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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.

Safety Officer Isabel Dziumak-Hooper completed her apprenticeship in health and safety in January 2025, 18 months after joining the Department of Physics straight from college.

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The Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division at the University of Oxford is delighted to announce the establishment of the Denys Firth Scholarship in Theoretical Physics.

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.

An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby Sun-like star. The planet was originally detected two years ago by Oxford University scientist Dr Michael Cretignier.

Researchers at the University of Oxford and the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) have shown that terahertz light can induce chirality in a non-chiral crystal.

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

Professor Ard Louis' latest paper in Nature Communications identifies an inbuilt Occam’s razor that helps explain why the deep neural networks (DNNs) that power modern AI are so effective at learning from data.

Dr Carly Howett speaks to Oxford Sparks in their first podcast of 2025