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Dr Carly Howett

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
Dr Shruti Nath

Meet...Shruti Nath

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; here, we meet climate scientist Dr Shruti Nath
2 July 2024
High resolution climate model

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
An example of a next generation, high resolution and local climate model created by Oxford researchers.

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
Olivia Vashti Ayim

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
Deborah Cotton

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
Dr Beatriz Monge-Sanz

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
Mentor Dr Chiara Marletto, left, and her mentee Dr Zuzana Coculova, right

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
The top row shows images of Uranus, left, and Neptune, right, from Voyager 2 in 1986 and 1989; the bottom row shows a reprocessing of the individual filter images in the study to determine the best estimate of the planets' true colours.

True colours: Neptune and Uranus

New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like
8 January 2024
Image showing cloud cover and binary code

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
Mars

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 Thomas Hird and Dr Katherine Shirley

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
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