Upcoming events

12 October 2024
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Secondary school events

Problem Solving in Physics - how to extend your able students

Ideas for physics teachers about how to extend able students in lessons, and within extension classes.

21 October 2024
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Public talks and lectures
Alumni events

The Sir Martin Wood Prize Lecture

Creation of hydride super-ionic conductors

26 October 2024
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Public events for children and young people

ClueDM: A Dark Matter Mystery - For ages 8 and above

Join us for an afternoon, where we discover the mysteries of dark matter, through board game, arts, crafts.

1 November 2024
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Public talks and lectures
Alumni events

"Trinity - Rudolf Peierls, Klaus Fuchs, and how the security services caught the most dangerous spy in history"

Join us for a lecture and reception on Nov 1st!

Department of Physics

Our research

Our researchers change the world: our understanding of it and how we live in it. We explore the fundamentals – how we got here and the secrets of the universe – as well as the practical from developing next-gen materials to pushing the frontiers of quantum and predicting the future for our planet. 

Launch your studies

Our dynamic programme of outstanding research as well as our specialist research facilities, collaborative research networks and international renown attract the brightest minds from around the world. Come and join them.
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Giving

How to support the Department of Physics

Find out how you can support our world-class scientific research and teaching and help the Department of Physics to tackle some of the most urgent and fascinating challenges we face today

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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!