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28 November - 14 December 2023
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Primary school events

Galaxy Zoo: Galactic Explorers Challenge

We invite 7 - 12-year-olds from across the UK to become astrophysicists for a week, classifying galaxies from real satellite images and creating their very...

29 November 2023
The whirpool galaxy M51. Bright lanes of star formation may be triggered by interactions with a nearby companion. In Oxford we study the growth, evolution, central black holes, star formation rates and instellar medium of galaxies, the building blocks of our universe.  Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Events for prospective students
Undergraduate events
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Astrophysics graduate open day

An event for prospective graduate students

30 November 2023
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Seminars and colloquia

ALP Seminar: Circuits that learn on their own

Dr Andrea Liu, UPenn

1 December 2023
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Events for prospective students
Undergraduate events
Graduate events

Condensed Matter Physics graduate open day

The University of Oxford Condensed Matter Physics (CMP) sub-department is holding an Open Day for prospective DPhil applicants on Friday 1 December 2023.

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Alumni

Once a physicist, always a physicist...

Our alumni relations office exists to nurture and develop long-lasting relationships between students, staff and friends of the Department of Physics so please do get in touch with ideas, feedback or just to say hello!