Latest news and comment Audience - Any Audience -AlumniIndustrySchools, prospective students and communityResearchUndergraduatesGraduatesDepartment 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 Dr Leek appointed CSO at Oxford Quantum Circuits Dr Peter Leek has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer of Oxford University spin-out Oxford Quantum Circuits. He will split his time between the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford and OQC. 2 July 2024 Hamza Waseem wins MPLS Public Engagement Award Muhammad Hamza Waseem has won the MPLS Public Engagement with Research Award for his innovative approach to teaching quantum science to high school students. 20 June 2024 Professor Contera recognised by SRUK Professor Sonia Antoranz Contera has been awarded the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom Merit Award 2024 for her pioneering and exceptional international career in the fields of nanotechnology and biological physics. 18 June 2024 Professor Cavalleri awarded Europhysics Prize 2024 Professor Andrea Cavalleri has been awarded the European Physical Society’s Europhysics Prize 2024 for his pioneering studies of photo-induced emergent phases of quantum materials. 18 June 2024 Professor Laura Herz elected Fellow of the Royal Society Professor Laura Herz has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society for her study of light-harvesting and energy-conversion pathways in emerging semiconducting materials. 16 May 2024 Long-predicted quantum state confirmed The Macroscopic Quantum Matter Group at the University of Oxford has made a significant discovery, identifying and visualising a long-predicted new phase of matter in high-temperature superconductors. 24 April 2024 Dr Shuqiu Wang awarded Kurti Science Prize Dr Shuqiu Wang has been awarded the Oxford Instruments Nicholas Kurti Science Prize for Europe 2024. 24 April 2024 Professor Filip recognised by IUPAP Professor Marina Filip has been awarded the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Commission on Semiconductors (C8) Early Career Scientist Prize 2023. 23 April 2024 Breakthrough promises secure quantum computing at home The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford’s Department of Physics guaranteeing security and privacy. 11 April 2024 AI transforming design of zero-emission buildings The Departments of Physics and Engineering Sciences at Oxford are part of a new initiative to revolutionise the way zero-emission buildings are designed. 22 March 2024 Oxford part of new superconductivity training hub The Department of Physics at the University of Oxford is delighted to be part of the brand new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies. 12 March 2024 Dr Nakita Noel: a profile Dr Nakita Noel is an EPSRC Research Fellow at the Department of Physics. Her work is generating new insights into perovskites to accelerate the development of high-performance perovskite solar cells and LEDs. 29 February 2024 Load More
Dr Leek appointed CSO at Oxford Quantum Circuits Dr Peter Leek has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer of Oxford University spin-out Oxford Quantum Circuits. He will split his time between the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford and OQC. 2 July 2024
Hamza Waseem wins MPLS Public Engagement Award Muhammad Hamza Waseem has won the MPLS Public Engagement with Research Award for his innovative approach to teaching quantum science to high school students. 20 June 2024
Professor Contera recognised by SRUK Professor Sonia Antoranz Contera has been awarded the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom Merit Award 2024 for her pioneering and exceptional international career in the fields of nanotechnology and biological physics. 18 June 2024
Professor Cavalleri awarded Europhysics Prize 2024 Professor Andrea Cavalleri has been awarded the European Physical Society’s Europhysics Prize 2024 for his pioneering studies of photo-induced emergent phases of quantum materials. 18 June 2024
Professor Laura Herz elected Fellow of the Royal Society Professor Laura Herz has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society for her study of light-harvesting and energy-conversion pathways in emerging semiconducting materials. 16 May 2024
Long-predicted quantum state confirmed The Macroscopic Quantum Matter Group at the University of Oxford has made a significant discovery, identifying and visualising a long-predicted new phase of matter in high-temperature superconductors. 24 April 2024
Dr Shuqiu Wang awarded Kurti Science Prize Dr Shuqiu Wang has been awarded the Oxford Instruments Nicholas Kurti Science Prize for Europe 2024. 24 April 2024
Professor Filip recognised by IUPAP Professor Marina Filip has been awarded the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Commission on Semiconductors (C8) Early Career Scientist Prize 2023. 23 April 2024
Breakthrough promises secure quantum computing at home The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford’s Department of Physics guaranteeing security and privacy. 11 April 2024
AI transforming design of zero-emission buildings The Departments of Physics and Engineering Sciences at Oxford are part of a new initiative to revolutionise the way zero-emission buildings are designed. 22 March 2024
Oxford part of new superconductivity training hub The Department of Physics at the University of Oxford is delighted to be part of the brand new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies. 12 March 2024
Dr Nakita Noel: a profile Dr Nakita Noel is an EPSRC Research Fellow at the Department of Physics. Her work is generating new insights into perovskites to accelerate the development of high-performance perovskite solar cells and LEDs. 29 February 2024