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Cavendish Laboratory
@DeptofPhysics
The Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics at University of Cambridge. At the forefront of discovery in physics since 1874.
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phy.cam.ac.uk
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    May 29
    We're pleased to announce the full programme and speaker lineup for our free one-day Dolby Symposium: AI in Science. Join us Thursday 18 June, 9.30am to 6.30pm at the Ray Dolby Centre, Cambridge. See the programme and book by 8 June here: buff.ly/WGo3SK6
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    Oct 2, 2023
    Today we welcome Mete Atatüre (@MeteAtature) as the new Head of the Cavendish Laboratory. Read more about his journey and his vision for the Department : phy.cam.ac.uk/news/welcoming…
    portrait of Mete Atature next to his quote: "Our Department is on a continuous journey. That is what excites me and my colleagues, and what attracts people to us: it’s the stimulation, the sense of possibility, the innovation, and I am proud to be taking an even more active part in this today."
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    Oct 5, 2023
    Meet our new head @MeteAtature as we sit down with him for the latest episode of #PeopleDoingPhysics and talk about striking luck, grasping opportunities and the power of enthusiasm and curiosity. And chickens🐥 Listen now on your any podcast app or 👇 people-doing-physics.captivate.fm/episode/the-jo…
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    Oct 3, 2023
    🌟 A warm welcome to our pioneering MPhil in Data Intensive Science cohort! 🚀 Wishing you all the best for your journey at Cavendish, filled with endless possibilities. 📚🌍 #MPhil #FutureLeaders #EducationExcellence
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    Oct 8, 2019
    Huge congratulations to our very own Didier Queloz on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking work on exoplanets!
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    The Nobel Prize
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    Oct 8, 2019
    BREAKING NEWS: The 2019 #NobelPrize in Physics has been awarded with one half to James Peebles “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology” and the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star.”
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    Oct 2, 2023
    📚✨ We're thrilled to welcome all our incoming postgraduates this year. Get ready to make lifelong memories and reach new heights. Welcome to an exciting journey at #CavendishLaboratory! 🎓🌟
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    Apr 30, 2021
    #OnThisDay in 1897, J.J. Thomson of Cavendish Laboratory announces the discovery of the subatomic particle the electron. This photograph in the Cavendish Laboratory Photo Archive shows Thomson's original cathode ray tube with which the e/m ratio of the electron was measured.
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    A photo of JJ Thomson next to a page of the writeup from the Discourse.
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    Apr 30, 2021
    Today is the 124th anniversary of the Friday Evening Discourse that JJ Thomson gave at the Ri, announcing to the world the discovery of the electron (which he then won the Nobel Prize for).
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    Jan 10, 2022
    We are deeply saddened by the death of Prof. Mark Warner, a theoretical physicist and a pioneer in the field of liquid crystal elastomers. Mark was also a brilliant teacher who introduced many young people to the power of mathematics in physics. Our thoughts are with his family.
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    Sep 16, 2021
    We are sad to learn of the death of Prof. Tony Hewish on 13 September, aged 97. With his student Jocelyn Bell (Burnell), Hewish played a fundamental role in the discovery of pulsars. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for this discovery, together with Martin Ryle. 1/2
    From our photo archives: Professor Tony Hewish constructing a radio telescope array.
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    Cavendish Laboratory
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    Oct 31, 2023
    🏆 We celebrated brilliant young minds in physics at the Cavendish Laboratory's Annual Prizewinner's Dinner at @Peterhouse_Cam last week. Our talented students and recent graduates received their certificates from Head of the Cavendish Prof. @MeteAtature🎓 phy.cam.ac.uk/news/annual-pr…
    Group Photo - All Prizewinners with Prof. Mete Atatüre
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