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 Professor Balbus recognised by IOP Professor Steven Balbus has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Paul Dirac Medal and Prize 2021, and elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics 29 November 2021 Professor Deutsch recognised by IOP Professor David Deutsch has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Isaac Newton Medal and Prize 2021, and elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics 29 November 2021 Department of Physics recognised by IOP Six scientists from the Department of Physics have been recognised by the Institute of Physics in this year’s IOP awards along with a seventh physicist from Oxford’s Department of Education 29 November 2021 Professor Palmer awarded IOP honorary fellowship Professor Tim Palmer has been awarded honorary fellowship of the Institute of Physics in recognition of his long and remarkable career 29 November 2021 Professor Bortoletto awarded IOP honorary fellowship Professor Daniela Bortoletto has been awarded honorary fellowship of the Institute of Physics 29 November 2021 Dr Hillier recognised by IOP Dr Judith Hillier from the Department of Education has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Marie Curie-Sklowdowska Medal and Prize 2021, and elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. 29 November 2021 Dr Bowler recognised by IOP Dr Rebecca Bowler has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Henry Moseley Medal and Prize 2021, and elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. 29 November 2021 Obituary: Sir Martin Wood FRS Sir Martin Wood FRS (1927-2021) 24 November 2021 Quantum Dice wins IOP business award Oxford University spin-out, Quantum Dice, has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Business Start-up Award 2021. 18 November 2021 Latest NASA mission key for climate Oxford physicists are delighted to hear that NASA has confirmed its latest Earth science mission: Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS). 18 November 2021 Commentary: Dr Watson-Parris on AI for climate good Dr Duncan Watson-Parris and Professor Philip Stier in the Department of Physics are bringing together leading researchers from around the world for a United Nations ITU AI for Good: AI for Climate Science 16 November 2021 Improving repetition rate of laser-driven plasma accelerators A team from Oxford has had a breakthrough in improving the repetition rate and efficiency of laser-driven plasma accelerators; these accelerators could revolutionise many areas of science and technology as they can accelerate particles to high energies in 9 November 2021 Load More
Professor Balbus recognised by IOP Professor Steven Balbus has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Paul Dirac Medal and Prize 2021, and elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics 29 November 2021
Professor Deutsch recognised by IOP Professor David Deutsch has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Isaac Newton Medal and Prize 2021, and elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics 29 November 2021
Department of Physics recognised by IOP Six scientists from the Department of Physics have been recognised by the Institute of Physics in this year’s IOP awards along with a seventh physicist from Oxford’s Department of Education 29 November 2021
Professor Palmer awarded IOP honorary fellowship Professor Tim Palmer has been awarded honorary fellowship of the Institute of Physics in recognition of his long and remarkable career 29 November 2021
Professor Bortoletto awarded IOP honorary fellowship Professor Daniela Bortoletto has been awarded honorary fellowship of the Institute of Physics 29 November 2021
Dr Hillier recognised by IOP Dr Judith Hillier from the Department of Education has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Marie Curie-Sklowdowska Medal and Prize 2021, and elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. 29 November 2021
Dr Bowler recognised by IOP Dr Rebecca Bowler has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Henry Moseley Medal and Prize 2021, and elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. 29 November 2021
Quantum Dice wins IOP business award Oxford University spin-out, Quantum Dice, has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Business Start-up Award 2021. 18 November 2021
Latest NASA mission key for climate Oxford physicists are delighted to hear that NASA has confirmed its latest Earth science mission: Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS). 18 November 2021
Commentary: Dr Watson-Parris on AI for climate good Dr Duncan Watson-Parris and Professor Philip Stier in the Department of Physics are bringing together leading researchers from around the world for a United Nations ITU AI for Good: AI for Climate Science 16 November 2021
Improving repetition rate of laser-driven plasma accelerators A team from Oxford has had a breakthrough in improving the repetition rate and efficiency of laser-driven plasma accelerators; these accelerators could revolutionise many areas of science and technology as they can accelerate particles to high energies in 9 November 2021
