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16 July 2013

James Binney awarded the 2013 Medal of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris

Professor James Binney, Head of the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, has been awarded the medal of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. Professor Binney received the medal at the end of June from Professor Laurent Vigroux, Director of the IAP, at a ceremony in the 17th century Observatoire de Paris.
http://www.iap.fr/actualites/avoir/2013/Juillet/JamesBinney_IAP-Medal-Aw...

Astronomy in 2033: What we will (and won’t) know about the Universe

Date: 
15 Jul 2013 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
martinwood
Room: 
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Audience: 
General public (Age 14+)

Dr. Chris J. Lintott
Researcher and Citizen Science Project Lead, University of Oxford

Astronomy is undergoing a quiet revolution - new telescopes and new techniques being built and developed right now will change our view of the Universe for good. In this lecture, Sky at Night presenter Chris Lintott will peer into the future and predict what we will - and won't - know in twenty years' time.

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The after-Higgs discovery: vision on the Particle Physics strategy

Date: 
11 Jul 2013 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
martinwood
Room: 
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Audience: 
General public (Age 14+)

Prof. Phillip Burrows (University of Oxford) & Prof. Gigi Rolandi (CERN & Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa)

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Future Trends in Medical Imaging

Date: 
10 Jul 2013 - 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Venue: 
martinwood
Room: 
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Audience: 
General public (Age 14+)

Professor David W. Townsend, PhD, FRCR (Hon)
Director, A*STAR-NUS Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Singapore

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24 June 2013

Precision: the measure of all things, with Professor Robert Taylor

On Monday 24th June, BBC4, 21:00 hours, Professor Robert Taylor will feature on this series, talking from the Lindemann Lecture Theatre about measurement with Professor Marcus du Sautoy.

9 June 2013

Student Richard Passmore wins scholarship from UK Space Agency and ESA

Richard Passmore, a current student within Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at The University of Oxford, has won a prestigious scholarship to attend summer camp at the International Space University (ISU) Space Studies Program (SSP13).

30 May 2013

Steven Balbus, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, awarded 2013 Shaw Prize

Steven Balbus, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, and John Hawley (University of Virginia, USA), have been jointly awarded the 2013 Shaw Prize "for their discovery and study of the magnetorotational instability, and for demonstrating that this instability leads to turbulence and is a viable mechanism for angular momentum transport in astrophysical accretion disks." The Shaw Prize is widely considered to be among the highest honours in astronomy. Further details can be found at http://www.shawprize.org

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21 May 2013

Global warming continues; most extreme projections 'less likely'

A new study led by Oxford University concludes that the latest observations of the climate system's response to rising greenhouse gas levels are consistent with conventional estimates of the long-term 'climate sensitivity', despite a "warming pause" over the past decade. However, the most extreme rates of warming simulated by the current generation of climate models over 50-100 year timescales are looking less likely, according to the paper published online by Nature Geoscience.

Physics Event during the Oxford European Alumni Reunion - Madrid, Spain.

Date: 
26 Apr 2013 - 6:00pm to 28 Apr 2013 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Various in Madrid - see programme
Audience: 
Alumni

Oxford European Reunion

April 26-28

This year the European Reunion will take place in Madrid, Spain.

The Department of Physics is taking part for the first time and has organised complimentary events to the core programme:

Guided Tour of the Royal Observatory
Drinks reception and Canapés
Short lectures

Oxford Symposium on Quantum Materials 2013

Date: 
10 May 2013 - 9:00am to 6:00pm
Venue: 
Somerville College, Oxford
Room: 
Flora Anderson Hall
Audience: 
Specialised / research interest

An annual interdisciplinary forum to bring together physicists, chemists, materials scientists and theoreticians in and around Oxford to advance the science and promote direct collaboration between groups interested in novel quantum materials and phenomena. This meeting is dedicated to "Superconductivity and Magnetism".

For more information contact: 

Amalia Coldea
Paolo Radaelli

Please register using the link below:

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