Past events

We organise a diverse range of events to bring physics into the lives of as many people as possible – from family-friendly open-door events where you can chat to our researchers to stimulating lectures about our ground-breaking research. See a list of our past events below or search the upcoming events listings to find out what's coming up.

11 July 2023
cmp-seminars
Seminars and colloquia

Special CMP Seminar: Physics of excitons in novel semiconductors

Jeffrey B. Neaton

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1 July 2023
Punters on the river by St Hilda's College
Alumni events

Physics alumni Summer garden party

Join us at beautiful St Hilda's College!

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30 June 2023
Physics staff and alumni gathered in Rhodes House a few years back during a garden party.
Alumni events

Rhodes 120 Physics event

A Physics event for Rhodes Scholars alumni & friends celebrating the 120th anniversary weekend

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29 June 2023
Two physicists (a female and male) working on a lab experiment
Seminars and colloquia

ALP Seminar: Rotating dipolar quantum gases: vortices, supersolids, and glitches

Dr Thomas Bland (Innsbruck)

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23 June 2023
kurti science prize
Public talks and lectures

The Nicholas Kurti science prize lecture

Dr Alexander Grimm

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22 June 2023
An image of London Southbank with the London Eye in central view
Alumni events

Alumni Social event in London (Southbank)

Join us for a social with a view in London

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22 June 2023
cmp-seminars
Seminars and colloquia

Special CMP Seminar: Many-body Effects on Exciton Dynamics in Low-Dimensional Materials

Prof Diana Qiu

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22 June 2023
Seminars and colloquia

AOPP Special Seminar

Title: Lava planet surface-atmosphere interactions: the road to observables

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20 June 2023
Polarization map of the CMB + galactic foregrounds at 140 GHz
Seminars and colloquia

Cosmology seminar: Primordial Black Holes during the QCD phase-transition

Ilia Musco (INFN Rome 1, La Sapienza University)

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17 June 2023
an image of a nebula taken by the hubble space telescope, with a dark background, some bright stars, and a structure of orange and blue clouds
Secondary school events
Events for prospective students

Y12 Online Masterclass

Online masterclass for students in Year 12 who are interested in studying physics at Oxford University.

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16 June 2023
A street photo of the Oxford & Cambridge Club in London
Alumni events

Oxford and Cambridge Club alumni reception

Join us in London!

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16 June 2023
Paradise
Seminars and colloquia

Theoretical Physics Colloquium: Rational Quantum Mechanics

Theoretical physics colloquia

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