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Cavendish Laboratory

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The Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics at University of Cambridge. At the forefront of discovery in physics since 1874.

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Just one week after the neutron was discovered, two pioneering minds at the Cavendish Laboratory, John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton, became the first to split an atom using a man-made particle accelerator and ushering in the era of subatomic physics. buff.ly/sdyt47n

Just one week after the neutron was discovered, two pioneering minds at the Cavendish Laboratory, John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton, became the first to split an atom using a man-made particle accelerator and ushering in the era of subatomic physics.  buff.ly/sdyt47n
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In this blog, Cavendish alumnus Prof. Lionel Clarke OBE reflects on his time at the Cavendish, between 1974 and 1981. His story is a vivid snapshot of what it was like to work in two vastly different research groups at Cavendish 2. 👉buff.ly/tmkGFMx #150CavendishStories

In this blog, Cavendish alumnus Prof. Lionel Clarke OBE reflects on his time at the Cavendish, between 1974 and 1981. His story is a vivid snapshot of what it was like to work in two vastly different research groups at Cavendish 2. 
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📢 We're delighted to announce Nicola Marzari as the next Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge University. Following in the footsteps of Maxwell, Rutherford and most recently Friend, Nicola will take up the role in September. Full announcement at: buff.ly/1JbU2o5

📢 We're delighted to announce Nicola Marzari as the next Cavendish Professor of Physics at <a href="/Cambridge_Uni/">Cambridge University</a>. 

Following in the footsteps of Maxwell, Rutherford and most recently Friend, Nicola will take up the role in September. 

Full announcement at: buff.ly/1JbU2o5
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🎉 Congratulations to the Cantabrigians — a Cambridge-based team of researchers from the Cavendish Laboratory and the Institute of Astronomy — for topping the SKA Observatory’s global Science Data Challenge, outperforming 30 teams worldwide! buff.ly/Ip6neoI

🎉 Congratulations to the Cantabrigians — a Cambridge-based team of researchers from the Cavendish Laboratory and the Institute of Astronomy — for topping the SKA Observatory’s global Science Data Challenge, outperforming 30 teams worldwide! 
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Thinking of studying Physics at Cambridge? Visit us at the Ray Dolby Centre during #CambridgeOpenDays, 10–11 July 2025, 1:30–4:30pm. Register: buff.ly/JWsEgA4 General information stands can also be found at the Student Services Centre, 9:30-4:30pm on both days.

Thinking of studying Physics at Cambridge? Visit us at the Ray Dolby Centre during #CambridgeOpenDays, 10–11 July 2025, 1:30–4:30pm. Register: buff.ly/JWsEgA4 
General information stands can also be found at the Student Services Centre, 9:30-4:30pm on both days.
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A team of researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory, in collaboration with UC San Diego, has been awarded a £500,000 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council grant, plus corresponding support from U.S. National Science Foundation, to show evidence of quantum entanglement in molecules. Read more: buff.ly/dWVv830

A team of researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory, in collaboration with <a href="/UCSanDiego/">UC San Diego</a>, has been awarded a £500,000 <a href="/EPSRC/">Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council</a> grant, plus corresponding support from <a href="/NSF/">U.S. National Science Foundation</a>, to show evidence of quantum entanglement in molecules. 

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#CambridgeOpenDays |10 & 11 July 2025 |Ray Dolby Centre 1:30 - 4:30pm Thinking about studying Physics at Cambridge? Come & explore the #NaturalSciences course that lets you keep your options open— just like Ella Wood, who is now doing research within the #HighEnergyPhysics group.

#CambridgeOpenDays |10 &amp; 11 July 2025 |Ray Dolby Centre 1:30 - 4:30pm
Thinking about studying Physics at Cambridge? Come &amp; explore the #NaturalSciences course that lets you keep your options open— just like Ella Wood, who is now doing research within the #HighEnergyPhysics group.
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The Undergraduate Open Days are underway! We're incredibly proud to welcome hundreds of future students in our (their!) new home the Ray Dolby Centre, and to give them a taste of the excitement of studying physics at Cambridge. Join us again tomorrow for more! #CambridgePhysics

The Undergraduate Open Days are underway! We're incredibly proud to welcome hundreds of future students in our (their!) new home the Ray Dolby Centre, and to give them a taste of the excitement of studying physics at Cambridge. Join us again tomorrow for more! #CambridgePhysics
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Meet Łukasz Domański, a Harding Scholar doing his PhD on solid state physics and ferroelectric materials at the Cavendish 👇

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This week, we’re exploring key research themes at the Cavendish. 🔍 First up: Physics of Life Where physics meets biology—from X-ray crystallography to molecular biophysics. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/2FMew3E #PhysicsOfLife

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Next in our Cavendish research theme series: #NanoPhotonics The science and application of light—at the tiniest scales imaginable. At the Cavendish, researchers are exploring how to confine light to structures over 100 times smaller than its wavelength. 🔗buff.ly/OJTmGlo

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New research by Emmanuel Gottlob and Cambridge MBQD demonstrates that quantum particles can be precisely shuttled across a system, even amid strong disorder. This finding could shape the next generation of future noise-resistant quantum technologies. 🔗 buff.ly/uDS2MUe

New research by <a href="/GottlobEmmanuel/">Emmanuel Gottlob</a> and <a href="/CaMBQD/">Cambridge MBQD</a> demonstrates that quantum particles can be precisely shuttled across a system, even amid strong disorder. This finding could shape the next generation of future noise-resistant quantum technologies.
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What are we made of? How did we get here? 🔍 The Cavendish #HighEnergyPhysics Group explores the universe’s biggest questions—using its smallest particles. 🔗 Learn more:buff.ly/BTfR3LI #CambridgePhysics150 #Cavendish150stories

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We’re continuing our series on Cavendish Laboratory’s research themes 🔬 🔍 #EnergyMaterials From nuclear fission to sustainable energy, Cavendish physicists help shape how the world is powered. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/oK16Zw8

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🔍 #Astrophysics at the Cavendish Astrophysicists at the Cavendish study how galaxies form, how stars live and die, and what dark energy tells us about the future of the cosmos. It’s not just space—it’s a vast laboratory for fundamental physics. buff.ly/fFuK7sl

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Join our special speaker: Professor Vikram Jayaram from the Indian Institute of Science who will be discussing the developments of the century-old technique of bending creep.eventbrite.co.uk/e/royce-talks-…

Join our special speaker: Professor Vikram Jayaram from the Indian Institute of Science who will be discussing the  developments of the century-old technique of bending creep.eventbrite.co.uk/e/royce-talks-…
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Congratulations to our PhD students Ignas Juodžbalis and Dávid Puskás for winning the MNRAS Student Prize 2025 Royal Astronomical Society. Their papers were recognised as two the best published in the journal by student scientists this year. Read their reactions👉 buff.ly/B14KwkF

Congratulations to our PhD students Ignas Juodžbalis and Dávid Puskás for winning the MNRAS Student Prize 2025 <a href="/RoyalAstroSoc/">Royal Astronomical Society</a>. Their papers were recognised as two the best published in the journal by student scientists this year. Read their reactions👉 buff.ly/B14KwkF
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New #PeopleDoingPhysics episode: The itch that drives science. Explore what it means to be alive from a physicist’s view. In this episode, Teuta Pilizota discusses how studying tiny cells leads to major insights and the role of uncertainty in discovery. 🎧buff.ly/FQbd3ve

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As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Theory of Condensed Matter group on 25 July, Emeritus Professor Volker Heine FRS takes us back to its early days at the Cavendish Laboratory when it was the "Solid State Theory" group. 📖 Read his reflections: buff.ly/o6kSwc3

As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Theory of Condensed Matter group on 25 July, Emeritus Professor Volker Heine FRS takes us back to its early days at the Cavendish Laboratory when it was the "Solid State Theory" group. 
📖 Read his reflections: buff.ly/o6kSwc3
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"The future will belong to those who can ask the best questions." AI could change the way we advance human knowledge and reshape research at institutions like Cambridge. Researchers here are pushing the maths of AI to get into the core of the data. 👉 buff.ly/D8l8yiB