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From guitars to galaxies: Dr Nigel Allsopp reflects on his Cavendish years
In this blog, Cavendish alumnus Dr Nigel Allsopp reflects on his time as a PhD student in the Radio Astronomy Group at the Laboratory between 1975 and 1978. In his...
4 August 2025
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Carbon-based molecules open new pathways for quantum sensing
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Université Paris-Saclay have found a new kind of a molecular material, built bottom-up with carbon atoms, that can link electron spin and light...
29 July 2025
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Reminiscences from a New-Zealander theoretical physicist
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Theory of Condensed Matter (TCM) group at the Cavendish Laboratory. In this blog, Emeritus Professor Volker Heine FRS reflects on the evolution...
23 July 2025
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Cavendish researchers awarded funding to advance quantum science combined with chemistry
A team of researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory, has been awarded a £500,000 Research and Innovation’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant to show evidence of quantum entanglement...
4 July 2025
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Taking a Lead with LEED – a Tale of two Research Groups
In this blog, Prof. Lionel Clarke OBE, a Cavendish alumnus and Former co-Chair, UK Engineering Biology Leadership Council, shares his Cavendish experience. He was at the Cavendish between 1974 and...
30 June 2025
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Sir Francis Graham-Smith (1923 – 2025)
It is with great sadness that we learned of the recent death of Sir Francis Graham-Smith at the age of 102. Graham, as we always knew him, was the last...
24 June 2025
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Cavendish Photography Competition 2025
In 2025, the Cavendish Laboratory has moved in its new home, the Ray Dolby Centre. As we look to the future, we invite you to imagine what the next 150...
19 June 2025
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Cambridge Physics Team Wins International PLANCKS 2025 Final
A team of undergraduate students from the Cavendish Laboratory, the Diet Coke Annihilators—representing the UK & Ireland— has secured first place at the 2025 international final of the PLANCKS competition,...
8 May 2025