The new centrepiece of the Cavendish Laboratory
Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
- Wed 18th Mar 2026
- 10:00-12:00
- JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0US
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The Ray Dolby Centre (RDC) is the new centrepiece of the Cavendish
Laboratory - named in recognition of the £85M donated to the project by
sound pioneer Ray Dolby - which replaces existing facilities for the
Department of Physics at Cambridge West.
The building is designed to support more than 1000 scientists and students
engaged in world-leading research within research groups, each with their
laboratories, cleanrooms, office and support accommodation.
Its public wing houses lecture theatres, seminar rooms, a learning resource
centre, outreach spaces and a café. It also hosts the redesigned Cavendish
Museum, a new exhibition of scientific objects, archival imagery, and untold
stories, tracing the Laboratory’s legacy from its founding 150 years ago to the
present day.
www.phy.cam.ac.uk/about/research-labs-and-facilities/
A flyer for the visit.
Participants: up to 20 - CSAR Members +/- non-Members (Members have priority)
Booking: Please book your places at Bookwhen https://bookwhen.com/csar - "CSAR visit to the Ray Dolby Centre". If the visit is full, put yourself on the waiting list - "WAITING LIST for CSAR visit to the Ray Dolby Centre". If places become available, we will be in touch - if there is high demand for places, we will see about a second visit.
Cost: £15 per head (not including lunch)
Programme
• Introduction to the RDC
• Tour of the building (including a short tour of the new Cavendish Museum)
• Talk: Sir Richard Friend, Research Professor, Cavendish Laboratory; CSAR President
• Q&A
• Lunch (for those who wish) at Cavendish Café on the top floor of RDC
Access by car: park at Madingley Road Park & Ride and walk across to the RDC
Access by bus: the U1 and U2 buses pass the RDC on JJ Thomson Avenue, and the no. 4 stops nearby on Madingley Road (the Cam Uni Vet School stop).