Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
E40681
academic department
physics department
The Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge is a leading global center for research and teaching in physics, renowned for its contributions to fundamental science and its association with numerous Nobel laureates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Physics, University of Cambridge canonical | 5 |
| Department of Physics, University of Cambridge (West Cambridge site) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T317130 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Physics, University of Cambridge Context triple: [School of the Physical Sciences, University of Cambridge, hasUnit, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge]
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A.
School of the Physical Sciences, University of Cambridge
The School of the Physical Sciences at the University of Cambridge is a major academic grouping that encompasses departments and research institutes focused on disciplines such as physics, chemistry, earth sciences, and related physical sciences.
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B.
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic division renowned worldwide for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics, statistics, and related fields.
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C.
School of Technology, University of Cambridge
The School of Technology at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division that oversees engineering, business, and related technology-focused departments and research centers within the university.
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D.
School of Arts and Humanities, University of Cambridge
The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division encompassing a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, including languages, literature, history, philosophy, and related fields.
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E.
Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at MIT is a world-leading academic department renowned for cutting-edge research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Physics, University of Cambridge Target entity description: The Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge is a leading global center for research and teaching in physics, renowned for its contributions to fundamental science and its association with numerous Nobel laureates.
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A.
School of the Physical Sciences, University of Cambridge
The School of the Physical Sciences at the University of Cambridge is a major academic grouping that encompasses departments and research institutes focused on disciplines such as physics, chemistry, earth sciences, and related physical sciences.
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B.
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic division renowned worldwide for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics, statistics, and related fields.
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C.
School of Technology, University of Cambridge
The School of Technology at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division that oversees engineering, business, and related technology-focused departments and research centers within the university.
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D.
School of Arts and Humanities, University of Cambridge
The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division encompassing a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, including languages, literature, history, philosophy, and related fields.
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E.
Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at MIT is a world-leading academic department renowned for cutting-edge research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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physics department ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Cavendish Laboratory
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School of Physical Sciences, University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cavendish Laboratory ⓘ |
| campus | West Cambridge site ⓘ |
| city |
Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge, England
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| collaboratesWith |
international research institutions
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other departments of the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs |
faculty members
ⓘ
research staff ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
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atmospheric physics ⓘ biological physics ⓘ condensed matter physics ⓘ materials physics ⓘ medical physics ⓘ optics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ physics ⓘ quantum physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| hasStudentBody |
postgraduate students
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undergraduate students ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cavendish Laboratory experiments
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linked to:
Cavendish Laboratory
association with Nobel laureates ⓘ contributions to astrophysics ⓘ contributions to condensed matter physics ⓘ contributions to nuclear physics ⓘ contributions to particle physics ⓘ contributions to quantum mechanics ⓘ fundamental physics research ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge ⓘ |
| offers |
public lectures in physics
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research seminars ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
PhD in physics
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master’s degree in physics ⓘ undergraduate physics degree ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| researchFacility |
Cavendish Laboratory buildings
ⓘ
linked to:
Cavendish Laboratory
clean rooms ⓘ high-field magnet facilities ⓘ low-temperature laboratories ⓘ nanofabrication facilities ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
computational physics
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experimental physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| website | https://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Department of Physics, University of Cambridge Description of subject: The Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge is a leading global center for research and teaching in physics, renowned for its contributions to fundamental science and its association with numerous Nobel laureates.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
School of the Physical Sciences, University of Cambridge
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hasUnit
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Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
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School of the Physical Sciences
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governingBodyOf
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Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
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Madingley Road, Cambridge
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hosts
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Department of Physics, University of Cambridge (West Cambridge site)
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linked to: Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
Cavendish Astrophysics Group, University of Cambridge
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partOf
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Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
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University of Cambridge departments
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hasDepartment
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Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
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