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 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 Yeomans appointed OBE Professor Julia Yeomans from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford has been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to physics. 2 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 Professor Riede recognised by International Science Council Professor Moritz Riede has been appointed Fellow of the International Science Council (ISC) in recognition of his contributions to promoting science as a global public good. 19 December 2023 Obituary: Patrick Baird The Department of Physics is sorry to announce the death of Patrick Baird. Patrick first came to the Departmento of Physics – or the Clarendon Laboratory, as it would have been then – in 1970 as a graduate student under the supervision of Professor Derek 19 December 2023 Advancing laser-plasma accelerators Researchers at the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford have found solutions to two major challenges with laser-plasma accelerators. 14 December 2023 Meet...Sparshita Dey We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 14 December 2023 Professor Nynke Dekker joins University of Oxford Professor Nynke Dekker has been appointed to the Professorship of Biophysics in the Department of Physics with effect from 1 January 2024. 14 December 2023 Commentary: Professor Gregori on transforming laboratory astrophysics Professor Gianluca Gregori has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant; he explains how the grant will help to transform laboratory astrophysics into a tool to investigate processes that cannot be easily captured by current theory and simulations. 12 December 2023 The future of quantum technology The first ever Youth Quantum Summit (YQS) took place at the University of Oxford on 4 November. 12 December 2023 Photofabrication at Physics: an illustrious history Since the 1960s, the Department of Physics has had the privilege of having its own in-house specialist photofabrication facility. The facility is now set to be retired; here we reflect on some 60 years of specialist expertise and custom outputs. 12 December 2023 Load More
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 Yeomans appointed OBE Professor Julia Yeomans from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford has been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to physics. 2 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
Professor Riede recognised by International Science Council Professor Moritz Riede has been appointed Fellow of the International Science Council (ISC) in recognition of his contributions to promoting science as a global public good. 19 December 2023
Obituary: Patrick Baird The Department of Physics is sorry to announce the death of Patrick Baird. Patrick first came to the Departmento of Physics – or the Clarendon Laboratory, as it would have been then – in 1970 as a graduate student under the supervision of Professor Derek 19 December 2023
Advancing laser-plasma accelerators Researchers at the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford have found solutions to two major challenges with laser-plasma accelerators. 14 December 2023
Meet...Sparshita Dey We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 14 December 2023
Professor Nynke Dekker joins University of Oxford Professor Nynke Dekker has been appointed to the Professorship of Biophysics in the Department of Physics with effect from 1 January 2024. 14 December 2023
Commentary: Professor Gregori on transforming laboratory astrophysics Professor Gianluca Gregori has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant; he explains how the grant will help to transform laboratory astrophysics into a tool to investigate processes that cannot be easily captured by current theory and simulations. 12 December 2023
The future of quantum technology The first ever Youth Quantum Summit (YQS) took place at the University of Oxford on 4 November. 12 December 2023
Photofabrication at Physics: an illustrious history Since the 1960s, the Department of Physics has had the privilege of having its own in-house specialist photofabrication facility. The facility is now set to be retired; here we reflect on some 60 years of specialist expertise and custom outputs. 12 December 2023