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 Why mentoring matters The Department of Physics’ mentoring programme, aimed particularly at early career researchers, provides both mentors and mentees alike with a range of opportunities and positively benefits all those involved. 1 February 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 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 Shipsey awarded IOP honorary fellowship Professor Ian Shipsey FRS, Head of Department, has been awarded honorary fellowship of the Institute of Physics in recognition of his leadership in experimental particle physics. 16 October 2023 Second award for Big Data: ATLAS project The Big Data: ATLAS team has been has been recognised with a second award: Outstanding Partner in this year’s Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) Awards. 3 October 2023 Big Data: ATLAS wins SEPnet Public Engagement Award The Big Data: ATLAS team has been has been awarded the Partnership Award in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023 that took place on 11 September 2023. 2 October 2023 Professor Claire Gwenlan receives teaching award Professor Claire Gwenlan has been recognised in the Maths, Physics and Life Sciences Teaching Awards; the scheme celebrates success and recognises and rewards excellence in innovative teaching practice. 29 June 2023 Reflecting on environmental impact of research A grassroots initiative of scientists from a range of disciplines across physics has published a document reflecting on the environmental impact of their collective work. 12 June 2023 Meet...Holly Pacey We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 8 June 2023 The language of symmetry Three physicists from Oxford have contributed to a new book, 'The Language of Symmetry', out today, 16 May 2023. 16 May 2023 Professor Manjit Dosanjh: a profile Professor Manjit Dosanjh's pioneering work to apply physics to the medical domain is changing the field in cancer treatment; find out more about her here. 27 April 2023 Meet...Daniel Cervenkov We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 5 April 2023 Load More
Why mentoring matters The Department of Physics’ mentoring programme, aimed particularly at early career researchers, provides both mentors and mentees alike with a range of opportunities and positively benefits all those involved. 1 February 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
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 Shipsey awarded IOP honorary fellowship Professor Ian Shipsey FRS, Head of Department, has been awarded honorary fellowship of the Institute of Physics in recognition of his leadership in experimental particle physics. 16 October 2023
Second award for Big Data: ATLAS project The Big Data: ATLAS team has been has been recognised with a second award: Outstanding Partner in this year’s Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) Awards. 3 October 2023
Big Data: ATLAS wins SEPnet Public Engagement Award The Big Data: ATLAS team has been has been awarded the Partnership Award in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023 that took place on 11 September 2023. 2 October 2023
Professor Claire Gwenlan receives teaching award Professor Claire Gwenlan has been recognised in the Maths, Physics and Life Sciences Teaching Awards; the scheme celebrates success and recognises and rewards excellence in innovative teaching practice. 29 June 2023
Reflecting on environmental impact of research A grassroots initiative of scientists from a range of disciplines across physics has published a document reflecting on the environmental impact of their collective work. 12 June 2023
Meet...Holly Pacey We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 8 June 2023
The language of symmetry Three physicists from Oxford have contributed to a new book, 'The Language of Symmetry', out today, 16 May 2023. 16 May 2023
Professor Manjit Dosanjh: a profile Professor Manjit Dosanjh's pioneering work to apply physics to the medical domain is changing the field in cancer treatment; find out more about her here. 27 April 2023
Meet...Daniel Cervenkov We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 5 April 2023