Staff
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
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.
The after-Higgs discovery: vision on the Particle Physics strategy
Prof. Phillip Burrows (University of Oxford) & Prof. Gigi Rolandi (CERN & Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa)
Future Trends in Medical Imaging
Professor David W. Townsend, PhD, FRCR (Hon)
Director, A*STAR-NUS Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Singapore
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
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.
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
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".
Please register using the link below: