Centre for Postgraduate Training in Plasma Physics and High Energy Density Science

Graduate students that are members of OxCHEDS are also part of the Centre for Postgraduate Training in Plasma Physics and High Energy Density Science. The centre, which is coordinated by Peter Norreys, is a joint effort by the University of Oxford and our partner research groups at Imperial College London and the University of Warwick to provide unparalleled training in plasma and high energy density physics.

The course covers a wide variety of topics, including:

high-energy-density plasmas
astrophysical plasmas
space plasmas
dusty plasmas
computational plasma physics
laser-plasma accelerators
laser-plasma interactions
inertial confinement fusion
magnetic confinement fusion

More information about the training centre can be found here.

Group of men and women in a room — Professor John Collier, Director of the UKRI-STFC Central Laser Facility, welcoming the 2022 cohort of 22 doctoral students and seven industry scientists to the Autumn School Introduction to Plasma Physics at The Cosener's House, Abingdon. Since 2014, more than 150 students have benefited from this residential course, laid on in partnership between the Central Laser Facility and the Imperial/Oxford/Warwick universities, Centre for Postgraduate Training in Plasma Physics and High Energy Density Science.

Oxford Centre for High Energy Density Science (OxCHEDS)

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