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The Department of Physics Alumni Relations Office works to develop, nurture and promote a continuing relationship between the Department and its alumni. We also work with current students, staff, researchers and friends of the Department, aiming and enhancing the experience of being part of one of the largest and most successful Departments of Physics in the world. We will be working in developing a series of events, projects and programmes in order to facilitate interactions and networking, creating relationships that keep growing beyond graduation day. The Alumni Relations officer is Val Crowder, and we welcome you getting in touch with ideas, queries or suggestions. NOTE: ALL POSTS THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS/UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, STAFF/STUDENTS/ALUMNI, OR OF INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY WILL BE DELETED AND USERS BANNED. The Administrators have the right to delete whatever they do not think suitable for the audience. This would include personal services, politics, religion, discrimination of any kind, topics not related with our work in any way, etc.

Oxford physicists have demonstrated quantum entanglement between strontium and calcium atoms across separate network loc...
16/10/2026

Oxford physicists have demonstrated quantum entanglement between strontium and calcium atoms across separate network locations. By combining different elements, the team created shared quantum states involving up to four atoms and used calcium to preserve the entanglement for over 10 seconds. Published in Physical Review Letters, this breakthrough offers a foundation for distributed quantum computing, remote sensing, and precision timekeeping. Read the full article via link in bio or visit https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/quantum-network-entangles-several-atoms-different-elements

Happy Week! We continue to highlight some stories of the many women who have shaped - and continue to do so - life at ...
16/10/2026

Happy Week! We continue to highlight some stories of the many women who have shaped - and continue to do so - life at the Department of Physics at Oxford. Today we are reflecting on Oxford Physics alumna Dr. Jean Chu. Earning a First in physics as one of just six women in her Oxford class, Jean went on to serve as Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford. You can hear more about her on Stanford's oral history https://exhibits.stanford.edu/women/catalog/kj304jt7868
During her 2014 visit, she met with the Oxford Women in Physics group - founded in 2013 by Dr. Jena Meinecke (a student then!) to foster support and organize the UK’s first CUWiP (Conference for Undergraduate Women and Non-Binary Physicists UK and Ireland).
Today, that legacy thrives as the Oxford Physics Gender Equity Network! ⚛️✨https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/oxford-physics-gender-equity-network

A study by University of Oxford DPhil student Jiaxuan Zhang demonstrates that major attempts to derive quantum mechanics...
15/10/2026

A study by University of Oxford DPhil student Jiaxuan Zhang demonstrates that major attempts to derive quantum mechanics' Born rule rely on additivity—the principle that probabilities of mutually exclusive events sum together. Published in Physical Review A, the research shows that alternative assumptions fail to replace additivity, supporting the view that the Born rule cannot be derived from purely non-probabilistic principles.
Read more via link in bio or https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/quantum-uncertainty-addition

🌍🎓Back in 2012, Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am visited Oxford University academics to discover how distributed com...
15/10/2026

🌍🎓Back in 2012, Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am visited Oxford University academics to discover how distributed computing was being used to model and predict climate change. As part of his role as Intel’s Director of Creative Innovation, the artist travelled to the university’s Radcliffe Observatory to meet with climate scientist Professor Myles Allen (currently Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics - AOPP). During the visit, he learned about Oxford's ground-breaking climateprediction.net project - an initiative that harnessed the spare processing power of thousands of volunteer home computers around the world to run complex climate simulations (you can read more about its current work https://climateprediction.net/ ). The musician emphasized how technology and corporate innovation could engage young people with critical environmental issues, observing that real systemic shift often relies on tech companies and communities working together.
Among many other things, will.I.am is currently teaching Ai at Arizona State University in the US.

University of Oxford researchers have created a novel generative AI framework that embeds known physical transport laws ...
14/10/2026

University of Oxford researchers have created a novel generative AI framework that embeds known physical transport laws directly into diffusion models. By removing the need for neural networks to empirically learn known relationships, the approach substantially reduces computational cost while accurately capturing complex statistical evolution. Applicable to biology and finance, it demonstrates how physical understanding can build more efficient AI algorithms. More information: link in bio or https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/physicists-tell-ai-what-do

For Women in Tech Week, we are celebrating how Oxford Physics is inspiring the next generation! 🌟At our Marie Curious Gi...
14/10/2026

For Women in Tech Week, we are celebrating how Oxford Physics is inspiring the next generation! 🌟
At our Marie Curious Girls in STEM event in Warwick, 23 volunteers delivered 7 interactive workshops for 97 students, while 150 family members joined a high-energy Science Show. By sparking early curiosity, we are helping build a more inclusive future for science and technology! 🚀

Today is , that celebrates the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), recog...
13/10/2026

Today is , that celebrates the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), recognises the historical and ongoing contributions of women to science and technology, and seeks to motivate more women and girls to study and pursue careers in STEM industries. Have you had a role model that inspired you?

Professor JC Séamus Davis has been awarded the Institute of Physics Michael Faraday Medal and Prize. The gold medal reco...
12/10/2026

Professor JC Séamus Davis has been awarded the Institute of Physics Michael Faraday Medal and Prize. The gold medal recognises his outstanding contributions to experimental physics, particularly his development of innovative quantum microscopes that enable the discovery and exploration of novel macroscopic quantum states and phenomena in diverse materials systems. Read more: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-davis-awarded-iop-faraday-prize

A message for students and staff: New catering options are now available at the Clarendon Café. Starting today, you can ...
12/10/2026

A message for students and staff: New catering options are now available at the Clarendon Café. Starting today, you can build your own freshly prepared lunch for under £5. If you prefer the traditional Compass menu, it remains fully available at the Denys Wilkinson Café.

Join us for the 32nd Hintze Public Lecture, open to all, delivered by Professor Daniel Baumann, the Stephen W Hawking Pr...
12/10/2026

Join us for the 32nd Hintze Public Lecture, open to all, delivered by Professor Daniel Baumann, the Stephen W Hawking Professor of Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. He will explore the history of our Universe and consider whether it might be part of a vast Multiverse.

The event takes place in person at the Martin Wood Complex, followed by a drinks reception, and will also stream via Zoom. Please register to attend. Read more: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/events/32nd-hintze-lecture-professor-daniel-baumann

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