Past Events
April 2026 | |
| Wed 22 Apr 2026 14:00 - 15:00 |  Seminar: CANCELLED Dr Ilham El Atmani - Neutrino–nucleus interactions and systematic uncertainties in next-generation oscillation experimentsCentre for Experimental Physics and Quantum Technology This event will no longer run, but will hopefully be rescheduled to a future date. |
| Wed 22 Apr 2026 14:00 - 15:30 |  Centre colloquium: Ruth Gregory (King's College London)Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Title: Black Hole Spectroscopy from a Giant Quantum Vortex Abstract: Black-hole spectroscopy aims to infer physical properties of black holes by detecting the spectrum of quasi-normal modes (QNMs) they emit while settling towards equilibrium. Gravitational analogs aim to explore aspects of black hole systems by building laboratory experiments that share features of the black hole and its perturbations. A particularly interesting aspect of QNMs is the phenomenon of spectral instability: the... |
| Wed 15 Apr 2026 13:30 - 15:00 | Seminar: Dr Maria Violaris - Breaking the quantum status quo: from error correction to the multiverse
Centre for Experimental Physics and Quantum Technology Every so often, our beliefs about what's possible using quantum theory get overturned. I will overview two shifts in quantum error correction related to my work on building quantum computers at OQC: the ability to design hardware with built-in quantum error detection, and the surprising possibility of local error-correcting codes with high encoding rates. I will also summarise two thought experiments from my research in quantum foundations, which change our understanding of locality and... |
March 2026 | |
| Wed 18 Mar 2026 13:30 - 15:00 |  Seminar: Lex Millins - The MIGDAL experiment: Measuring a rare atomic process to aid the search for dark matter
Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Many dark matter experiments are exploiting the Migdal effect, a rare atomic process, to improve sensitivity to low-mass WIMP-like dark matter candidates. Following the recent first observation of the Migdal effect in nuclear scattering [1] the characterisation of the effect and measurements of the cross-section in a range of elements is of great importance to the DM community. The MIGDAL experiment aims to characterise the Migdal Effect in a range of species and test theoretical predictions of... |
| Mon 16 Mar 2026 14:00 - 15:00 | Seminar: Dr Supriya Pan - Probing New Physics Scenarios in DUNE Using Accelerator and Atmospheric Neutrinos
Centre for Experimental Physics and Quantum Technology The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a next-generation long-baseline neutrino experiment designed to determine the remaining unknown parameters of the standard three-flavor neutrino oscillation framework, including the octant of θ23, the neutrino mass hierarchy, and the CP-violating phase. In addition to its primary oscillation program, DUNE will provide a powerful platform to probe several physics beyond the Standard Model. In this talk, I will explore the sensitivity of DUNE to... |
| Wed 4 Mar 2026 13:30 - 15:00 | Seminar: ATLAS Muon Upgrade - Arisa Wada Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy ATLAS Muon Upgrade - details to follow 13:30-14:00 - In person refreshments 14:00-15:00 - seminar |
| Wed 4 Mar 2026 15:00 - 16:00 | Seminar: CCMP Seminar Series. Dr Alston Misquitta: Symmetry-Adapted Relaxation Theory (SART): Exact theory of embedding and a new way of calculating interaction energies with infinite-order induction relaxation of the monomers
Centre for Experimental Physics and Quantum Technology Title: Symmetry-Adapted Relaxation Theory (SART): Exact theory of embedding and a new way of calculating interaction energies with infinite-order induction relaxation of the monomers Speaker: Dr Alston Misquitta (QMUL) Abstract: Symmetry... |
February 2026 | |
| Wed 18 Feb 2026 14:00 - 15:00 | Seminar: Chemistry Seminar Series - Dr Annina Lieberherr (Quantum Motion) Centre for Experimental Physics and Quantum Technology |
| Wed 11 Feb 2026 13:30 - 15:00 | Seminar: ATLAS Higgs - Chiara Arcangeletti Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy ATLAS Higgs - details to follow 13:30-14:00 - In person refreshments 14:00-15:00 - seminar |