The Cambridge University Physics Society (CUPS), founded in 1942. Talks by world-leading physicists, open to everyone, plus socials, speaker dinners, stash and membership.
Cambridge University Physics Society (CUPS)
Founded in 1942, CUPS is all about the physics you don't do in your degree. Every term we bring world-leading scientists to Cambridge to talk about their work, from cutting-edge research to the history and philosophy of physics. Our talks are open to everyone, whatever you study.
Past speakers include Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose and Jim Al-Khalili. This year's line-up includes Nobel laureates Geoffrey Hinton (Physics 2024) and Ferenc Krausz (Physics 2023), and Carlo Rovelli giving our Maxwell Talk.
Alongside the talks we run socials, a ballot for dinner with the speaker after each talk, the annual Omega Dinner and a May Week Garden Party. We also sell CUPS stash.
Members get free tickets to our big ticketed talks, and you can join online in a couple of minutes.
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