AOPP
4 February 2013
New Blogs section
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A new section available
A new section with blogs has been made available, and a few new blogs have been started already: Astro, Funding news, OSMOSIS Research Cruise and Alumni are already up.
To visit, go to the top menu at the home page -> MORE -> BLOGS
21 December 2012
Climateprediction.net shortlisted at the Guardian University Awards
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The project was one of three shortlisted in the category "Outstanding Research Impact" for the 2013 Guardian University Awards. Climateprediction.net, using volunteer computing to run climate simulations, is one of the world's longest-running public-participation scientific research projects with a number of high-profile research outputs over the past decade, including featuring on the covers of both Nature and Science."
Stargazing Oxford 2013
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BBC Stargazing Live Event
Stargazing Oxford returns on the 12th January 2013 from 2pm to 10pm (last entry 9.30pm)
Booking not required, but please expect to queue for entry for a short while.
If you have a question please contact: astrofest@physics.ox.ac.uk
21 November 2012
Exhibition on atmospheres opens at the Museum for the History of Science
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A new public exhibition entitled "Atmospheres: Investigating the Weather from Aristotle to Ozone" at Oxford University's Museum for the History of Science opened on the 20th November in a ceremony led by Sir John Houghton FRS (former Director of the Met Office, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and Head of Atmospheric Physics in Oxford).
2 November 2012
Dr Leigh Fletcher awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship
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Dr Leigh Fletcher, currently Violette and Samuel Glasstone Science Fellow (Atmospheric, Oceanic & Planetary Physics), has been awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship in the 2012 round which he plans to take up in January 2013.
3 October 2012
Oxford Climate Research Network launched
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The newly launched Oxford Climate Research Network (OCRN) is a cross-divisional initiative aiming to promote collaborations between scientists who investigate climate-related issues in various departments at Oxford, and increase the visibility of climate research both within and outside the University.
28 August 2012
Department of Physics awarded Athena Swan Bronze Award
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The Department of Physics has been granted an Athena Swan Bronze Award.
For further details, please see the full Story at www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/athena-swan.
The beliefs underpinning the Athena Swan Charter are:
31 July 2012
Physics newsletter 2012 now available
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Summer 2012
Our latest Department newsletter is now available to download in PDF format here. Have a look at 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.
73rd Harden Conference 'Machines on Genes II'
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73rd Harden Conference - Machines on Genes II - The central dogma at the interface of biology, chemistry and physics
19—23 August 2012
St Anne's College, Oxford, UK
20 July 2012
STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
STFC have announce the 2012 round of Ernest Rutherford Fellowships. These are prestigious 5 year fellowships which may be held in any of the science areas supported by STFC. See oxford physics opportunities for further details about applying to hold one of these fellowships here.