Please note, this year's lectures will be in-person at the Cavendish Laboratory from 6pm to 7pm, with an Isaac Physics session from 5pm.
Cambridge Physics Centre: Lecture Programme 2023/24
Supported by the Cavendish Laboratory, the Institute of Physics and the Department of Engineering.
Aims
This lecture series is open to all, but aimed at those in years 12 and 13. It exists to enthuse, stimulate and challenge students and their teachers across the whole broad spectrum of physics-related topics. It is a live event at the Cavendish Laboratory, directions to the lectures and parking for the evening can be found here.
An interactive Isaac Physics problem solving session starts at 5pm, lectures start at 6pm and finish by 7pm. There is no need to book these lectures, you can just turn up on the day.
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Recordings of this year's lectures are available here.
2023 |
Lecture Title |
Lecturer |
Poster |
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Thursday 5th October |
Rare Beauty - Seeking New Physics at the LHCb Experiment |
Dr Harry Cliff, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge |
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Tuesday 7th November |
Seeing Early Cancer in a New Light | Prof Sarah Bohndiek, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge | |
| Thursday 7th December | Passive House: Low-carbon Building | Margaret Reynolds, RIBA | |
2024 |
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Thursday 18th January |
How to Build a Nuclear Reactor | Janaan Hussain, EDF Energy | |
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Thursday 8th February |
Blast Engineering | Dr Sam Rigby, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield | |
| TBC |
