Public Outreach
18 June 2011
Physics Department annual newsletter now available
Oxford Physics has produced the first edition of an annual newsletter, aiming to describe the wide range of work that we do in front-line research, teaching, public outreach and school education. We would welcome contributions to future newsletters from undergraduate or postgraduate alumni and previous members of the physics department.
The Hintze Lecture Series
The 3rd Hintze Lecture
Professor Michael Green, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, DAMTP, University of Cambridge
Will deliver the 3rd Hintze Lecture
'String Theory – a Unifying Principle in Theoretical Physics'
8 June 2011
Green light for Clarendon 2 building!
We are very pleased to announce that the Oxford City Council Planning Committee has granted planning permission for the Clarendon Laboratory 2 (CL2) building with a unanimous vote, subject to ratification by the full Council.
Nature's Raincoats
Time: 6 - 7pm
Nature's Raincoats
Prof Julia Yeomans
Public lecture: Black-Hole Research: A New Golden Age (The 7th Dennis Sciama Memorial Lecture)
Time: 5pm (please arrive before 4:45pm)
Where: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford
Black-Hole Research: A New Golden Age
Professor Kip S. Thorne
Public lecture: DNA nanostructures: molecular Lego
When: 6pm
Where: Martin Wood Lecture Theater
Prof Andrew J. Turberfield
The Physics of Social Networks
When: 6 pm
Where: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Department of Physics, Parks Road
Age: 14+
The Physics of Social Networks
Dr Mason Alexander Porter
Watch this space: telescope evening
Where: Denys Wilkinson Building, Department of Physics, Keble Road
Age: 8+
Come along to a telescope evening and explore the universe. Telescope evenings begin with a short astronomy talk followed by an opportunity to look at the night sky in our purpose built observatory.
For more information, see the telescope evening page.
Oxford Physics - Exploring the Moon
Where: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Department of Physics, Parks Road
Age: 14+
Lecture by Dr Neil Bowles
