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Industry and research partners joined doctoral students and supervisors in Oxford for a day of talks, panel discussions and networking as part of the Superconductivity CDT Residential Week 2026.

Researchers from the University of Oxford, Diamond Light Source, and ShanghaiTech University have developed an advanced X-ray method that, for the first time, enables scientists to observe the complete three-dimensional motion of magnetic waves.

Professor Stephen Blundell reflects on the life and legacy of Nobel prize winner Sir Anthony Leggett who died on 8 March 2026.

Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed a new way to make high-performance perovskite solar cells entirely without solvents.

Having celebrated the International Year of Quantum last year, here we speak to people across the Department of Physics to find out how they found their way into quantum, what their days look like now, and how they see the field changing.

A new study has shown that certain magnet materials, when excited by microwaves to move in oscillation, emits a wireless signal that can drive nearby magnets to move in sync.

Scientists at Oxford have found a simple and effective way to control magnetism at the nanoscale, opening a new route to engineering advanced materials for next-generation low-energy technologies.

Professor Moritz Riede from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford is one of 13 Green Future Fellows to receive landmark funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering.

The brand new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies has welcomed its first 16-strong cohort.

Scientists have developed a new material that converts motion into electricity (piezoelectricity) with greater efficiency and without using toxic lead – paving the way for a new generation of devices that we use in everyday life.

Researchers use circularly polarised terahertz pulses to reversibly switch ferroaxial domains, revealing a new route to stable, light-driven data storage technologies.

Oxford physicists have developed an AI framework that allows quantum laboratories to run and adapt experiments autonomously.