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Professor Tim Palmer

Professor Tim Palmer recognised by RAS

Professor Tim Palmer from the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics has today received the Royal Astronomical Society’s 2023 Gold Medal for Geophysics for his outstanding work in advancing the understanding and prediction of climate and weather.
13 January 2023
Professor Tim Palmer

Professor Tim Palmer: revolutionising weather and climate prediction

On 6 December, the Department of Physics held a symposium to celebrate the remarkable career of Professor Tim Palmer CBE FRS
8 December 2022
Artist's illustration of WASP-39b displays newly detected patches of clouds scattered across the planet

New JWST data reveals exoplanet atmosphere first

University of Oxford academics have contributed to the most comprehensive molecular and chemical analysis of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, enabled by new data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
23 November 2022
A fragment of the Winchcombe meteorite

New analysis of Winchcombe meteorite

Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Departments of Physics and Earth Sciences have contributed to a highly detailed analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite which fell to Earth last year.
17 November 2022
Met Office northern hemisphere model visualisation

Research excellence continues with Met Office-Oxford partnership

The University of Oxford has successfully renewed its membership of the Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) for a further three years.
9 November 2022
Martha Buckley

Meet...Martha Buckley

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews.
8 November 2022
The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption as seen by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite

Tonga volcano had highest plume ever recorded

A new analysis led by Oxford University researchers has shown the devastating Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption in January 2022 created the tallest volcanic plume ever recorded.
4 November 2022
Mars - the red planet. Martian surface and dust in the atmosphere. 3D illustration. Image credit: Shutterstock. 3D illustration of the Martian surface and dust in the atmosphere

Meteorite impacts reveal new insights into Mars

Following two large meteorite impacts on Mars, near-surface seismic waves have been recorded for the first time on a planet other than Earth.
28 October 2022
Ship tracks arise when aerosol emissions from ships enter clouds and make them brighter. From satellite, they appear as long lines, like here in the Bay of Biscay, north of Spain.

Analysis of shipping emissions reveals a larger effect of air pollution on climate than previously thought

Findings from two separate research papers analysing ship tracks indicate that air pollution has a larger effect on climate than previously thought.
5 October 2022
Alyson Douglas

Meet...Alyson Douglas

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews.
8 September 2022
This illustration shows what exoplanet WASP-39 b could look like, based on current understanding of the planet.

JWST detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first definitive detection of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system.
25 August 2022
Professor Raymond Pierrehumbert

Professor Pierrehumbert awarded Rumford Medal

Professor Raymond Pierrehumbert has been awarded the Royal Society’s Rumford Medal 2022 for outstanding contributions in the field of physics.
24 August 2022
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