Cavendish Laboratory been influential include:- the laboratory is headed by Andy Parker and the Cavendish Professor of Physics is Sir Richard Friend. senior academic staff (Professors or Readers) include: The Cavendish is home to a number of emeritus scientists, pursuing their research interests in the laboratory after their formal retirement. Besides the Nobel Laureates, the Cavendish has many distinguished alumni including: Cavendish Laboratory The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the School of Physical Sciences. The laboratory was opened in 1874 on the New Museums Site as a laboratory for experimental physics.
Durham University Department of Physics The department offers 3-year (bachelor's) undergraduate courses in physics and physics & astronomy, 4-year (master's) courses in physics, physics & astronomy and theoretical physics and also participates in joint honours and natural science programmes with other departments of the university. Taught and research based master's degrees and research based PhDs are available at postgraduate level. All research takes place within the department, whilst teaching also takes place in various locations around the university. The Ogden Professor of Fundamental Physics is a professorship or chair in the Department of Physics at Durham University. The chair is named after Sir Peter Ogden.