96.4% of outputs with a combined 4*/3* for ʽResearch Powerʼ of all Physics submissions nationally.
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Inside our physics teaching labs
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News from the Department of Physics
Catching the Sun in a dark matter detector
UCL physicists played a leading role in delivering the first statistically significant detection of coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering from an astrophysical source: the Sun.
17 Jul 2026
UCL Physicist featured in New Scientist article
Professor Jonathan Oppenheim has been featured in a New Scientist article titled:
03 Jul 2026
UCL Observatory (UCLO)
UCL’s Astronomical Observatory in Mill Hill is a leading UK facility, offering state-of-the-art equipment for student training and cutting-edge research in astronomy.