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The Department of Physics has secured funding to develop a new training programme designed to strengthen researchers’ skills and confidence in public engagement.

A project led by Professor Achillefs Kapanidis from the Department of Physics is one of six to share £2m funding from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI).

Professor Justin Wark has been awarded the American Physical Society’s George E Duvall Shock Compression Science Award 2025.

Two of the four categories in the Maths, Physical and Life Sciences Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2024 were won by members of the Department of Physics while another colleague was one of four to be ‘commended’ in the awards.

Professor Manjit Dosanjh comments on how physics has a key role to play in tackling the disparity in access to essential radiotherapy treatment and how advances will transform treatment in the future.

Professor Stephen Blundell from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Physics Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize.

Professor Laura Herz from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Physics Michael Faraday Medal and Prize.

Professor Ian Shipsey FRS

Professor Simon Hooker has been selected to become an American Physical Society Fellow for his pioneering contributions to the development of plasma-based, high-power optical waveguides and their application to laser-driven plasma accelerators.

A community engagement project supported by the Department of Physics has won the Engaging with Communities category at the national Ogden Outreach Awards 2024; the project was also awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Community Partnership Award this year.

Results released by the Department of Physics’ Comprehensive Oxford Mathematics and Physics Online School (COMPOS) show more than 90% of GCSE and A-level students completing the programme improved their ability and performance.

Professor Peter Norreys helped to mark 30 years since the opening of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) London office by delivering the keynote speech at a celebratory event.