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Next August, a large international conference will be held to celebrate the centenary of Lord Rutherford’s discovery of the atomic nucleus. It will take place in Manchester, the spiritual home of nuclear physics, where Rutherford carried out his pioneering work that marked the birth of the atomic age, and in doing so defined the course of the 20th century. [Read more..]

Here is an early list of lecture engagements to be given by Jim Al-Khalili coinciding with the publication of his new book:

We each exist for but a short time, and in that time explore but a small part of the whole universe. But humans are a curious species. We wonder, we seek answers… Continue reading →

Blog post about the new title of my forthcoming book.

My BBC4 series Science and Islam is being repeated. Episode Two (The Empire of Reason) was screened on Monday 26 July 2010 and is currently available on iPlayer.

Episode Three (The Power of Doubt) is on next Monday, 2 August. 2010.

Quantum Biology

Welcome to my new website. My old one (www.al-khalili.co.uk) should now direct you to this one. It is still a work in progress so bear with me. My thanks to James Bellamy for developing it. Please send me any comments on the site, and in particular if anything is not working properly. Click on the Contact button and send me an email.

University of Surrey graduates are the most employable in the UK, according to recent data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

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