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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

The Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics is one of the largest and strongest of its kind in Europe. The Department currently hosts approximately 140 Academic and Research Staff and around 160 PhD students at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, a purpose-built complex in Wilberforce Road, Cambridge.

Research in DAMTP is loosely organised into eight broad subject areas: Applied and Computational Analysis, Astrophysics, Geophysics, Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Mathematical Biology, Quantum Information, High Energy Physics and General Relativity and Cosmology.  Many members of staff contribute to more than one area and this is regarded as a key factor in the continuing success of DAMTP. Research in each of the subject areas involves collaboration with strong groups nationally and internationally, and participation in numerous interdisciplinary projects and programmes. 

News & Events

Read more at: Scientists begin building AI for scientific discovery using tech behind ChatGPT

Scientists begin building AI for scientific discovery using tech behind ChatGPT

An international team of scientists, including from the University of Cambridge, have launched a new research collaboration that will leverage the same technology behind ChatGPT to build an AI-powered tool for scientific discovery.


Read more at: Professor Julia Gog OBE wins Hedy Lamarr Prize 2023

Professor Julia Gog OBE wins Hedy Lamarr Prize 2023

Congratulations to Professor Julia Gog who has been awarded the Hedy Lamarr Prize for 2023. 



Read more at: Statement on the Research Activities of the GK Batchelor Laboratory: C.P. Caulfield, Head of DAMTP

Statement on the Research Activities of the GK Batchelor Laboratory: C.P. Caulfield, Head of DAMTP

Statement on the Research Activities of the GK Batchelor Laboratory: C.P. Caulfield, Head of DAMTP



Read more at: 2021 Buchalter Cosmology Prize

2021 Buchalter Cosmology Prize

Professor Anne-Christine Davis and Dr Sunny Vagnozzi have been awarded a 2021 Buchalter Cosmology Prize for their paper on the XENON1T anomaly, proposing novel ways to directly detect dark energy. Read more: https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/awards/dr-sunny-vagnozzi-and-prof-anne...

 


Read more at: Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS)

Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS)

DAMTP is proud to host the new Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS), led by Prof. Emily Shuckburgh (@Cambridge_CL and @CambridgeZero) as part of @SchmidtFutures Virtual Institute of Scientific Software (VISS).



Read more at: ‘Slushy’ magma ocean led to formation of the Moon’s crust

‘Slushy’ magma ocean led to formation of the Moon’s crust

Scientists have shown how the freezing of a ‘slushy’ ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon’s crust. The scientists, from the University of Cambridge and the Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, including DAMTP's Jerome Neufeld, have proposed a new model of crystallisation, where crystals remained suspended in liquid magma over hundreds of millions of years as the lunar 'slush' froze and solidified.



Talks in DAMTP

Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series

Cosmology Lunch

Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series

05
Dec
10:40 - 11:30: Interactive Session
Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series

05
Dec
11:45 - 12:30: Round Table Discussion
Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series

Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series