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Physics at Oxford aspire to be one of the best physics departments in the world by conducting cutting-edge research and by teaching and developing the careers of the next generation of physicists. Physics work on major facilities worldwide, develop the most advanced experimental techniques and the most sophisticated theoretical methods to investigate nature at every scale. Oxford University Physics Department pursues fundamental science and in doing so make discoveries that enable them to contribute directly to tackling the challenging problems facing society.

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Title	Description	People	Date
The oldest light in the Universe	In this short stargazing talk, Luke Jew looks at the topic - The oldest light in the Universe.	Luke Jew	5 April, 2019
The brief history of the Universe	Sergio Martin describes the evolution of the Universe.	Sergio Martin	22 March, 2019
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance - Past, Present and Future	Professor Mark Newton describes some of the key events in the discovery and development of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR).	Mark Newton	18 March, 2019
All the dark we cannot see - the state of the art in direct searches for particle dark matter	Professor Laura Baudis, University of Zurich, discusses the nature of dark matter.	Laura Baudis	18 March, 2019
Why the world is simple - Prof Ard Louis	The coding theorem from algorithmic information theory (AIT) - which should be much more widely taught in Physics! - suggests that many processes in nature may be highly biased towards simple outputs.	Ard Louis	15 February, 2019
Topology in Biology - Prof Julia Yeomans FRS	Active systems, from cells and bacteria to flocks of birds, harvest chemical energy which they use to move and to control the complex processes needed for life.	Julia Yeomans	15 February, 2019
Welcome from the Head of the Physics Department	Ian Shipsey delivers the welcome speech for the Saturday Mornings of Theoretical Physics.	Ian Shipsey	15 February, 2019
Entropy from Entanglement	Siddharth Parameswaran, Associate Professor, Physics Department.	Siddharth Parameswaran	3 December, 2018
Entropy: two short stories	John Chalker, Head of Theoretical Physics, gives a talk on entropy.	John Chalker	3 December, 2018
Entropy: Gaining Knowledge by Admitting Ignorance	Alexander Schekochihin, Professor of Theoretical Physics, gives a talk on entropy.	Alexander Schekochihin	3 December, 2018
The Quantum and the Cosmos	The 17th Hintze Lecture, given by Professor Rocky Kolb, Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The University of Chicago.	Rocky Kolb	14 November, 2018
The Search for Life on Earth, In Space and Time	Dr James Green, current Chief Scientist of NASA gives a talk on the how life may be distributed on Earth and in the Solar System with consideration of the age of our sun.	James Green	29 October, 2018

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