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.

6 Jan. 2016, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by Carlo Beenakker

Title: Majorana edge modes in topological superconductors Carlo Beenakker is professor in Leiden,…

18 Nov. 2015, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by Michael Berry

Title: Nature’s optics and our understanding of light Michael Berry is famous for the Berry phase, …

7 Oct. 2015, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by Tomas Bohr

Title: Bouncing Droplets, Pilot Waves & Quantum Mechanics Tomas Bohr is Professor of Physics in the…

3 June 2015, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by John Martinis

Title: What’s next after Moore’s law: quantum computing John Martinis is a Professor at UC Santa…

13 May 2015, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by Bradley M. Peterson

Title: Solving the Quasar Mystery: A 50-Year Quest Bradley M. Peterson has been on the faculty of…

22 Apr. 2015, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by Helge Stjernholm Kragh

Title: The Discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background in Its Historical Context. Helge Kragh is…

4 Feb. 2015, 15:15

Inaugural lecture by Professor Enrico Ruiz-Ramirez

Title: Turning Stars into Gold better than 0.2 micrometres.

16 Dec. 2014, 16:15-17:45

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2014

Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner are awarded this years Nobel Prize in Chemistry…

12 Nov. 2014, 15:15

Niels Bohr Lecture by Prof. Michael Roukes

Title: Integrated Neurophotonics: A Vision for Massively-Parallel Interrogation of Brain Activity…