AOPP
2014 Halley Lecture
University of Oxford
Halley Lecture
"How the Universe Evolved From Smooth to Lumpy -- the Physics of Galaxy Formation"
Professor Eliot Quataert
University of California, Berkeley Astronomy Department
Tuesday, 10 June 2014 at 5pm
(to be seated by 4.50pm)
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Clarendon Laboratory
Parks Road, Oxford
THIS LECTURE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This lecture will be followed by a Drinks Reception in the foyer of the Martin Wood
Leanne O'Donnell
Tel: 01865 613 973
Email: Leanne.odonnell@astro.ox.ac.uk
The 10th Dennis Sciama Memorial Lecture
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The 10th Dennis Sciama Memorial Lecture
Professor James Binney
Department of Physics, Merton College and All Souls Visiting Lecturer, University of Oxford
Galaxies and the intergalactic medium
Leanne O'Donnell
01865 613973
Leanne.odonnell@astro.ox.ac.uk
11 February 2014
Researchers feature in The Sky at Night: Jupiter's Weather and Moons
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Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics researchers feature strongly as contributors to the first edition of the new series of the BBC's Sky at Night programme on BBC4 presented by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Oxford Astrophysics's Chris Lintott.
Mars: Latest Results for an Ever-Changing Planet
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Presented by Dr. Richard Zurek
Chief Scientist of the Mars Program Office
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
FULLY BOOKED
Any questions please contact Dr Sian Owen, s.owen@physics.ox.ac.uk.
Stargazing Oxford 2014
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BBC Stargazing Live Event
Stargazing Oxford returns on the 11th January 2014 from 2pm to 10pm (last entry 9.30pm)
Photo credits: Joseph Caruana
- Booking not required, but please expect to queue for entry for a short while..
- Contact astrofest@physics.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions.
- For notifications about upcoming events, join our mailing list.
- Please bring along old jam jars and 2 litre pop bottles to make your own barometers and magnetometers.
- There is limited access for disabled visitors. Please ring 01865273333 for assistance.
22 November 2013
Tim Woollings awarded University of Oslo Inspiration Award
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Tim Woollings has been awarded the inaugural University of Oslo Inspiration Award for Numerical Climate Studies, one of five such awards intended to "recognise and reward a valuable scientific output or a distinguished scientific career that others have found absolutely inspirational". Tim's award is for his paper "Variability of the North Atlantic eddy-driven jet stream" published in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
Open Day of Oxford DTP in Environmental Research
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Open Day of the Oxford Doctoral Training Partnership in Environmental Research
The Department of Physics is one of the core departments of the Oxford DTP in Environmental Research, offering a novel training environment across three broad science streams, including a Physical Climate Science stream of high relevance for Physics undergraduates considering graduate research in Climate Physics.
5 November 2013
The Oxford Doctoral Training Partnership in Environmental Research
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The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, yesterday announced that the University of Oxford was one of 15 Universities to be awarded part of £100m of new NERC investment in Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs).
The Department of Physics is one of the core departments of the Oxford DTP in Environmental Research, offering a novel training environment across three broad science streams, including a Physical Climate Science stream of high relevance for Physics undergraduates considering graduate research in Climate Physics.
Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis
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The Oxford Climate Research Network and Oxford Martin Programme on Resource Stewardship present a series of talks for students, staff and members of the public, and an opportunity to ask questions, about the latest Assessment of Working Group 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with contributions from members of the the Department of Physics.