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Oxford Physics Public Lectures

The Department of Physics public lecture series. An exciting series of lectures about the research at Oxford Physics take place throughout the academic year. Looking at topics diverse as the creation ... Read more

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The Unity of the Universe

The Final Dennis Sciama Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor David Deutsch Dennis Sciama's 1959 book The Unity of the... Read more

9 Mar 2016

52mins

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Is Dark Matter Made of Black Holes

The 2019 Halley lecture n February 2016, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced the d... Read more

4 Jun 2019

53mins

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Superconductors: Miracle Materials

An introduction to the fascinating world of superconductors and the many surprising phenomena they exhibit, from zero re... Read more

25 Oct 2017

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The State of the Universe

Our Universe was created in 'The Big Bang' and has been expanding ever since. Professor Schmidt describes the vital stat... Read more

20 Nov 2017

1hr 14mins

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The Einstein Lens and a Tale of Two Eclipses

Physics Colloquium 20th November 2015 delivered by Professor Tom Ray This year marks the centenary of Einstein’s General... Read more

24 Nov 2015

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Unveiling the Birth of Stars and Galaxies

The 2016 Hintze Biannual Lecture delivered by Professor Robert Kennicutt Understanding the birth of stars is one of gran... Read more

18 May 2016

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The explosion mechanism of massive stars

Physics Colloquium 14th October 2016 delivered by Professor Thierry Foglizzo The supernova explosion of massive stars is... Read more

27 Oct 2016

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Cherwell-Simon Memorial Lecture: The XENON Project: at the forefront of Dark Matter Direct Detection

What is the Dark Matter which makes 85% of the matter in the Universe? We have been asking this question for many decade... Read more

8 Jul 2019

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The Future of Particle Physics: The Particle Physics Christmas Lecture

Professor John Womersley (STFC) gives the Particle Physics Christmas Lecture. In the past five years particle physicists... Read more

7 Mar 2017

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The Quest for Nearby Habitable Worlds

The 16th Hintze lecture, 25th April 2018 delivered by Professor René Doyon, Director, Mont-Mégantic Observatory & In... Read more

22 May 2018

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How do we find planets around other stars?

The 3rd Wetton lecture, 19th June 2018 delivered by Professor David W. Hogg, Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, ... Read more

2 Jul 2018

41mins

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Parlez-vous Beams? The Frontier of Beam Physics and Accelerator Science: from High Energy Particle Colliders to Quantum Degenerate Beams

Physics Colloquium 12th June 2015 delivered by Professer Swapan Chattopadhyay The frontier of beam physics and accelerat... Read more

17 Jun 2015

53mins

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Growing Black Holes over 12 Billion Years

The 2015 Hintze Biannual Lecture delivered by Professor Meg Urry Using multi-wavelength surveys, we measure the growth o... Read more

4 Dec 2015

54mins

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At a Physics Info/Sci Intersection

Physics Colloquium 30th October 2015 delivered by Professer Paul Ginsparg Over twenty-five years into the internet era, ... Read more

3 Nov 2015

1hr 7mins

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