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2024 Cavendish Annual Thesis Prize Winners

The Cavendish Annual thesis prize recognises outstanding achievements in computational, experimental, and theoretical physics research conducted by PhD students. This year was once again marked by a remarkable number of...

30 November 2023

Low-Mass Galaxies, Cosmic Illuminators of the Early Universe

What made the cosmos go from darkness to radiant? Researchers at the University of Cambridge have gone further in time than ever before to uncover crucial insights on the role...

28 November 2023

New Cavendish Arts Science Fellow announced

Ugandan contemporary artist, dancer and researcher, Robert Ssempijja has been selected as the third Cavendish Arts Science Fellow at Girton College. Ssempijja was selected from over 700 artists who responded...

24 November 2023

Cavendish physicist awarded European funding for new thin magnet research

Chiara Ciccarelli has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to support her career as she pursues her most promising scientific ideas into ultra-energy-efficient data storage...

23 November 2023

The ‘Invisible Glass’ Legacy of Katharine Burr Blodgett

In a historic photograph from 1926, amidst a distinguished group of scientists at Cavendish Laboratory, sits Katharine Blodgett, a trailblazer in the world of physics. This image encapsulates her unique...

8 November 2023

Annual Prizewinner’s Dinner 2023

The Cavendish Laboratory’s Annual Prizewinner’s Dinner took place on October 27, 2023. Winners, along with some of the Cavendish academics, celebrated their achievements and enjoyed a formal dinner at Peterhouse....

29 October 2023

Turning metal into insulator with “heavy” electrons

Scientists in a team led by Prof Malte Grosche from the University of Cambridge have observed how electron-electron interactions can transform a conductor into an insulator. Their experiment, which combined...

19 October 2023

Cavendish researchers sweep 2023 Institute of Physics awards

Four Cavendish Laboratory researchers have been awarded prestigious 2023 Institute of Physics medals and prizes. Dr Hannah Stern, Dr Harry Cliff, Professor Ulrich Keyser and Professor Ulrich Schneider have been...

16 October 2023