Queen’s PhD student Benjamin Tam (Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy) has been awarded a prestigious Newton International Fellowship from Britain’s Royal Society. The fellowship supports non-UK researchers in the early stages of their career who wish to conduct research in the UK. This year, 39 scientists will be hosted across 17 different UK institutions each receiving up to £420,000 over three years to support their research.

The Royal Society announced the recipients of the Newton International Fellowship as part of an £80 million funding package in October to support the next generation of research leaders in the UK. The long-term funding provides researchers with the stability and support required to pursue innovative, cutting-edge scientific research, form international collaborations, and establish research groups.

Following Queen’s November convocation, Tam will take up his fellowship at the University of Oxford. There he will continue his research supporting SNOLAB’s SNO+ project searching for neutrinoless double beta decay. SNO+ is the evolution of the Nobel-Prize winning SNO experiment led by Queen’s researcher Arthur McDonald, which proved that neutrinos have mass.

Visit the Royal Society to learn more about the Newton International Fellowship.