Latest news and comment Audience - Any Audience -AlumniIndustrySchools, prospective students and communityResearchUndergraduatesGraduatesInternational Year of QuantumDepartment of Physics (requires login) Research theme - Any Research theme -Accelerator physicsAstronomy and astrophysicsBiological physicsClimate physicsExoplanets and planetary physicsFields, strings, and quantum dynamicsFundamental particles and interactionsInstrumentationLasers and high energy density scienceParticle astrophysics & cosmologyPhotovoltaics and nanosciencePlasma physicsQuantum information and computationQuantum materialsQuantum optics & ultra-cold matter Sub-department - Any Sub-department -AstrophysicsAtmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary PhysicsAtomic and Laser PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsParticle PhysicsProfessional and support servicesRudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics First detection of heavy element from star merger Researchers from the University of Oxford's Department of Physics have contributed to an international effort to identify the neutron star merger responsible for an exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst. 25 October 2023 New Oxford HQ for Breakthrough Listen University of Oxford partners with Breakthrough Prize Foundation in search for life beyond Earth. 18 October 2023 New study reveals source of largest ever Mars quake 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. 17 October 2023 Professor Salam recognised by IOP 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. 16 October 2023 Professor Binney recognised by IOP Professor James Binney FRS has been awarded the 2023 Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal and Prize for advancing the science of stellar dynamics. 16 October 2023 Professor Shipsey awarded IOP honorary fellowship 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. 16 October 2023 Meet...Jack Harrison We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 12 October 2023 Second award for Big Data: ATLAS project 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. 3 October 2023 Big Data: ATLAS wins SEPnet Public Engagement Award 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. 2 October 2023 Dr Hird and Dr Shirley recognised by SEPnet Dr Thomas Hird and Dr Katherine Shirley were both highly commended in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023. 2 October 2023 Dr Wroe wins SEPnet Public Engagement Award 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. 2 October 2023 JWST atmosphere reconnaissance of TRAPPIST-1 b 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. 25 September 2023 Load More
First detection of heavy element from star merger Researchers from the University of Oxford's Department of Physics have contributed to an international effort to identify the neutron star merger responsible for an exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst. 25 October 2023
New Oxford HQ for Breakthrough Listen University of Oxford partners with Breakthrough Prize Foundation in search for life beyond Earth. 18 October 2023
New study reveals source of largest ever Mars quake 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. 17 October 2023
Professor Salam recognised by IOP 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. 16 October 2023
Professor Binney recognised by IOP Professor James Binney FRS has been awarded the 2023 Institute of Physics Isaac Newton Medal and Prize for advancing the science of stellar dynamics. 16 October 2023
Professor Shipsey awarded IOP honorary fellowship 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. 16 October 2023
Meet...Jack Harrison We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 12 October 2023
Second award for Big Data: ATLAS project 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. 3 October 2023
Big Data: ATLAS wins SEPnet Public Engagement Award 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. 2 October 2023
Dr Hird and Dr Shirley recognised by SEPnet Dr Thomas Hird and Dr Katherine Shirley were both highly commended in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023. 2 October 2023
Dr Wroe wins SEPnet Public Engagement Award 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. 2 October 2023
JWST atmosphere reconnaissance of TRAPPIST-1 b 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. 25 September 2023
