Latest news and comment Audience - Any Audience -AlumniIndustrySchools, prospective students and communityResearchUndergraduatesGraduatesDepartment of Physics (requires login) Research theme - Any Research theme -Accelerator physicsAstronomy and astrophysicsBiological physicsClimate physicsExoplanets and planetary physicsFields, strings, and quantum dynamicsFundamental particles and interactionsInstrumentationLasers and high energy density scienceParticle astrophysics & cosmologyPhotovoltaics and nanosciencePlasma physicsQuantum information and computationQuantum materialsQuantum optics & ultra-cold matter Sub-department - Any Sub-department -AstrophysicsAtmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary PhysicsAtomic and Laser PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsParticle PhysicsProfessional and support servicesRudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics Royal Society Research Professorship for Professor Smartt Professor Stephen Smartt, Philip Wetton Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Research Professorship. 20 February 2024 Researchers achieve breakthrough in silicon-compatible magnetic whirls Researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Physics have made a breakthrough in creating and designing magnetic whirls in membranes that can be seamlessly integrated with silicon. 19 February 2024 Why mentoring matters The Department of Physics’ mentoring programme, aimed particularly at early career researchers, provides both mentors and mentees alike with a range of opportunities and positively benefits all those involved. 1 February 2024 Meet...Mirella Lingwood We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 1 February 2024 The art of astrophysics New workshop exploring astronomy through the explored topics in astrophysics through poetry and visual art 30 January 2024 Discovery of brightest OH maser Astrophysicists at the University of Oxford have discovered the brightest and most distant extragalactic hydroxyl maser from an untargeted survey with the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. 30 January 2024 A stellar success: community stargazing Community event in Blackbird Leys, run in collaboration with the History of Science Museum and community leaders from African Families in the UK (AFiUK) 29 January 2024 Latest JWST images publicly released A set of highly detailed images of 19 nearby spiral galaxies from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have been publicly released today; the extraordinary images will provide several new puzzle pieces for astronomers and astrophysicists around the world. 29 January 2024 Professor Birkby Blavatnik Young Scientist Award finalist Professor Jayne Birkby has been recognised by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences as a finalist in the 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists. 17 January 2024 Professor Ferreira recognised by RAS Professor Pedro Ferreira has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society’s Eddington Medal 2024 for investigations of outstanding merit in theoretical astrophysics. 12 January 2024 True colours: Neptune and Uranus New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like 8 January 2024 Professor Bortoletto appointed OBE Professor Daniela Bortoletto, Head of Particle Physics, has been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to particle physics and to gender equality. 2 January 2024 Load More
Royal Society Research Professorship for Professor Smartt Professor Stephen Smartt, Philip Wetton Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Research Professorship. 20 February 2024
Researchers achieve breakthrough in silicon-compatible magnetic whirls Researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Physics have made a breakthrough in creating and designing magnetic whirls in membranes that can be seamlessly integrated with silicon. 19 February 2024
Why mentoring matters The Department of Physics’ mentoring programme, aimed particularly at early career researchers, provides both mentors and mentees alike with a range of opportunities and positively benefits all those involved. 1 February 2024
Meet...Mirella Lingwood We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 1 February 2024
The art of astrophysics New workshop exploring astronomy through the explored topics in astrophysics through poetry and visual art 30 January 2024
Discovery of brightest OH maser Astrophysicists at the University of Oxford have discovered the brightest and most distant extragalactic hydroxyl maser from an untargeted survey with the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. 30 January 2024
A stellar success: community stargazing Community event in Blackbird Leys, run in collaboration with the History of Science Museum and community leaders from African Families in the UK (AFiUK) 29 January 2024
Latest JWST images publicly released A set of highly detailed images of 19 nearby spiral galaxies from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have been publicly released today; the extraordinary images will provide several new puzzle pieces for astronomers and astrophysicists around the world. 29 January 2024
Professor Birkby Blavatnik Young Scientist Award finalist Professor Jayne Birkby has been recognised by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences as a finalist in the 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists. 17 January 2024
Professor Ferreira recognised by RAS Professor Pedro Ferreira has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society’s Eddington Medal 2024 for investigations of outstanding merit in theoretical astrophysics. 12 January 2024
True colours: Neptune and Uranus New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like 8 January 2024
Professor Bortoletto appointed OBE Professor Daniela Bortoletto, Head of Particle Physics, has been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to particle physics and to gender equality. 2 January 2024