Latest news and comment Audience - Any Audience - 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Industry Schools, prospective students and community Research Undergraduates Graduates International Year of Quantum Department of Physics (requires login) Research theme - Any Research theme - Accelerator physics Astronomy and astrophysics Biological physics Climate physics Exoplanets and planetary physics Fields, strings, and quantum dynamics Fundamental particles and interactions Instrumentation Lasers and high energy density science Particle astrophysics & cosmology Photovoltaics and nanoscience Plasma physics Quantum information and computation Quantum materials Quantum optics & ultra-cold matter Sub-department - Any Sub-department - Astrophysics Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics Atomic and Laser Physics Condensed Matter Physics Particle Physics Professional and support services Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics Timekeeping on the moon Dr Carly Howett, Associate Professor of Space Instrumentation, answers Oxford Sparks’ big question: what time is it on the moon? 4 July 2024 Meet...Shruti Nath We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; here, we meet climate scientist Dr Shruti Nath 2 July 2024 AI-led science innovation protects communities hit by climate change Climate scientists from the Department of Physics have joined forces with the United Nations World Food Programme and intergovernmental and national forecasting agencies to pioneer a transformative initiative. 25 June 2024 Next-gen weather forecasting to measure human impact National forecasting centres like the Met Office could apply the same tools used for weather forecasting to quantify how human behaviour is aggravating major events like floods, heatwaves and storms. 30 May 2024 Meet...Olivia Vashti Ayim We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 9 May 2024 Meet...Deborah Cotton We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 10 April 2024 Commentary: Dr Beatriz Monge-Sanz Dr Beatriz Monge-Sanz explores links between global warming and an increase in the frequency and intensity of cold spells in The Conversation. 7 March 2024 Why mentoring matters The Department of Physics’ mentoring programme, aimed particularly at early career researchers, provides both mentors and mentees alike with a range of opportunities and positively benefits all those involved. 1 February 2024 True colours: Neptune and Uranus New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like 8 January 2024 New Intelligent Earth CDT A new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), Intelligent Earth, will train almost 100 PhD students to develop and apply cutting-edge AI technologies to tackle urgent environmental crises. 31 October 2023 New study reveals source of largest ever Mars quake A global team of scientists led by the University of Oxford have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars. 17 October 2023 Dr Hird and Dr Shirley recognised by SEPnet Dr Thomas Hird and Dr Katherine Shirley were both highly commended in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023. 2 October 2023 Load More
Timekeeping on the moon Dr Carly Howett, Associate Professor of Space Instrumentation, answers Oxford Sparks’ big question: what time is it on the moon? 4 July 2024
Meet...Shruti Nath We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; here, we meet climate scientist Dr Shruti Nath 2 July 2024
AI-led science innovation protects communities hit by climate change Climate scientists from the Department of Physics have joined forces with the United Nations World Food Programme and intergovernmental and national forecasting agencies to pioneer a transformative initiative. 25 June 2024
Next-gen weather forecasting to measure human impact National forecasting centres like the Met Office could apply the same tools used for weather forecasting to quantify how human behaviour is aggravating major events like floods, heatwaves and storms. 30 May 2024
Meet...Olivia Vashti Ayim We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 9 May 2024
Meet...Deborah Cotton We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews. 10 April 2024
Commentary: Dr Beatriz Monge-Sanz Dr Beatriz Monge-Sanz explores links between global warming and an increase in the frequency and intensity of cold spells in The Conversation. 7 March 2024
Why mentoring matters The Department of Physics’ mentoring programme, aimed particularly at early career researchers, provides both mentors and mentees alike with a range of opportunities and positively benefits all those involved. 1 February 2024
True colours: Neptune and Uranus New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like 8 January 2024
New Intelligent Earth CDT A new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), Intelligent Earth, will train almost 100 PhD students to develop and apply cutting-edge AI technologies to tackle urgent environmental crises. 31 October 2023
New study reveals source of largest ever Mars quake A global team of scientists led by the University of Oxford have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars. 17 October 2023
Dr Hird and Dr Shirley recognised by SEPnet Dr Thomas Hird and Dr Katherine Shirley were both highly commended in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023. 2 October 2023