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Didier Queloz: the importance of getting it wrong

Today, we have the privilege of being joined by one half of the team behind what is arguably one of humankinds’ epochal breakthroughs – the first observation of a planet

Montu Saxena: insights from a condensed-matter physicist

Today we are delighted to be joined by Siddharth Shanker Saxena, known to friends and colleagues as Montu, a condensed-matter physicist at the Cavendish Laboratory and he

Jocelyn Bell Burnell: a star among the stars

We are so happy to be joined by Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, legendary astrophysicist who made the first observations of pulsars during her PhD at the Cavendish,

Verity Allan: From ancient words to distant worlds

Today we’re joined by Verity Allan, who works as a project manager, developer, and programmer of architecture and software for the Square Kilometre Array, which will be t

Creativity in science: a conversation with Akeelah Bertram and Kevin Lim

I’m delighted to welcome Akeelah Bertram and Kevin Lim to this episode of People Doing Physics. Akeelah, a British multi-disciplinary artist and the current Cavendish Ar

Teuta Pilizota: The itch that drives research

Today in People Doing Physics, we’re delighted to welcome Professor Teuta Pilizota, a physicist who works at the intersection of biology, chemistry and physics. Having se

Russell Cowburn: physics, faith... and nanotechnology

We’re excited to welcome Russell Cowburn, professor or experimental physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, serial entrepreneur, and a man of faith, newly appointed Canon Sc

Charlotte Simmonds: Chasing Stars

Today on People Doing Physics, we’re delighted to welcome Charlotte Simmonds, an astronomer with an incredible journey and a woman on a quest. Of all the guests we had

Simone Eizagirre Barker: Taking research to the world (Replay)

This episode was first published in May 2024 This month on People Doing Physics, we have a voice very familiar to listeners; Simone Eizagirre Barker, PhD student in the

Richard King: From Cambridge with Love (Replay)

Welcome back to a world of People Doing Physics! For this first episode of 2024, let us introduce you to Richard King, the Undergraduate Lab Manager at the Cavendish Labo

The Bad Boy of Science: Particle Physics meets Science Communications

This month, our guest is Dr Sam Gregson, better known as YouTube’s Bad Boy of Science. Formerly a Cavendish particle physicist working on the LHCb experiment at CERN, Sam

Behind the lab coat: Oliwia Zawadzka on apprenticeships in physics

This month, we are joined by Oliwia Zawadzka, a Research Laboratory Technician at the Cavendish Laboratory. Oliwia grew up in Poland before moving to the UK aged 9. Dropp

Exploring the Intersection of Physics and Business with Sam Stranks

Today we are joined by Professor Sam Stranks, Professor of Optoelectronics and Royal Society University Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biot

Curiosity Unbound: Robert Ssempijja and Harry Cliff

Our guests today come from very different walks of life and have been following widely different paths, which have both led them here to Cambridge and the Cavendish. More

Replay: A tour of the Cavendish's new home with Andy Parker

The team is taking a short break this summer and will be back in September with a plethora of new guests. To help you wait, we’ve selected a couple of previous episodes w

Replay: An open conversation with physics students

Hello dear listeners. The team of People doing Physics is taking a short break this summer and will be back in September with new guests and more physics chats. To help y

Pushing boundaries with Lisa Jardine-Wright

We are joined by Dr Lisa Jardine-Wright, OBE; Director of Isaac Physics, Director of Studies for Physics at Churchill College, and Vice-President for Education and Skills

Simone Eizagirre Barker: Taking research to the world

This month on People Doing Physics, we have a voice very familiar to listeners; Simone Eizagirre Barker, PhD student in the Quantum Optical Materials and Systems group at

Playful physics with Oleg Brandt

This month we are delighted to welcome Oleg Brandt, a Professor of Experimental Physics in the High Energy Physics group of the Cavendish. Oleg’s journey into the world

The many paths from physics

This episode is also available in video format on our YouTube channel - check it out! Today’s format is a little different to our usual episodes, as we’ve invited four