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Dr Thomas Spieksma has been awarded the Instrument Centre for Danish Astrophysics (IDA) PhD Prize; the prize is awarded annually to the most scientifically outstanding PhD thesis defended at a Danish university within astronomy and astrophysics.

New research led by the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) has revealed that pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations.

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The most massive black holes in the Universe detected by the ripples they make in space time were not born directly from collapsing stars, according to a new study.

Researchers at the University of Oxford have demonstrated a new type of quantum interaction using a single trapped ion.

Professor Katherine Blundell launches Xhosa-language webapp STEP into the Cosmos to introduce curious minds to the foundations of astrophysics.

A new study reveals that a key part of the climate system - the large-scale wind patterns that determine where rain falls – can be underestimated by current climate models, helping explain why forecasts of regional rainfall remain uncertain.

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A new EPSRC-funded research project is bringing together the Department of Physics and the Department of Oncology.

Dr Robin Timmis from the Department of Physics has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Culham Thesis Prize: Plasma Physics Group.

An international team of physicists has achieved a significant advance in laser science, demonstrating for the first time a practical route to dramatically boosting the intensity of high-power laser light.

Dr Babak Abi, Dr Farrukh Azfar and Dr Sam Henry have all been recognised for their work reporting the results from the measurement campaigns at Fermilab.