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Researchers have unveiled an innovative experimental approach using an X ray free electron laser (XFEL) to probe for axions – elusive particles that may make up dark matter.

In a milestone that brings quantum computing tangibly closer to large-scale practical use, scientists at Oxford University Physics have demonstrated the first instance of distributed quantum computing.

Dr Patrick Heighway has received the European XFEL Young Scientist Award for his pivotal role in measuring X-ray diffraction at extreme pressures and temperatures at the HED-HiBEF instrument.

Researchers at the University of Oxford have pioneered a new approach to simulate turbulent systems, based on probabilities. The findings have been published today in the journal Science Advances.

Professor David Lucas, a leading researcher in experimental quantum computing, has been appointed Hooke Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Oxford.

Professor Justin Wark has been awarded the American Physical Society’s George E Duvall Shock Compression Science Award 2025.

Professor Simon Hooker has been selected to become an American Physical Society Fellow for his pioneering contributions to the development of plasma-based, high-power optical waveguides and their application to laser-driven plasma accelerators.

Professor Peter Norreys helped to mark 30 years since the opening of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) London office by delivering the keynote speech at a celebratory event.

Professor Tony Bell FRS has been awarded the Royal Society’s Rumford Medal for his seminal contributions to theoretical developments of cosmic ray acceleration and origins.

The Department of Physics is partnering with the University of Nottingham's ARTlab to host artist-in-resident Matthew Woodham as he works on an original art piece inspired by the Atom Interferometry Observatory and Network (AION) project.

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The Department of Physics at the University of Oxford is to lead a new national quantum computing hub to develop the technologies needed for the UK to play a key role in the quantum computing market – estimated to be worth $1.3 trillion by 2035.