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An international team of scientists including astronomers from the University of Oxford have gained the best view yet of the brightest explosions in the universe.

Physicists have proved that a subatomic particle can switch into its antiparticle alter-ego and back again, in a new discovery.

Dr Suhas Mahesh is one of 28 early-career scientists awarded a Schmidt Science Fellowship joining a global lifelong community of 84 fellows working at the intersection of disciplines to advance science for the public benefit.

Department of Physics alumnus Kris Kaczmarek, Head of Product at ORCA Computing, has been named in the Forbes Under 30 Europe 2021 list. Now in its sixth year, the list identifies young innovators – visionaries – on the verge of making it big.

Five minutes with Seophine Stanislaus, graduate student in Particle Physics

Researchers at the Department of Physics have today published a paper reviewing the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning for understanding "extreme physics" – the physics of matter at extremely high temperatures and densities.

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, an unconventional telescope buried under the South Pole, began full operations 10 years ago on 13 May 2011. Since then, IceCube has been watching the cosmos and collecting data continuously for a decade.

In a collaboration between the University of Oxford and Diamond Light Source, a technique has been developed that allows for the measurement of the skyrmion Hall angle in the skyrmion lattice state.

Emeritus Professor Frank Close OBE has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his extraordinarily effective work in explaining profound concepts in physics at all levels of society including in parliament and to the general public.

Five minutes with Jiri Kucera, graduate student in Atomic and Laser Physics

The Fermilab Muon g−2 experiment has released its first results showing the muon magnetic dipole moment differs from the theoretical prediction by a significant margin, confirming the results of an earlier experiment.

As Buckingham Palace today announces the death of Prince Philip aged 99, our archivist, Professor Stephen Blundell describes a recorded visit to the Department of Physics on 4 November 1960.