Research

Here is a list of my academic output, ranging from quantum gravity research, physics education (in particular TEL, AI and A-level-HE transition) and recreational mathematics. 

Mackay, P. T., & Toms, D. J. (2010). Quantum gravity and scalar fields. Physics Letters B, 684(4-5), 251-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.12.032 

Mackay, P. (2022). Using H5P to create asynchronous and synchronous learning activities. InForm, (21), 19-21. 

Yeadon, W., Agra, E., Inyang, O.-O., Mackay, P., & Mizouri, A. (2024). Evaluating AI and human authorship quality in academic writing through physics essays. European Journal of Physics, 45(5), 055703. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ad669d 

Yeadon, W., Hardy, T., Mackay, P., & Agra, E. (2026). LLM-as-a-judge validity is strongly task-dependent across physics assessment formats https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.14732

Yeadon, W., Juárez, S., Mackay, P., Dowling, T. J., Agra, E., Inyang, O.-O., Mizouri, A., & Testrow, C. (2026). The Answer Is Not the Argument https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.00264

Mackay, P., & Inyang, O.-O. (2026). Transitioning from A-level to higher education physics courses: where are the knowledge gaps? https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.00175