Prof David Thouless, who studied at Trinity Hall, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016, but died in 2019.

His family said they wanted it to be on display at the college because of "the influence that Trinity Hall had on his life".

The college's senior tutor, Michael Sutherland, said: "We hope that this generous gift inspires future generations of Trinity Hall physicists."

Prof Thouless won the Nobel Prize "for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter".

Prof Thouless had worked in a number of academic institutions including Cambridge, Yale and, finally, the University of Washington in Seattle, USA.

Speaking on Thursday night, Dr Helen Thouless said her father had very much enjoyed his time at Trinity Hall where he had made lifelong friendships.

She added the family wanted the Prize to be shared and displayed and the college seemed the perfect place to do this.

"Thinking about the friends he made and the influence that Trinity Hall had on his life, this is why we wanted to donate it to [them]," she said.

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