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.

25 April 2026
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Afternoon of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics

Join us for an afternoon with the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics group.

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25 April 2026
An image of a reddish nebula cloud surrounded by stars
Secondary school events

Year 10 Physics Taster Morning - 2026

An introduction to studying physics and astrophysics at university for year 10 students.

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22 - 23 April 2026
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Conferences and meetings

NetDRIVE Creating a New Reality: A Sustainable Digital Transformation

Part of the NetDRIVE project, which focuses on delivering authoritative advice to UK Research and Innovation on sustainable digital research infrastructure.

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21 April 2026
Poster reads 'The random universe'
Public talks and lectures

The Random Universe

Public Talk and book signing

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18 April 2026
Beecroft Building, University of Oxford
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Saturday Morning of Theoretical Physics: Ising is Everywhere

Register now for the Trinity Term Saturday Morning of Theoretical Physics, to be held on 18 April 2026

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14 April 2026
Seminars and colloquia

Back to Itaca

Experimental particle physics seminar

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26 March 2026
Professor Heino Falcke
Public talks and lectures

How to image a black hole

Professor Heino Falcke, Radboud University Nijmegen, discusses the challenges of getting an image of a black hole, shielded as they are by an event horizon.

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25 March 2026
Seminars and colloquia

CMT Forum: Roger Melko

CMT Forum

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24 March 2026
Dust torus around a super-massive black hole
Public talks and lectures

Black holes and how they shape the Universe

An evening of questions!

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23 - 27 March 2026
BlackHolistic 2026
Conferences and meetings

BlackHolistic 2026

This invite-only conference takes place in Oxford and brings together world-leading experts in black holes.

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20 March 2026
CERN detector
Secondary school events

Particle Physics Masterclass (online) 2026

An online event to engage with Oxford researchers in a Zoom webinar to learn about our research at the Large Hadron Collider

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18 - 19 March 2026
CERN detector
Secondary school events

International Masterclasses in Particle Physics 2026

The International Masterclass in Particle Physics is back!

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