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 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 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 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 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 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 Most sensitive search for intelligent life beyond our galaxy to date Breakthrough Listen announce findings from the most sensitive search to date for ‘technosignatures’ – signs of intelligent life – beyond the Milky Way. 6 December 2023 Diamonds and Rust give us ‘impossible’ particles Researchers have discovered a new class of emergent magnetic monopoles in the quantum material known as hematite – the main component of rust. These elusive emergent particles could pave the way to greener and more powerful computing technologies. 5 December 2023 Scaling perspective on a 2-D quantum gas Experimental physicists at the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics, along with theorists from the University of Hamburg, have made a new observation of vortex-antivortex unbinding dynamics. 29 November 2023 Commentary: Professor Caola on LHC's exquisite precision Professor Fabrizio Caola has been awarded a sought-after ERC Consolidator Grant; he talks about his quest to develop extremely sophisticated theoretical predictions to match the exquisite precision of the LHC data… 23 November 2023 Load More
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
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
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
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
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
Most sensitive search for intelligent life beyond our galaxy to date Breakthrough Listen announce findings from the most sensitive search to date for ‘technosignatures’ – signs of intelligent life – beyond the Milky Way. 6 December 2023
Diamonds and Rust give us ‘impossible’ particles Researchers have discovered a new class of emergent magnetic monopoles in the quantum material known as hematite – the main component of rust. These elusive emergent particles could pave the way to greener and more powerful computing technologies. 5 December 2023
Scaling perspective on a 2-D quantum gas Experimental physicists at the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics, along with theorists from the University of Hamburg, have made a new observation of vortex-antivortex unbinding dynamics. 29 November 2023
Commentary: Professor Caola on LHC's exquisite precision Professor Fabrizio Caola has been awarded a sought-after ERC Consolidator Grant; he talks about his quest to develop extremely sophisticated theoretical predictions to match the exquisite precision of the LHC data… 23 November 2023