Research
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High-energy astrophysics
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Our research focuses on studies of the Interstellar Medium, properties of dust and molecules both in our own and distant galaxies. We investigate the interplay between star formation and AGN activity.
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This research area focuses on the detection and characterisation of planets around other stars than the Sun, or exoplanets.
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We design, build and use novel radio telescopes to study the evolution and structure of the Universe.
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NGC 4414, a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, is about 55,000 light-years in diameter and approximately 60 million light-years away from Earth. (Image: NASA)
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We design and build state-of-the-art instruments for a wide range of ground based observatories.
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Development of ultra-sensitive cryogenic detectors for submillimetre telescopes.
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The Dark Universe Research Group aims to understand the problem of Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe
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Studying the multi-wavelength observation, detection, analysis, and physical interpretation of time-variable phenomena in the local and distant Universe. Picture credit: The Hubble Key Project Team and The High-Z Supernova Search Team
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Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics
Studying physical processes in atmospheres and oceans of the Earth and other planets.
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Atomic and Laser Physics
Light-matter interaction from high-energy plasmas to ultracold matter and single quantum particles
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We develop and use laser-based techniques for studying fundamental physics and to probe the properties of challenging environments such as combusting gases.
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We explore high-intensity light-matter interactions & use ultrafast optical and x-ray pulses to probe exotic states of matter.
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We exploit quantum mechanical superposition and entanglement to manipulate information in ways not allowed in the classical world, and to study the interactions of atoms and photons at the single-particle level.
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Condensed Matter Physics
Exploring the quantum nature of materials and the physics of biological systems
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Our goal is to create and understand new quantum states of matter as well as exploit their properties for the next generation of functional devices.
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Exploring fundamental physics with high-energy colliders
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The group studies the properties of neutrinos, one of the most abundant particles in the Universe.
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Particle physics is not just huge detectors and collaborations. We study funadmental particles from a different perspective, with small high precision experiments.
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Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics
Theory for all branches of Physics
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The theoretical and computational physics of systems with many interacting constituents, from strongly correlated quantum materials to soft and biological matter.
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We study the fundamental nature of matter and forces in the universe ... seeking to explain why the world is the way it is?
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We study systems in which huge numbers of particles interact through long-range forces.
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Interdepartmental
The physics department is also the base for the following groups
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Physicists and chemists join forces to study soft condensed matter: the structure, self-assembly and dynamics of colloids, polymers and biomaterials.
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This research area focuses on the detection and characterisation of planets around other stars than the Sun, or exoplanets.
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Sir John Adams
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Laser development: 73m fibre laser amplifier wound on 10cm square spindle.
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Studying the multi-wavelength observation, detection, analysis, and physical interpretation of time-variable phenomena in the local and distant Universe. Picture credit: The Hubble Key Project Team and The High-Z Supernova Search Team