users' inboxes. Spamming is simply too profitable and junk mail scumbags are too devious to completely disappear.
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Collegiate Cycling - Nationals Eligibility and Qualification
|What's the Difference?
Think you're one of the nation's best? Want to find out? USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships are your chance. No matter what discipline you compete in, National Championships offer you the venue to go head to head with other elite athletes in your sport.
Eligibility vs. Qualification
Eligibility has nothing to do with results and rankings. Simply put, to be eligible to race at USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships you must be enrolled as a full-time student at your school during the time of your event, and you must be in good financial, academic, and disciplinary standing. Additionally, you need to meet any race participation requirements for your discipline. On the road, for example, you must have contested a minimum of three mass start Category A races to be eligible. For the exact rules on eligibility, see the Collegiate Rulebook, section 7I1.
Qualification, on the other hand, refers to whether you have earned one of the spots allocated to your conference for that national championship event. Not everyone who is eligible can qualify, and qualification is based on team standings and individual rankings. The number of qualifiers depends on the size of the conference, and the exact qualifying rules vary by conference, discipline, and event. This applies only to the National road race, criterium, cross country, and short track events. For all others, no qualification is necessary to attend Nationals.
In order to be eligible for competition in any discipline, you first need to prove that you are a full-time student at your school. Just fill out this form and have it signed by your registrar and bring it with you to packet pick-up at the event. After that, things get a little more specific.
BMX Eligibility [N/A]
In order to compete in the Collegiate class at BMX National Championships, a rider must simply hold either a USA Cycling Collegiate or USA BMX license.
Road Eligibility [7I7]
In order to compete in the Road Race or Criterium at Road Nationals, you must have raced in three Category A mass-start races during the conference season.
To compete in the TTT, you must have done two Category A races (of any kind) during the conference season. This means that if you're a B, but have participated in two Category A TTT's throughout the season, you can go to Nationals and race the TTT.
Track Eligibility [7I8]
To compete in a mass-start race at Track Nationals, all you need is proof that you have competed in two mass-start track events, to compete in the individual races you need proof that you competed in one track event. Additionally, you must have competed in one conference event if your conference held a track season and if participation in that season is required in your conference (ask your conference director). Participation is not requisite in all conferences, so just because your conference held a season does not mean you had to have competed in it in order to qualify. Always make sure to check the specific rules for your conference.
The only exception to this is the Points Race and Scratch Race. To compete in the points or scratch races you must be at least a track Category 3 or a collegiate track Category A rider.
Mountain Bike Eligibility [7I9]
To compete in the Endurance Races at a Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championship, you need to have competed as a category A Rider in three conference mass start endurance races that season.
To compete in the 4X or Dual Slalom, you must have competed as a category A rider in three conference gravity races that season.
To compete in the Downhill Race, you must have competed as a Category A rider in three conference gravity races that season, and at least two of those races must have been downhill races.
Cyclocross Eligibility [7I10]
To compete at the Collegiate Cyclocross National Championships, you must be at least a USAC Cyclocross Category 3 or Collegiate Cyclocross Category A rider. Additionally, some conferences require participation in the conference season. Please check with your Conference Director.
Qualifying is not quite always as straightforward as eligibility. In order to earn one of the start spots that's been allocated to your conference, you must qualify either as a team or an individual, which means getting results. Every conference determines qualifications differently, so check with your team president and/or conference director to find out exactly how you can qualify in your conference.
Just as an example, this is how the WCCC determined which riders qualified for Road Nationals in 2011 (a fairly typical example of the process):
TEAM: The first placed team gets six starts spots in the road race and four in the crit. The second through fifth placed teams each get four start spots in the road race and three in the crit.
INDIVIDUAL: The five highest-ranked individuals not on one of the qualifying teams qualify for the road race and the top four individuals qualify for the criterium, as well.
At the end of the season, once you have participated in the appropriate number of races and qualified, your conference director will mark you as eligible and qualified in the USA Cycling Online Registration system, and you can register for the event.
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MSci Physics with a Year Abroad
Enrich your study of physics through an integrated year of Master's level study and a year at a leading global university.
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- UCAS course code: F309
- Start date: October 2020
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You will choose one optional module from below.
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Language module
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- PHELMA, Grenoble, France
- Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Universität Freiburg, Germany
- Universität Hamburg, Germany
- Universität Heidelberg University, Germany
- Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
- University of Padova, Italy
- University of Valencia, Spain
Read more on the Department of Physics website.
This department is taking part in the Imperial College London–Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student exchange pilot. Find out more about the study abroad opportunities that will be created through this two-year pilot, which launched in 2018.
Please note the above is an illustrative list of universities located abroad which the Department is currently partnered with. Partnerships with universities are subject to continuous review and individual partnerships may or may not be renewed.
There may be limitations placed upon your ability to live and study in these locations. If applicable you will need to successfully apply for the relevant visa. This applies to all students, including Home students, in light of the vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
Year 4
Core modules
- Comprehensives
- Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Solid State Physics
- Third Year Physics Laboratory
Optional modules
You will choose optional modules from below.
These modules are given as a guide to what you will be able to choose from.
- Advanced Classical Physics
- Advanced Particle Physics
- Astrophysics
- Atmospheric Physics
- Complexity and Networks
- Computational Physics
- Concepts in Device Physics
- Cosmology
- Entrepreneurship for Physicists
- Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
- General Relativity
- Hydrodynamics
- Information Theory
- Introduction to Plasmonics and Metamaterials
- Laser Technology
- Lasers
- Medical and Biological Imaging
- Optical Communications Physics
- Principles of Instrumentation
- Quantum Field Theory
- Quantum Information
- Quantum Optics
- Quantum Theory of Matter
- Space Physics
- Statistical Mechanics
- Unification - The Standard Model
Download the programme specification [PDF] – this is the most up-to-date version available for this course. It may change for your year of entry. If/when changes to this course are approved by the College, we will update this document and the information on this course page.
Through I-Explore, you'll have the chance to deepen your knowledge in a brand new subject area, chosen from a huge range of for-credit modules.
All of our undergraduate courses will include one module from I-Explore's wide selection. The module you choose will be fully integrated into your course's curriculum and will count as credit towards your degree.
Professional accreditation
This degree leads to a Master's level qualification and is professionally accredited by the Institute of Physics.
Holders of accredited degrees can follow a route to Institute Membership and the CPhys professional qualification.
Achieving a professionally accredited degree demonstrates to employers that you have achieved an industry-recognised standard of competency. It also brings international recognition of your qualification, which is particularly useful for students preparing for a career abroad.
BSc or MSci?
As professionally accredited qualifications, our MSci Physics courses fully satisfy the academic requirement for professional registration as a Chartered Physicist (CPhys). This is a highly respected qualification earned by professionals working in physics, which can lead to higher earning potential and better career prospects.
Fully satisfying the academic requirements means that you won't need to complete any further study on your route to gaining Chartered status after you graduate, although all CPhys applicants need to meet certain professional competence requirements.
Our BSc courses partially satisfy the academic requirements, which means that you would need to demonstrate that you had equivalent knowledge to an accredited integrated Master's degree before you could register as a Chartered Physicist.
Our accreditation agreement with the Institute of Physics is renewed every five years.
The current accreditation agreement is due to be renewed for students starting their studies in the 2020–21 academic year. The Department expects to be accredited into the future.
As well as your main Imperial degree, you will also receive the award of the Associateship of the Royal College of Science (ARCS) on completion of this course.
The Royal College of Science is one of three historic Colleges that came together to form Imperial College London in 1907.
Find out more about our Associateships.
Teaching and assessment
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, laboratory classes and computing labs. Staff office hours are also available to discuss your progress.
A group project and individual project work will provide you with a strong set of additional skills, including presentation and communication.
The expected total study time is 1,500 hours per year. While your actual contact hours may vary according to the optional modules you choose to study, the following gives an indication of how you will spend your time.
Teaching, independent study and placement hours
During the first two years, scheduled contact hours are envisaged to take up about half the time you work on the programme. This includes approximately 10-15 hours of lectures and tutorials and 6 hours of laboratory work per week.
The rest of the time is typically spent on independent learning, such as working on problem sheets, revising course material, writing lab reports and background reading.
From Year 3, the pattern of work depends on your chosen electives, but you can typically expect to spend about 120 hours in lectures, and about 600 hours on your research project.
In the final year, about 250 hours will be spent in lectures, tutorials and the laboratory, with the remaining time on independent learning.
Our Physics degrees use a variety of assessment methods, the list below provides a guide to what you can expect:
- Computing reports and Laboratory reports
- Mastery tests
- Oral presentations and/or vivas
- Poster presentations
- Project reports
- Progress tests and quizzes
- Scientific writing exercises
- Written examinations
- Written problems
Assessment types
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Staff expertise
At Imperial, you will be taught by a range of teachers of all levels from Professors to PhD students, including some who undertake groundbreaking research and are regarded as experts in their field.
You may also experience peer teaching and be taught by specialists external to the College.
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Entry requirements
We welcome students from all over the world and consider all applicants on an individual basis – see selection process below.
For advice on the requirements for the qualifications listed here please contact the Department (see Contact us).
We also accept a wide range of international qualifications. If the requirements for your qualifications are not listed here, please see our academic requirements by country page for guidance on which qualifications we accept.
Minimum entry standards
Our minimum entry standard for 2020 entry is A*A*A overall, to include:
- A* in Mathematics
- A*/A in Physics
- A*/A in a third subject
General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted.
Typical offer range
As a guide, here are the typical offers made in 2017-18 to at least 80% of applicants studying A-levels:
Three A-level offer: A*A*A
Practical endorsement (practical science assessment)
If you are made an offer you will be required to achieve a pass in the practical endorsement in all science subjects that form part of the offer.
Language requirement
Applicants to this course require a pass in a modern European language at grade B or above in GCSE (or equivalent).
Applicants offering an AS level or A-level in the language will have an advantage.
Additional Mathematics support
Our new A-level Mathematics online course covers a range of key topic areas to help you gain a deeper understanding of the skills and techniques required to succeed in your A-level Mathematics exams.
This optional course has been built around the A-level syllabus with the aim of developing your thinking skills, fluency and confidence.
Please note: this course is not compulsory and does not form part of the entry requirements for this course. It is available free of charge via the EdX website. It is self-paced so you can start it at any time.
International Baccalaureate
Minimum entry standards
Our minimum entry standard for 2020 entry is 439 points overall, to include:
- 7, 6, 6 at higher level which must include Mathematics and Physics
Typical offer range
As a guide, the typical offer made in 2017-18 to at least 80% of applicants studying IB was 40-41 points overall.
Language requirement
Applicants to this course require a pass in a modern European language at grade B or above in GCSE (or equivalent).
Applicants offering a language at higher level will have an advantage.
Mathematics Higher Level for award in 2021
For entry in 2021, the Mathematics Analysis and Approaches or the Applications and Interpretation syllabi will be accepted at higher level, but Analysis and Approaches is preferred.
Additional Mathematics support
We have recently launched an A-level Mathematics online course, which is available free of charge via the EdX website.
Although this optional course has been built around the A-level syllabus, it is relevant to your curriculum too.
Please note: this course is not compulsory and does not form part of the entry requirements for this course. It is self-paced so you can start it at any time.
Advanced Placements
Our minimum requirement for this course is grades 5, 5, 5, 5 to include:
- 5 in Calculus BC
- 5 in Physics C Electricity and Magnetism
- 5 in Physics C Mechanics
- 5 in Chemistry, Statistics, Computer Science, Macro or Micro Economics
Language requirement
You are required to have a 3 in a modern foreign language subject.
Additional Mathematics support
We have recently launched an A-level Mathematics online course, which is available free of charge via the EdX website.
Although this optional course has been built around the A-level syllabus, it is relevant to your curriculum too.
Please note: this course is not compulsory and does not form part of the entry requirements for this course. It is self-paced so you can start it at any time.
Selection process
Assessing your application
Admissions Tutors consider all the evidence available during our rigorous selection process and the College flags key information providing assessors with a more complete picture of the educational and social circumstances relevant to the applicant.
Some applicants may be set lower offers and some more challenging ones. It is the College's policy to not make offers below three A's at A-level in relevant subjects, 38 IB points with at least a grade 6 at higher level in relevant subjects, or their equivalent.
A typical range of offers made by this Department in 2017-18 (encompassing at least 80% of applicants who studied A-level or IB) is shown above.
Post-application interview day
If your UCAS application indicates that you are likely to satisfy our requirements you will be invited for one of our post-application interview days with a member of our academic staff.
Because we receive many more excellent applications than we have places available, our interviews will involve some technical discussions so that we can assess candidates with similar academic records and predictions.
You will have the chance to have lunch with our undergraduates. You will also meet with a member of the admissions team. This meeting is an opportunity to find out more about the course, our Department and College facilities, and social life in general.
It also gives us the chance to assess your suitability for the course, to learn about your interests and motivation, and to decide whether to offer you a place.
If you have not decided exactly which of our courses you want to apply for you can use the interview to discuss your choice with us. You will normally be able to see one of the labs and some of our research work.
Candidates who are unable (for travel reasons) to attend an interview will be assessed solely on the basis of their UCAS application. However we are keen to interview candidates wherever possible.
Pilot admissions schemes (Home students)
From 2020 entry, we will be using information about our applicants in a number of new pilot admissions schemes, to consider the wider context of Home students from groups underrepresented at the College.
Foundation programmes
A foundation course is a one-year preparation course, designed for international students, which leads to undergraduate programmes in the UK. Foundation programmes are normally for school-leavers who have studied a non-British curriculum but wish to pursue a degree at a UK university.
Foundation programmes are offered by many UK universities, but only two would be considered for entry to Imperial:
- UCL's Undergraduate Preparatory Certificate for Science and Engineering (UPCSE), and
- Warwick's International Foundation Programme (IFP) in Science & Engineering
A year-long programme for international students whose school leaving qualifications do not allow them direct entry to UK universities. Students must complete four modules across the year – two compulsory and two elective modules:
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|Information correct at time of publishing, but subject to change
To be considered for admission to Physics, international students studying UCL UPCSE must achieve:
- 70% overall
- 80% Mathematics
- 80% Physics
Warwick IFP Science and Engineering
A year-long programme for international students whose school leaving qualifications do not allow them direct entry to UK universities.
To be considered for admission to Physics, international students studying Warwick IFP Science and Engineering must achieve:
- 70% overall
- 80% Mathematics
- 80% Physics
To meet these requirements, students should choose from the following IFP pathways:
- Engineering
- Physical Sciences
English language requirement (all applicants)
All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the College.
For admission to this course, you must achieve the higher College requirement in the appropriate English language qualification. For details of the minimum grades required to achieve this requirement, please see the English language requirements for undergraduate applicants.
Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS)
An ATAS certificate is required for all Non-EEA/Swiss nationals who require a visa to study in the UK.
To apply for an ATAS certificate online, you will need your programme details and the relevant Common Aggregation Hierarchy (CAH) code and 'descriptor'. For this course, these are:
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Your Tier 4 visa application, or extension of stay, will automatically be refused if you need an ATAS certificate and cannot provide one.
For further guidance on obtaining an ATAS certificate please see the information on our International Student Support website.
Tuition fees and funding
We charge tuition fees for every year that your course lasts. The fee you will be charged is based on your fee status, which is determined by government regulations.
Home rate of tuition
2020 entry
£9,250 per year
Year Abroad
£1,385 for that year
Read more about funding for year abroad placements.
Please note that the fee you pay may increase annually by an amount linked to inflation and approved by Parliament under the Student Fees (Inflation Index) Regulations 2006 – currently the measure of inflation used is the RPIX.
Whether you pay the Home fee depends on your fee status. Your fee status is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out more about how we assess your fee status.
Government funding
If you're a Home student, you can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan from the UK government to cover the entire cost of tuition for every year of your course.
You can also apply for a means-tested Maintenance Loan to help towards your living costs.
EU/EEA students
The Government has confirmed that EU students who begin a course in the 2020–21 academic year (until the end of July 2021) will be eligible to pay the same fee as Home students and have access to student finance for the duration of their course, as long as they meet certain requirements which are unchanged from previous years. This includes students who begin the course remotely.
Students from the EU, other EEA and/or Switzerland starting a course on or after 1 August 2021 will no longer be eligible for the Home fee rate, and so will be charged the Overseas fee. Please note this does not apply to Irish students or students with Citizens Rights benefitting from Citizens' Rights under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, EEA EFTA Separation Agreement or Swiss Citizens' Rights Agreement respectively.
For regular updates for EU students, please see our Imperial and the EU webpages.
Overseas rate of tuition
2020 entry
£33,000 per year
Year Abroad
100% of the relevant fee for that year
Read more about funding for year abroad placements.
You should expect and budget for your tuition fee increasing each year by an amount in line with inflation. The measure of inflation used will be the Retail Price Index (RPIX) value, taken from April in the calendar year in which the academic session starts. For example, the RPIX value in April 2021 will apply to fees for the academic year 2021–2022.
Whether you pay the Overseas fee depends on your fee status. Your fee status is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out more about how we assess your fee status.
EU/EEA students
The Government has confirmed that EU students who begin a course in the 2020–21 academic year (until the end of July 2021) will be eligible to pay the same fee as Home students and have access to student finance for the duration of their course, as long as they meet certain requirements which are unchanged from previous years. This includes students who begin the course remotely.
Students from the EU, other EEA and/or Switzerland starting a course on or after 1 August 2021 will no longer be eligible for the Home fee rate, and so will be charged the Overseas fee. Please note this does not apply to Irish students or students with Citizens Rights benefitting from Citizens' Rights under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, EEA EFTA Separation Agreement or Swiss Citizens' Rights Agreement respectively.
For regular updates for EU students, please see our Imperial and the EU webpages.
Accommodation and living costs
Living costs, including accommodation, are not included in your tuition fees.
Over 90 per cent of Imperial undergraduates choose to live in our halls of residence in their first year. You can compare costs across our different accommodation options on our Accommodation website.
A rough guide to what you might expect to spend to live in reasonable comfort in London is available on our Fees and Funding website.
Bursaries and scholarships
As a Physics graduate from the College, you will be highly sought after by employers. About half of our graduates go on to postgraduate-level study if you decide to pursue further study after your degree.
Your degree will provide you with the chance to develop a broad range of professional skills, helping to prepare you for life after university. Your analytical and problem-solving skills will be highly sought after in a range of industries, from 'technical' industries, such as oil and gas, to telecommunications, consultancy, banking, finance, to the sectors such as education, health, or defence
Whether you're certain of what you want to do after graduation, or if you simply have no idea at this stage, this physics degree will help keep your options open.
Recent graduates of the Department have become:
- Research Analyst, National Physical Laboratory
- Operational Researcher, Department of Energy and Climate Change
- Research Engineer, A*STAR, Singapore
- Systems Engineer, BAE Systems
- Innovations Analyst, Carbon Trust
How to apply
UCAS key information
- UCAS course code: F309
- UCAS institution code: I50
UCAS Apply system
To apply to study at Imperial you must use the online application system managed by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
You can view this course on the UCAS website.
Application deadlines
All applications, other than those which include choices for medicine at Imperial, must be submitted to UCAS by 18.00 (UK time) on 15 January 2020 for entry in October 2020.
The deadline for medicine courses at Imperial starting in 2020 is 18.00 (UK time) on 15 October 2019.
Tracking your application
Once you've completed and submitted your application through UCAS's online Apply service, you can use UCAS' Track system to follow its progress and manage your choices.
See our How to apply section for further guidance.
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OIG Investigative Reports, Former Medical Student Convicted of Loan and Scholarship Fraud Skip to main contentAbout UsContact UsFAQs Language Assistance Englishespañol中文: 繁體版Việt-ngữ한국어TagalogРусский U.S. Department of Education Search for: Toggle navigation U.S. Department of Education Student Loans Grants Laws Data About ED OFFICES Home Reports & Resources Programs/Initiatives News Office Contacts Investigative Reports United States Department of Justice Michael J. Sullivan U.S. Attorney District of Massachusetts United States Attorney's Office John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse 1 Courthouse Way, Suite 9200 Boston, MA 02210 Press Office: (617) 748-3139 December 7, 2004 PRESS RELEASE FORMER MEDICAL STUDENT CONVICTED OF LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP FRAUD Boston, MA. - A former medical student at the Tufts University School of Medicine has pleaded guilty to federal charges of loan and scholarship fraud. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Kenneth W. Kaiser, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New England; Gary E. Mathison, Regional Inspector General for Investigations of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General; and Joseph C. Moraski, Regional Inspector General for Investigations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General, announced today that ARIJIT KUMAR CHOWDHURY, a/k/a Steve Valdez, a/k/a Dale Barber, age 36, formerly of Somerville, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro to a three-count indictment charging him with fraud in connection with obtaining Federally Guaranteed Stafford Loans totaling approximately $98,865; fraud in obtaining a half-tuition scholarship from Tufts University; and making false statements to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in obtaining a $36,666 scholarship under the Department's Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program. At today's plea hearing, the prosecutor told the Court that, had the case proceeded to trial, the evidence would have proven that CHOWDHURY entered the United States from his native India in the late 1980's, on a student visa. After spending two years at Texas A&M University, CHOWDHURY left college and his visa expired. CHOWDHURY remained in the United States, however, using the name Steven Valdez and a social security number taken from an individual with a similar name. Using the name Valdez, CHOWDHURY falsely claimed to be a United States citizen, falsely claimed to be of Hispanic ethnic background, and falsely claimed to be an orphan. Based on these false representations, CHOWDHURY was admitted to Oberlin College and later to Tufts Medical School, financing his education with scholarships that were earmarked for students from disadvantaged backgrounds as well as student loans that were available only to U.S. citizens. Judge Tauro scheduled CHOWDHURY's sentencing for March 3, 2005. CHOWDHURY has been in federal custody since his arrest in August of this year in connection with these charges. CHOWDHURY faces a maximum sentence of 5 years' imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years supervised release, and a $250,000 fine on each of the three counts to which he pleaded guilty. CHOWDHURY also faces deportation to his native India following the completion of any prison sentence that may be imposed. The case was investigated by Special Agents of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul G. Levenson in Sullivan's Criminal Division. Press Contact: Samantha Martin, (617) 748-3139 Top Printable view Share this page Last Modified: 03/03/2005 How Do I Find... Student loans, forgiveness College accreditation No Child Left Behind FERPA FAFSA 1098-E Tax Form 2015 Budget Proposal More > Information About... Transforming Teaching Family and Community Engagement Early Learning K-12 Reforms More > Connect Facebook Twitter YouTube Email RSS Google+ More > MISUSED FOIA OIG Fraud Hotline Our mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. Student Loans Repaying Loans Defaulted Loans Loan Forgiveness Loan Servicers Grants & Programs Apply for Pell Grants Grants Forecast Open Grant Competitions Find Grant Programs by Eligibility Laws & Guidance No Child Left Behind FERPA Civil Rights Data & Research Education Statistics Postsecondary Education Data State Education Data Nation's Report Card What Works Clearinghouse About Us Contact Us ED Offices Jobs News FAQs Budget, Performance Notices FOIAPrivacySecurityInformation qualityInspector GeneralWhitehouse.govUSA.govBenefits.govRegulations.gov
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The Israeli government on Sunday approved an additional $18.6 million to finance the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, citing safety concerns for settlement residents stemming from the wave of violence that began in October 2015. The announcement comes as new Israeli defense minister Avigdor Lieberman, who is himself a settler, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in Washington in his first trip since assuming the position. The new funding is in addition to the $87.9 million already allocated to settlements. It includes funding from the Interior Ministry, the Agriculture Ministry, the Health Ministry, and the Welfare and Social Services ministry. A portion of it will be used to create "psychological support centers" for settlement residents, according to the resolution.
"Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria face a unique security situation on a daily basis because of their geographic location and the fabric of life in the area," the resolution statement said. According to the statement, the security situation in settlements has grown worse since the outbreak of violence in October — during which at least 200 Palestinians and 30 Israelis were killed — necessitating steps to protect the psychological well-being of residents.
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the new funding, and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak warned that further settlement expansion could lead to a binational state "in which the Jews will become a minority within a couple of generations."
Palestinian authorities also criticized the move. "The continuation of settlement activities is killing the two-state solution, and the international community has a very big responsibility to exercise immediately sanctions against Israel," Mustafa Barghouti, head of the Palestinian National Initiative, told Palestine Monitor. "Israel must know that there is a price for violating international and killing the hopes for peace for both people."
According to Barghouti, this decision sends a clear message to those who hope for peace and a two-state solution. "Israel has only one plan: to obstruct any possibility for peace, kill any potential for Palestinian statehood and the two-state solution, and annex the West Bank," he said.
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Settlements in the occupied West Bank, which Israel calls Judea and Samaria, are widely considered to be illegal under international law. The Fourth Geneva Convention, adopted in August 1949, stipulates that "the Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies." The Convention also forbids collective punishment; despite this, many international human rights organizations allege that Israel's practice of demolishing the family homes of suspected terrorists can be considered collective punishment.
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I will be away this weekend with my family and two brothers. We' have been planning for this one since October and it will be a nice change from the usual Manila Christmas Rush. This is also the first time that the siblings (sans Ate :( ) and I are going on a trip without the parents. So I am looking forward to this weekend which is made special because Ane and K will go with us also :) Ultimate bonding moments, I must say.
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Want to know if your favorite Fox show will be back next season? You're going to have to wait a little while longer.
In particular, the fates of House, Fringe and freshman series Terra Nova remain undecided, Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly told reporters Sunday at the winter TV previews. "We've done a good job of avoiding some of these big decisions," Reilly said with a laugh. "I do feel fortunate that we have some high-class problems."
House's future has been in question since Reilly first announced a year ago that the show's eighth season may be its last. But Reilly says he's yet to come to a firm decision with show creator David Shore. "It's hard to imagine the network without House," Reilly said. "We're talking as we go along, but we haven't had the big meeting about what we want to do."
However, two things are certain: If this is the end of House's run, Reilly said it will "absolutely have a satisfying conclusion. ... It's not going have an unceremonious finish." Secondly, a House spin-off is definitely not in the cards. "That time has come and gone," Reilly said. "David just never creatively found something that excited him. Maybe something comes up in the 11th hour, and I would always want to hear that, but we're not in that desperate place where we need to keep some vestige of it going."
That Fox has a healthy schedule also plays into Reilly's decision regarding the renewal of the expensive dino-drama Terra Nova. (And that decision may be the one to come quickest: Reilly said production needs to get under way later this month if there is to be a second season.)
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"[Terra Nova] was an exciting bet to take. It was worthwhile," Reilly said. "We're trying to figure out... if that's the best show [for our schedule]. If we had more holes, we'd be thrilled to lock that right in. ... If this is all we produce, we made money on it, the studio made money on it, and the audience enjoyed it."
On the other hand, Fringe 's low ratings, despite improving the network's overall Friday night performance, are becoming increasingly cost-ineffective, Reilly said. "We lose a lot money on the show," Reilly said. "At that rating, on that night, it's almost impossible for us to make money on it. That's been the case now over the last season. We're not in the business of losing money."
But, Reilly insisted, he's not canceling it... yet. "I'm not doing the soft cancel here," Reilly said. "Please don't start the letter writing campaign now. ... We really do have to sit down with that entity and figure out if there's a number at which it makes sense. ... I don't want to drop the ball at the end and let the fans down. I hope we get some credit with the fans of seeing through a great show that they've enjoyed."
One show Reilly has made a decision about: Allen Gregory. The animated comedy from Jonah Hill will not return. "We will not be making any more Allen Gregory," he said. "Our goal was to keep as many of the legacy [animated] shows intact, but we want to try to continue to take shots for the next generation. Some are going to work; some aren't. Allen Gregory, it turns out, was not it."
Other highlights from Reilly's session:
There will be no Glee spin-off: After some confusion regarding the future of graduating characters, including Lea Michele's Rachel and Chris Colfer's Kurt, over the summer, Reilly set the record straight. "There will not be a spin-off," he said. "Those characters will graduate, and it's led to a very interesting idea that I think is going to really give us something to dig into next season. That's all I can say about it now. But I like where it's going to really set us up in that spring batch of episodes and where it's going to set us up for next season."
Is Steve Jones out for X Factor's second season? Reilly would only say that tweaks would be made to the show overall before next season. "The hosting gig, as we know, is a much harder job than meets the eye," Reilly said. "I think everyone has come to learn the value of a Ryan Seacrest. Those are very hard jobs to do. Whether Steve's the guy or not, it comes under the heading of growth in general. There will be some tweaks to the show, but I am very happy to have it. It's going to be a part of us for a long time."
Speaking of Seacrest... Reilly said the network absolutely is making a play to keep him as the host of American Idol beyond this season, when his contract expires. "It's very hard to imagine the show without Ryan," he said. "We certainly want to keep him. There's no creative discussion there whatsoever. It is a deal issue... and it's a tough negotiation and one that will come to a conclusion pretty quickly."
Fox axes So You Think You Can Dance results show
On So You Think You Can Dance's format change: "Dance is still kind of a big tentpole of the summer," Reilly said. "I think it's going to be a nice change of format for the audience. It wasn't about reducing hours or cutting costs. We wanted to get a few more shows on over the summer and we wanted to smooth out our summer so we don't stop early and have these dead weeks leading up to the [fall] season."
Fox is launching a new animated comedy block. The network has signed a deal with Nick Weidenfeld, former head of program development for Adult Swim, to create new animated shows for a late-night block (11-12:30 pm/ET) on Saturdays. The original shorts and series will also be a part of a new digital channel that will be available via the Internet, mobile apps, on-demand, and other digital platforms.


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Bo Hermansson
Bo Hermansson (director) was born in 1937 and has been working in "the heavy industry", as Karl-Gerhard called show-business, for almost 50 years. Through Gothenburg's Student Theatre, he came into contact with the then recently established TV business in Gothenburg in the late 1950s. Here he made programmes in the most diverse of formats: children's programmes, current affairs and drama. In 1966, in company with Bengt Bratt and Kent Andersson, he created the mini-series Blå Gatan, which was epoch-making in the way it mixed high and low, and which laid the foundations for a future TV format, namely the TV soap opera. In the TV series Jubel i busken he showed that genuine popular entertainment, with its roots in funfair entertainers and slapstick comedians, forms part of our cultural heritage. By combining this tradition with English "music hall" entertainment, he created a TV format that felt genuinely Swedish – "slapstick" was now accepted in the cultural pages. During the 70s, he introduced the "sitcom" format with Albert & Herbert and a whole nation took the characters to its heart. After that, a boundary-breaking collaborative venture was initiated with Fleksnes Fataliteter and a number of TV series followed, gaining a huge audience because of their honest, innocent appeal: Fem dagar i december, Sista föreställningen, Röd snö, Fredriksson Fabrik.
In parallel with his TV activities, Bo Hermansson has directed drama in all its forms. In the early 1990s, Tomas von Brömssens Revyer, the musical Some like it hot, the successful Kolla klotet with Povel Ramel, Hotelliggaren with actors including Robert Gustafsson and numerous farces and musicals: Arsenic and Old Lace, Elling & Kjell-Bjarne, Singin' in the Rain, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
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Lionel Messi took his tally to 90 for the calendar year with two goals against Atletico Madrid
Messi's double and further goals from Adriano and Sergio Busquets gives Barca 4-1 win
Real Madrid held to a 2-2 draw by lowly Espanyol
Real boss Jose Mourinho: "The league is now impossible."
It was billed as the battle of the heavyweights.
In the red corner – Radamel Falcao – one of the most coveted strikers in world football and one of the most lethal finishers around.
Only last week, Falcao hit five in his side's demolition of Deportivo to add to his already burgeoning reputation.
In the blue corner – Lionel Messi – perhaps the greatest to have ever played the game. The man with 88 goals to his name in 2012.
The magical and mesmerizing feet of Messi going up against the pace and predatory instincts of Falcao. It had all the ingredients of a classic.
Between them they have run La Liga and European defenses ragged, scoring goals at will and leaving defenders trailing in their wake.
Going into the clash, Messi had plundered 23 league goals to Falcao's 16. It was time for the two to go head-to-head.
For Barcelona, victory over Atletico would place it nine points clear of its closest title rival and surely allow the Catalan club to wrestle the title away from defending champion Real Madrid.
A win for Atletico would finally confirm that Diego Simeone's men could be taken seriously as a championship challenger.
Magic Messi extends record streak
Atletico and Falcao – the pretenders to Barcelona and Messi's crown.
And pretenders they will remain.
In the end, the chasm could scarcely have been greater as Simeone's men were put in their place without any sign of mercy from Tito Vilanova's side.
Barca has now won 15 of its opening 16 league games, taking an astonishing 46 points from a possible 48.
With Real Madrid only managing to draw with Espanyol earlier Sunday, Barca moved 13 points clear of its great rival.
It was Messi who stole the show once again as the little magician emerged out of the shadows to crush Atletico.
Two second-half strikes took his total to 90 for the calendar year and 25 league goals for the season as Barca came from behind to win 4-1.
Messi map: How Argentine maestro conquered the world
And yet for the opening 30 minutes it appeared that the Messi's evening might have not been so enjoyable.
Instead it was Falcao who took center stage, bullying Barcelona's defenders at every opportunity.
It was the Colombia star who had the first opportunity of the contest, heading against the post after just nine minutes as Atletico signaled its intentions.
Falcao then went close again after firing narrowly wide when well placed, while Messi seemed to vanish as Atletico took control of the contest.
Barcelona was finally undone just after the half-hour mark when Falcao produced an exquisite finish to silence the majorityof those packed inside the Camp Nou.
Messi fit to resume bid for goal record
After taking the ball in his stride, Falcao burst past Barcelona's central defenders before lifting the ball over the stranded Victor Valdes to net his 17th league goal of the season.
It was no less than Atletico deserved, but that strike only served to awaken Barca from its slumber.
No less than five minutes had elapsed before Barca drew level in spectacular style thanks to Adriano's stunning curling effort.
The right-back turned onto his left-foot, before unleashing a wonderful rasping effort into the top corner to bring his side level.
And with just seconds of the first half remaining, Busquets lashed home from close-range after Atletico had failed to clear.
From dominating the game, Atletico had been rumbled in the blink of an eye.
Messi makes case as world's greatest ever player
Worse was to follow as Messi began to find time and space as Atletico started to lose its way.
Just 12 minutes of the second half had passed before the Argentine finally grabbed his trademark goal, firing home his 89th of the year with a neat curling effort.
He reached 90 late on, taking advantage of a horrific defensive mistake to slot home his 25th league goal of the season.
Incredibly, Messi has scored 58 out of Barcelona's 116 league goals in 2012.
Mourinho: 'No story' in Real Madrid exit rumors
Meanwhile, the pressure continues to build on Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho after he all but conceded defeat in the race for the title.
Real fell further off the pace after being held to a 2-2 draw at home by lowly Espanyol and are 13 points off the lead.
Espanyol had taken a shock lead through Sergio Garcia after 31 minutes before strikes from Cristiano Ronaldo and Fabio Coentrao put the home side in control.
But with just two minutes remaining, Juan Albin popped up to steal a precious point for relegation-threatened Espanyol and leave Real reeling.
"The league is now impossible," Mourinho told reporters.
"It is the first time that I have been in a situation like this where my team are a long way off their objectives.
"But I don't want to make a drama out of it, I will treat it as another stage of my life."
Elsewhere in La Liga, Valencia was beaten 1-0 at home by Rayo Vallecano, while Levante claimed a 1-0 victory at Real Zaragoza.


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Tonight, January 11, 2013, I'm being interviewed by Kate Snow for the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. It airs at 6:30 Eastern Standard Time. Please check your local listings.
The interview lasted 25 minutes and during that time I painted the above color study of Kate from life. It's for a piece about the unveiling of Kate Middleton's first official portrait. The entire segment will be lasting about a minute and a half so if you want to see me, don't blink or go to the potty.
This all took place at The School of Visual Arts, in the studio space where I teach my classes and workshops. Kudos to them for getting it together at the drop of a hat.
All this happened today and Kate (Snow not Middleton) left a few minutes ago to edit the piece. It was pretty awesome and she seemed to genuinely like the portrait, especially the eyes, so I gave her the painting. The mouth was the most challenging aspect since she had to keep talking the entire time she interviewed me. It was tough because the lights were glaring in my eyes and I had to mix colors more from feel than visually. All things considered, it turned out better than I ever anticipated so I'm quite pleased with it. For 25 minutes worth of painting I think I did a credible job. I would have liked having more time, but, you know what they say, that's show biz!
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The latest entry in an ongoing series devoted to magazines of the past.
This Mod-inspired periodical came from Los Angeles and was published in the Fall of 1983. At this point I have no recollection of how I came to possess it, but I probably bought it from one of the record stores I frequented on Chicago's north side. To this day, they (the few that are left) carry magazines from around the world.
Twist was published by Dave Lumian and its editor was Phillip Cramer, who worked with a staff of six, plus several contributing writers and photographers. Madness is on the front cover, and there's a three page interview with them conducted by Lumian. Note that all of the band members are wearing what my younger brother and I called Mack hats when we were kids. We called them that because we thought anybody who wore one was named Mack. The article is accompanied by some eye-popping graphics, and throughout its 40 pages, Twist exudes a fun, artsy ambience.
Writer Margy Rochlin has an interview with Franc Roddam, who directed and co-wrote the film version of The Who's Quadrophenia. Mark Johnson's London Calling column offers a British point of view as he compares the nascent U.S. Mod scene to the more entrenched one in England. This issue also features Jeff Spurrier's interview with U2, and a DJ profile of Clyde Grimes from the O.N. Klub under the heading Aces At The Controls. There's a two page photo spread about San Francisco scooter riders and another photo spread on hair and make-up. Gregory Dobbins's License To Kill looks back at fictional spies from the James Bond films, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., I Spy, and The Avengers.
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Tifichan's Tom (Yummy) Yum Soup
1 15 oz. can broken straw mushrooms
8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced or cubed
1 15 oz. can baby corn
8 oz. tofu, sliced or cubed, browned in oil
1 1/2 t dried wakame
2" piece of konbu
1/2 a bag dried lemongrass or 2 fresh
stalks bruised and cut into 1" pieces
6 cups vegi-chicken stock
10 dried red chilis, halved lengthwise
6 tablespoons lime juice
2 kaffir lime leaves or zest from 1 lime
3 tablespoons sriracha
2 tablespoons soy sauce or miso dissolved in water
1 small can bamboo shoots, sliced into matchsticks
1-2" knob ginger or galangal, minced
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 green onions, sliced
1/2 a bunch cilantro, chopped, stems and leaves separated
Bring the first 15 ingredients + cilantro stems to boil, simmer for 10-20 mins. Garnish w/ cilantro leaves and green onions after finished cooking. If using miso, add it after cooking so you don't kill the good bacterias in it. The lemongrass, dried chilis, lime leaves and konbu aren't very fun to chew, so remove them before serving. This is SUPER spicy, so beware. :) The seaweeds add a fishy/ocean-y taste to replace the fish sauce in a traditional recipe.
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Television review: 'For Neda'
The death of a young woman during postelection protests last year in Iran sparks a rights movement
Crimes against humanity, be it genocide, slavery or systematic political oppression, are most effectively exposed through individual stories. Numbers dehumanize, blur together, but the diary of a single young girl forced into hiding before dying at the hands of the Nazis makes clear what, precisely, was lost during the Holocaust.
Which is why the shocking murder of Neda Agha-Soltan during what began as peaceful protests after the 2009 elections in Iran shocked and mobilized not only the citizens of her nation but also millions around the world. Shot by what many believe to be a government sniper, Neda's death was captured on video by bystanders and uploaded to the Internet. The image of this lovely young woman lying in the street, her eyes wide and surprised as her blood poured from her mouth and pooled beneath her, became a symbol for all those killed or harmed by the Iranian government and Islamic extremists.
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Neda Soltani is the ordinary Iranian woman whose image spread last summer in an instant around the world. She's a symbol of the brutality of the Iranian regime and the resilience of Iran's movement for democracy.
She's also still alive.
A woman named Neda did indeed die last summer on the streets of Tehran, gunned down by members of an Iranian militia. Her full name was Neda Agha-Soltan. But mixed in with the tragic footage of that Neda's death, broadc ast around the world in a viral video that galvanized world opinion against the Iranian regime, was a compelling Facebook snapshot of a smiling young beauty in a flowered headscarf.
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