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2025 Cavendish Annual Thesis Prize Winners

Three exceptional PhD students have been awarded a Cavendish Annual thesis prize for their achievements in computational, experimental, and theoretical physics research. Camilla Tacconis, Emmanuel Gottlob and Pratyush Ghosh have...

17 January 2025

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Massive black hole in the early universe spotted taking a ‘nap’ after overeating

Scientists have spotted a massive black hole in the early universe that is ‘napping’ after stuffing itself with too much food.

18 December 2024

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Archie Howie

#AnniversaryStory  You’ve got work at 9am, and you’re making your way towards your department. You pass along Portugal Place and you look down through a grill into the basement of...

17 December 2024

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New Quantum Hub to support national security and critical infrastructure

A new quantum technology hub launched to ensure the UK benefits from resilient position, navigation and timing (PNT) advancements. This initiative will play a pivotal role in supporting national security...

6 December 2024

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AI methods to revolutionise fertility treatments

Meet Cavendish physicist Mo Vali who is using innovative AI methods to revolutionise fertility treatments along with a fertility doctor and an infant neuroscience researcher. Mo Vali is a PhD...

14 November 2024

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Mark Thomson selected as next Director-General of CERN

British physicist Mark Thomson, Professor of Experimental Particle Physics at the Cavendish, will be the next Director-General of CERN, the world’s leading particle physics facility. His five-year mandate will begin...

7 November 2024

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The loss of key scientists during the World Wars

#AnniversaryStory  As part of our 150th anniversary, we remember physicists who worked with the Cavendish Laboratory and lost their lives during the war. One of these tragic events was the...

7 November 2024

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Sustainable responsive materials to transform industry, buildings and medicine

How would the future look if buildings were to dynamically adapt to environmental conditions? If threads could show users how tightly they are stretched for optimal suturing after a surgery?...

6 November 2024