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« Back to NewsFrom The Conversation: Great Mysteries of Physics 4: does objective reality exist?
29 March 2023
Physics Quantum The Conversation
Chiara Marletto from the Department of Physics talks to The Conversation about constructor theory, a generalisation of the quantum theory of information.
From The Conversation: Great Mysteries of Physics 1 – is time an illusion?
8 March 2023
Engineering Physics The Conversation
Listen to Natalia Ares, a thermodynamics researcher in the Department of Engineering Science on the Great Mysteries of Physics podcast from The Conversation.
Professor Tim Palmer wins Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal
13 January 2023
Professor Tim Palmer has today received the Royal Astronomical Society’s 2023 Gold Medal for Geophysics for his outstanding work in advancing the understanding and prediction of climate and weather.
Significant scale-up investment for three Oxford spinouts
11 January 2023
Engineering Funding Physics Spin out
Three University of Oxford spinouts, including two from MPLS, have raised significant investment to scale their companies in vehicle automation, quantum computing and medical imaging respectively.
Oxford students successfully send an experiment into space
20 December 2022
In November 2021, a team of graduate students from Oxford teamed up with the International Space School Educational Trust (ISSET) to turn the ideas of secondary school children into real experiments for launch to the International Space Station.
From The Conversation: Nuclear fusion may still be decades away
19 December 2022
Nuclear fusion and the hope of a source of clean, abundant energy may still be decades away, but the latest breakthrough could speed up its development.
Oxford climate research excellence recognised by renewed Met Office partnership
15 December 2022
Climate Earth sciences Funding Maths Physics Research Statistics
The University of Oxford has been selected to help deliver the Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) for a further three years, as part of a multi-institutional agreement supporting cutting-edge research in the science of weather and climate prediction.
Breakeven achieved at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
13 December 2022
‘With ignition now achieved, not only has fusion energy been unlocked, but also a door has been opened to new science,’ said Professor Gregori, Department of Physics.
James Webb Space Telescope latest: new milestone in search for distant galaxies
9 December 2022
New findings confirm that Webb has surpassed the Hubble telescope in its ability to observe the early Universe as an international team of astronomers, including scientists from Oxford, has today reported the discovery of the earliest galaxies ever confirmed in our Universe.
New research facility launches to develop the next generation of advanced functional materials
24 November 2022
A brand-new world-class research facility, the National Thin-Film Cluster Facility (NTCF) for Advanced Functional Materials, hosted by the Department of Physics, was officially launched last week.
New data from James Webb Space Telescope reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
23 November 2022
University of Oxford academics have contributed to the most comprehensive molecular and chemical analysis of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, enabled by new data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Four MPLS academics ‘showing great promise’ awarded major European Research Council Starting Grants
23 November 2022
Earth sciences Engineering Funding Physics
This year’s funding totals €636 million, with grants awarded through a highly-competitive process. Overall, just 14% of applications were successful this year.
New analysis of Winchcombe meteorite reveals a window into the early solar system
17 November 2022
Earth sciences Physics Research
Researchers from the Departments of Physics and Earth Sciences have contributed to a highly detailed analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite, which shed light on early solar system conditions and support the theory that meteorites catalysed the emergence of life on Earth.
From The Conversation: Air pollution cools climate more than expected – this makes cutting carbon emissions more urgent
16 November 2022
Climate Physics The Conversation
Air pollutants in the form of tiny particles suspended in air kill around seven million people every year, but also have a buffering effect on climate change. By Peter Manshausen, Duncan Watson-Parris and Philip Stier from the Department of Physics.
We must stop fossil fuels causing global warming, before the world stops using fossil fuels - Prof Myles Allen
11 November 2022
Climate Energy Physics Sustainability & the environment
We have to stop fossil fuels from causing global warming, before the world stops using fossil fuels, insists physicist and Professor of Geosystem Science Myles Allen, as he outlines an approach to reaching net zero by 2050.
Tonga volcano had highest plume ever recorded, new study confirms
4 November 2022
A new analysis led by Oxford physicists and published in the journal 'Science' has shown that the devastating Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption in January 2022 created the tallest volcanic plume ever recorded.
It’s perfectly possible to remove CO2 from the atmosphere - Professor Myles Allen, the physicist behind net zero
1 November 2022
In the run-up to COP27, Myles Allen, Department of Physics and Environmental Change Institute, discusses more than two decades of work on climate change.
Two major meteorite impacts reveal new insights about the surface of Mars
28 October 2022
Following two large meteorite impacts on Mars, near-surface seismic waves have been recorded for the first time on a planet other than Earth. The data, analysed by an international team involving University of Oxford researchers, has revealed valuable new information about the structure of the Martian crust.
Oxford to benefit from STFC theoretical physics funding
25 October 2022
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) announced this week that they have awarded more than £20 million for UK theoretical physics. The investment will benefit the Particle Theory group in the Department of Physics as well as the Mathematical Physics group in the Mathematical Institute.
Oxford to host Electric Vehicle Summit on growth, investment and decarbonisation
20 October 2022
Chemistry Energy Engineering Innovation and Enterprise MPLS Materials science Physics
The 2022 Oxford Electric Vehicle Summit will focus on growth and investment, as it returns to Oxford University’s Saïd Business School. The event is in partnership with Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University and aims to deliver on decarbonised transport in the UK, and beyond.