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| Maxwell Centre, University of Cambridge | |
|---|---|
| Name | Maxwell Centre, University of Cambridge |
| Established | 2018 |
| Location | Cambridge, England |
| Type | Research and innovation hub |
| Affiliation | University of Cambridge |
Maxwell Centre, University of Cambridge is an interdisciplinary research and innovation hub located in Cambridge, England that brings together researchers, industry partners, and start-ups around advanced materials, photonics, and quantum technologies. The Centre is named in honour of James Clerk Maxwell and serves as a focal point for collaboration among units within the University of Cambridge and external partners including companies, charities, and government bodies. It hosts laboratories, meeting spaces, and facilities designed to accelerate technology translation from groups historically associated with departments such as Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, and Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge.
The Centre was founded to formalise interactions between research groups linked to figures like James Clerk Maxwell, Paul Dirac, Erwin Schrödinger, Peter Higgs, and institutions such as Trinity College, Cambridge, St John's College, Cambridge, Pembroke College, Cambridge, King's College, Cambridge, and Christ's College, Cambridge. Its establishment followed initiatives involving the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Isaac Newton Trust, continuing a legacy tied to facilities formerly used by the Cavendish Laboratory and the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. The Maxwell Centre's opening involved stakeholders from Cambridge University Press, University of Cambridge Museums, Cambridge Enterprise, Cambridge Assessment, and local authorities like Cambridgeshire County Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council.
The building repurposed existing space adjacent to the Cavendish Laboratory and was developed with input from architects associated with projects like the Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute, Judge Business School, and the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. Facilities include cleanrooms modelled after those in Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, low-vibration laboratories comparable to installations at National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom), optical benches used in setups pioneered by teams connected to Optical Society of America affiliates, and meeting spaces fit for events with partners such as Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Institution, Institute of Physics, and British Science Association.
Research at the Maxwell Centre spans groups from the Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cavendish Astrophysics Group, and the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Themes align with the work of researchers influenced by Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, Lord Kelvin, André Geim, Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Prize in Physics laureates including Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov's graphene research, and quantum initiatives akin to projects at Quantum Technology Hub and UK National Quantum Technologies Programme. Active research areas include photonics connected to groups such as Cambridge Photonics, superconductivity resonant with historic work by Brian Josephson, nanomaterials echoing the research of Mildred Dresselhaus, and cryogenics related to techniques used by teams at CERN and Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics.
The Centre supports postgraduate supervision by Fellows from colleges including Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Jesus College, Cambridge, Queens' College, Cambridge, Wolfson College, Cambridge, and provides seminars linked to lecture series like those at the Cavendish Laboratory and the Department of Physics, University of Cambridge. Outreach programmes connect to schools participating in schemes run by STEM Learning, Young Engineers, British Science Association, Royal Institution masterclasses, and competitions such as the UK Young Scientist of the Year approaches. Training workshops emulate curricula used by institutes like Turing Institute, Alan Turing Institute, and professional development by Institute of Engineering and Technology and Royal Society of Chemistry.
The Maxwell Centre actively partners with industrial and institutional names including ARM Holdings, Microsoft Research, Google DeepMind, Intel Corporation, Cisco Systems, BT Group, Siemens, Schlumberger, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Edinburgh Instruments, and regional innovation organisations such as Cambridge Science Park, Wellcome Trust, Royal Society, Innovate UK, and Innocentive. International collaborations involve the Max Planck Society, MIT, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, École Normale Supérieure, and research councils including European Research Council projects and funding from Wellcome Trust and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
The Centre has hosted symposiums and conferences that featured speakers affiliated with Nobel Prize in Physics, Royal Society medallists, and leaders from European Research Council grants, with sessions organised alongside entities such as Royal Academy of Engineering, Institute of Physics, British Academy, Royal Institution, and company showcases with Cambridge Enterprise. Awards and recognitions associated with research undertaken at or through the Maxwell Centre include fellowships from Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, European Research Council Advanced Grants, EPSRC grants, and prizes tied to breakthroughs in photonics and quantum engineering highlighted by organisations like Optica (society) and Institute of Physics medal listings.
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