We’re kicking off the new term the right way — with a start-of-term drinks social to launch this year’s STEM Ball.
Join us for a relaxed evening of drinks, conversations, and reconnecting with the physics (and wider STEM) community. Whether you’re excited about the Ball, new to the society, or just here for good vibes, this one’s for you.
📍 O’Neills
🗓 Friday 23 January
⏰ 20:00–23:00
Let’s set the tone for the term ahead — see you there. 🥂
A new term, a sharper agenda, and a packed calendar ahead. This Hilary, OUPS is bringing the energy—connecting people, ideas, and opportunities across the term. Expect momentum, ambition, and plenty of reasons to show up.
Join us this Thursday (16/10) at the Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre in Christ Church College for a talk by Prof. Vlatko Vedral as he unpacks three ground breaking experiments that could redefine the laws of physics.
From quantum weirdness to interplanetary exploration 🌌 — we’ve got an incredible line-up of talks, socials, and networking events waiting for you.
Whether you’re here for cutting-edge physics, free food, or just good vibes, there’s something for everyone.
Hey freshers! 👋 Ready to kickstart your Oxford journey?
Come find OUPS at stand 86 in the south hall at Exam Schools (8–9 Oct)!
Meet fellow physics fans, learn about our events, and get involved in an awesome community of curious minds💫⚛
Join us Thursday (22/05) evening in in the Martin Wood Lecture Theatre for a talk by Dr. Mustafa Bakr about quantum computing.
Join us for our next Physics Society talk!
Dr Mustafa Bakr will introduce us to the cutting-edge world of superconducting quantum processors — a key platform in the race to build scalable quantum computers. Don’t miss this opportunity to dive into the future of computation!
Join us wednesday (14/05) evening in in the Martin Wood Lecture Theatre for a talk by Prof. Jeffrey Tseng about supernova neutrinos and early warning systems
Get ready to catch the first whispers of a stellar explosion! 🌟 Join us on Wednesday 14th May at 17:30 in the Martin Wood Lecture Theatre for Prof Jeffrey Tseng’s deep-dive into supernova neutrinos and the Supernova Early Warning System (SNEWS2). Don’t miss this chance to explore how physicists detect the universe’s most dramatic fireworks before anyone else! 🚀
Join us this Thursday (09/05/25) at 17:30 in the Martin Wood Lecture Theatre for a talk from Nivedita about the application of category theory to physics.
We’ll dive into the language of category theory—why it’s useful, how it emerges naturally in theoretical physics, and how it helps us axiomatize path integrals in Quantum Field Theory. We’ll even peek into the buzzworthy world of (higher) categorical symmetries.
Don’t miss this journey into the deep structure of physics—the fun kind!
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