Welcome to the Central Laser Facility

The Central Laser Facility (CLF) is a partnership between its staff and the large number of members of UK and European universities who use the specialised laser equipment provided to carry out a broad range of experiments in physics, chemistry and biology. We hope these web pages can convey some of the excitement and achievement of this community.

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Latest News

30 January 2012

President's Award winner
Oxford Brookes' Dr Anne Osterrieder has been awarded the Society for Experimental Biology’s (SEB) prestigious President's Medal in recognition for her work in increasing public understanding of biology...
27 January 2012

Laser first, helps solve the puzzle of how the Universe got its magnetism
Scientists have demonstrated for the very first time how a laser can be used to stimulate the formation of magnetic fields, similar to those thought to be involved in the formation of the very first galaxies......
20 January 2012

Bob Bingham - Chair of IUPAP
Bob Bingham of the Central Laser Facility has been elected Chair of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Commission C16 Plasma Physics for a period of 3 years starting January 2012...