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 Professor Hooker recognised by APS 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. 7 October 2024 Advance in laser-driven accelerators Researchers from the Department of Physics have taken a step closer to demonstrating a new generation of high-repetition-rate laser-driven particle accelerators; these compact accelerators could drive myriad applications. 16 May 2024 Advancing laser-plasma accelerators Researchers at the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford have found solutions to two major challenges with laser-plasma accelerators. 14 December 2023 Dr Wroe wins SEPnet Public Engagement Award Oxford alumnus Dr Laurence Wroe has been awarded the Newcomer Award in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023 that took place on 11 September 2023. 2 October 2023 Reflecting on environmental impact of research A grassroots initiative of scientists from a range of disciplines across physics has published a document reflecting on the environmental impact of their collective work. 12 June 2023 Professor Manjit Dosanjh: a profile Professor Manjit Dosanjh's pioneering work to apply physics to the medical domain is changing the field in cancer treatment; find out more about her here. 27 April 2023 Oxford to play key role in pioneering experiment at CERN The John Adams Institute, part of the Department of Physics, is one of the beneficiaries of a major award from the Science and Technology Facilities Council to support the participation of UK institutions in CERN's AWAKE experiment. 31 October 2022 Professor Philip Burrows elected Chair of HL-LHC Collaboration Board Professor Philip Burrows has been elected Chair of the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) Collaboration Board. 19 October 2022 Meet...Emily Archer We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 6 October 2022 Commentary: Foster on FLASHForward findings Professor Brian Foster, Donald H Perkins Professor of Experimental Physics, comments on the findings published in Nature today, 2 March 2022, from DESY’s FLASHForward experiment. 2 March 2022 Dr Chappell awarded Culham Thesis Prize Dr James Chappell from the Department of Physics has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Culham Thesis Prize: Plasma Physics Group. 14 February 2022 Improving repetition rate of laser-driven plasma accelerators A team from Oxford has had a breakthrough in improving the repetition rate and efficiency of laser-driven plasma accelerators; these accelerators could revolutionise many areas of science and technology as they can accelerate particles to high energies in 9 November 2021 Load More
Professor Hooker recognised by APS 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. 7 October 2024
Advance in laser-driven accelerators Researchers from the Department of Physics have taken a step closer to demonstrating a new generation of high-repetition-rate laser-driven particle accelerators; these compact accelerators could drive myriad applications. 16 May 2024
Advancing laser-plasma accelerators Researchers at the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford have found solutions to two major challenges with laser-plasma accelerators. 14 December 2023
Dr Wroe wins SEPnet Public Engagement Award Oxford alumnus Dr Laurence Wroe has been awarded the Newcomer Award in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023 that took place on 11 September 2023. 2 October 2023
Reflecting on environmental impact of research A grassroots initiative of scientists from a range of disciplines across physics has published a document reflecting on the environmental impact of their collective work. 12 June 2023
Professor Manjit Dosanjh: a profile Professor Manjit Dosanjh's pioneering work to apply physics to the medical domain is changing the field in cancer treatment; find out more about her here. 27 April 2023
Oxford to play key role in pioneering experiment at CERN The John Adams Institute, part of the Department of Physics, is one of the beneficiaries of a major award from the Science and Technology Facilities Council to support the participation of UK institutions in CERN's AWAKE experiment. 31 October 2022
Professor Philip Burrows elected Chair of HL-LHC Collaboration Board Professor Philip Burrows has been elected Chair of the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) Collaboration Board. 19 October 2022
Meet...Emily Archer We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 6 October 2022
Commentary: Foster on FLASHForward findings Professor Brian Foster, Donald H Perkins Professor of Experimental Physics, comments on the findings published in Nature today, 2 March 2022, from DESY’s FLASHForward experiment. 2 March 2022
Dr Chappell awarded Culham Thesis Prize Dr James Chappell from the Department of Physics has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Culham Thesis Prize: Plasma Physics Group. 14 February 2022
Improving repetition rate of laser-driven plasma accelerators A team from Oxford has had a breakthrough in improving the repetition rate and efficiency of laser-driven plasma accelerators; these accelerators could revolutionise many areas of science and technology as they can accelerate particles to high energies in 9 November 2021
