Please note, this year's lectures will be in-person at the Ray Dolby Centre at the Cavendish Laboratory from 6pm to 7pm, with an Isaac Physics session from 5pm.

Cambridge Physics Centre: Lecture Programme 2025/26

Supported by the Cavendish Laboratory and the Institute of Physics.

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. 

If you wish to be informed of future lectures, please use our CPC Mailing List Sign-up form.

Feedback can be given here.

Recordings of this year's lectures are available here, and previous lectures can be seen here.

2025	Lecture Title	Poster
30/9/25	Electric Jet Engines and Cricket Ball Swing	CPC Sep 25
18/11/25	Looking into the Earth: A Journey through Global Seismology	CPC Nov 25
4/12/25	How many quarks for Muster Mark? Searches for multi-quark states at the LHC	CPC Dec 25
2026
22/1/26	Building the Smallest Box to Trap Light!	CPC Jan 26
12/2/26	Surface Matters	CPC Feb 26
12/3/26	Brown Dwarfs

Recordings of past lectures can be viewed here.