Niels Bohr Lectures

Niels Bohr Lectures are English-language lecture series with some of the world's leading researchers in their field.

The lectures are held at a non-technical level, where they can be understood by anyone with a background knowledge corresponding to the first years of the physics course. It is free and everyone is welcome.

21 Mar. 2018, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by professor Jan Zaanen

The string theory – condensed matter flirtation: an eyewitness account Jan Zaanen is professor of…

7 Feb. 2018, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by Ronald Hanson

Title: The dawn of quantum networks Ronald Hanson focusses on exploring and controlling…

14 Dec. 2017, 16:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by professor Kip S. Thorne

Title: LIGO, and Gravitational Waves Adventures of a Theorist in a World of Experimenters Thorne…

25 Oct. 2017, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by professor Nigel Goldenfeld

Title: The life and death of turbulence Nigel Goldenfeld is Professor in Physics at the University…

13 Sept. 2017, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by professor Arthur B. McDonald

Title: The Science of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory and SNOLAB Arthur B. McDonald from Queen’s…

26 Apr. 2017, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

Professor Jarillo-Herrero's research interests lie in the area of experimental condensed matter…

22 Mar. 2017, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by Professor David Reitze

Last Tango in Space-Time: Detecting Gravitational Waves From Binary Black Hole Mergers for the Firs…

8 Feb. 2017, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by Professor Michael E. Brown

Title: The search for the Ninth Planet Mike Brown is the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of…

11 Jan. 2017, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by professor Henk A. Dijkstra

Title: Physics of El Niño Henk A. Dijkstra is professor of Dynamical Oceanography at the Institute…