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A global team of scientists led by the University of Oxford have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars.

Professor Gavin Salam FRS has been awarded the 2023 Institute of Physics Paul Dirac Medal and Prize for his profound, wide-ranging and impactful contributions to particle physics.

Professor James Binney FRS has been awarded the 2023 Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal and Prize for advancing the science of stellar dynamics.

Professor Ian Shipsey FRS, Head of Department, has been awarded honorary fellowship of the Institute of Physics in recognition of his leadership in experimental particle physics.

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The Big Data: ATLAS team has been has been recognised with a second award: Outstanding Partner in this year’s Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) Awards.

Oxford alumnus Dr Laurence Wroe has been awarded the Newcomer Award in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023 that took place on 11 September 2023.

Dr Thomas Hird and Dr Katherine Shirley were both highly commended in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023.

The Big Data: ATLAS team has been has been awarded the Partnership Award in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023 that took place on 11 September 2023.

Dr Jake Taylor from Oxford's Department of Physics is one of a team of scientists led by the Université de Montréal to analyse data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system.

Professor Peter Norreys has been awarded the American Nuclear Society’s Edward Teller Award.

Professor John Cardy, an Emeritus Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford, has today been named as joint winner of the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.