Shortly after the 2026 New Year's festivities had finished, thirty 1st year fusion PhD students braved the ice and snow to come to the Physics Department at Durham University for three days to make some critical current (IC) measurements on high temperature superconductors (HTS).

Astronomers from our Physics department have discovered a striking and unexplained shock wave surrounding a dead star.

Dr Daniel Ruttley, a researcher from the Quantum Light and Matter (QLM) group, has been awarded the prestigious Entanglement Prize, sponsored by the QuantumLeaks Foundation, at the Quantum Talents Symposium in Munich.

The quality of teaching and learning that our students enjoy at Durham has been recognised at a global awards ceremony.

Professor Adekunle Adeyeye, Professor in Physics and Principal of Trevelyan College, has been awarded the prestigious Fellowship of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers of the USA for his “contributions to synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanostructures for low-power magnonic information processing applications”.

Six Durham researchers have earned a place on one of the world’s most respected research rankings.

Visible light is only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. What does the Universe look like at radio wavelengths? This lecture will explore the surprising and fascinating history of radio astronomy, and take a look at what we have learned about super-massive black holes using radio telescopes.

Our scientists are investigating how a UK-led team could design and build a core instrument for a flagship NASA mission to search for life on distant planets.

A major milestone in a global telescope collaboration involving astronomers from our Department of Physics has been achieved.

The Physics Department's 2025 Awards for Excellence event took place on 16th September in PH8. The event featured a series of science talks, designed to be accessible and engaging for all members of the Department, followed by the presentation of this year's awards.

An international team of scientists, led by Professor Chris Done of our Physics Department, has made a surprising discovery about powerful winds blasting from around a neutron star.

Our Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) will celebrate its 25th anniversary on 24-25 September, recognising a quarter-century of innovative research, global collaboration, and academic excellence.