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Professor Shivaji Sondhi

Eminent theoretical physicist joins Oxford

The Department of Physics is delighted to confirm the appointment of Professor Shivaji Sondhi to the University’s Wykeham Professorship of Physics, a Leverhulme International Professorship, and the Tencent Chair of Theoretical Physics.

The IceCube Laboratory at the South Pole and the aurora australis

IceCube: celebrating a decade of discovery

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.

Emeritus Professor Frank Close OBE

Professor Frank Close OBE elected Fellow of the Royal Society

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.

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Obituary: David Brink FRS

The Department of Physics is sorry to announce the death of Professor David Brink FRS on 8 March 2021.

The IceCube Laboratory at the South Pole and the aurora australis

IceCube detection of ‘Glashow resonance’ proves 60-year-old theory

'Glashow resonance' event observed in IceCube Neutrino Observatory.