Research Themes | Department of Physics

Research at the Cavendish Laboratory is organised into ten key themes.

These fields encompass a variety of research groups, each with its own scientific aims and ambitions but united by two common goals:

• the search for a fundamental understanding of the Universe and the laws which govern it

• seeking new ways to apply the laws of nature.

Click on each of the themes to learn more about our researchers and their work. Or jump to our Research Programmes and Collaborations. 

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Some of the activities in the Department involve substantive collaborations with other Departments and/or span the interests of number of Groups in the Department. Our Research Programmes involve collaborative research and teaching, which help expand the research of the Department into new areas in which Physics can make substantive innovative contributions.