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People doing Physics

As fascinating as physics can be, it can also seem very abstract, but behind each experiment and discovery stands a real person trying to understand the universe. Join us at the Cavendish Laboratory on the first Thursday of every month as we get up close and personal with the researchers, technicians, students, teachers, and people that are the beating heart of Cambridge University’s Physics department. Each episode also covers the most exciting and up-to-date physics news coming out of our labs. If you want to know what goes on behind the doors of a Physics department, are curious to know how people get into physics, or simply wonder what physicists think and dream about, listen in!
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Update frequency
every 30 days
Average duration
38 minutes
Episodes
42
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Creativity in science: a conversation with Akeelah Bertram and Kevin Lim

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 Arts Science Fellow, creates imme…

00:47:03  |   Thu 04 Sep 2025
Teuta Pilizota: The itch that drives research

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 set up her first lab during her…

00:47:39  |   Thu 03 Jul 2025
Russell Cowburn: physics, faith... and nanotechnology

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 Scientist at St Albans Cathedra…

00:44:50  |   Thu 03 Apr 2025
Charlotte Simmonds: Chasing Stars

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 the pleasure to welcome here, C…

00:29:25  |   Thu 06 Mar 2025
Simone Eizagirre Barker: Taking research to the world (Replay)

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 Quantum Optical Materials and …

00:43:23  |   Thu 06 Feb 2025
Richard King: From Cambridge with Love (Replay)

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 Laboratory. Richard oversees the …

00:40:24  |   Thu 09 Jan 2025
The Bad Boy of Science: Particle Physics meets Science Communications

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 found that he enjoyed findin…

00:44:03  |   Thu 05 Dec 2024
Behind the lab coat: Oliwia Zawadzka on apprenticeships in physics

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. Dropped in at the deep end, she sp…

00:35:25  |   Thu 07 Nov 2024
Exploring the Intersection of Physics and Business with Sam Stranks

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 Biotechnology, and a Joint Member…

00:37:35  |   Thu 03 Oct 2024
Curiosity Unbound: Robert Ssempijja and Harry Cliff

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 than just location, it’s cle…

00:46:11  |   Thu 05 Sep 2024
Replay: A tour of the Cavendish's new home with Andy Parker

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 we wanted to share again with …

00:39:19  |   Thu 01 Aug 2024
Replay: An open conversation with physics students

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 you wait, we’ve selected a cou…

00:41:46  |   Thu 04 Jul 2024
Pushing boundaries with Lisa Jardine-Wright

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 at the Institute of Physics.…

00:43:04  |   Thu 06 Jun 2024
Simone Eizagirre Barker: Taking research to the world

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 the Cavendish.

Following a …

00:43:23  |   Thu 02 May 2024
Playful physics with Oleg Brandt

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 of particle physics is both ca…

00:46:36  |   Thu 04 Apr 2024
The many paths from physics

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 Cavendish alumni for a panel di…

00:55:07  |   Thu 07 Mar 2024
Eloy de Lera Acedo: Tiny signals, big ambitions

Eloy de Lera Acedo: Tiny signals, big ambitions

Have you ever looked at the sky at night and wondered about the mysteries of the universe? When most of us are just looking at those bright stars in awe, our guest today would be searching for tiny, …

00:32:57  |   Thu 01 Feb 2024
Richard King: From Cambridge with Love

Richard King: From Cambridge with Love

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 Laboratory. Richard oversees the…

00:40:24  |   Thu 04 Jan 2024
The power of saying yes with Emily Roe

The power of saying yes with Emily Roe

Our guest today is Emily Roe, who has recently joined us from industry to start a new role as Senior Research Laboratory Technician. Contrary to many of our previous guests, Physics is actually not h…

00:28:16  |   Thu 07 Dec 2023
The rise of the machine (learning) with Gareth Conduit

The rise of the machine (learning) with Gareth Conduit

Today we’re joined by Dr Gareth Conduit. Gareth is a lecturer at Gonville and Caius College and Royal Society Research Fellow here at the cavendish Laboratory. He leads a research group focused on de…

00:35:22  |   Thu 02 Nov 2023
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