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Researchers from Columbia University and Breakthrough Listen have published new results from one of the most sensitive radio searches ever conducted for pulsars in the dynamically complex central region of the Milky Way Galaxy

Researchers at Oxford University and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics are proposing a new way to observe tightly bound supermassive black hole binaries.

Having celebrated the International Year of Quantum last year, here we speak to people across the Department of Physics to find out how they found their way into quantum, what their days look like now, and how they see the field changing.

A recent study has uncovered an unprecedented richness of small organic molecules in the deeply obscured nucleus of a nearby galaxy using modelling techniques developed at the University of Oxford.

Professor David Lucas from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford is to lead one of three new UKRI-funded projects as part of a commitment to deepen the science and tech ties between the UK and Japan.

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews.

Professor Chris Lintott comments in light of research funding for astronomy and physics research being cut by almost a third.

The Quantum Advantage in Quantitative Quantum Simulation programme, led by the University of Oxford, is advancing analogue quantum simulation to ensure quantum systems can deliver a practical advantage to science or industry.

Dr Heloise Stevance discusses the ethics of delegating scientific decision making to our computers.

A new study has shown that certain magnet materials, when excited by microwaves to move in oscillation, emits a wireless signal that can drive nearby magnets to move in sync.

Professor Philip Burrows has been appointed Chair of the CERN Scientific Policy Committee (SPC), following his selection by the CERN Council at its September 2025 meeting.

Scientists at Oxford have found a simple and effective way to control magnetism at the nanoscale, opening a new route to engineering advanced materials for next-generation low-energy technologies.