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The School of Physics offers a wide range of degree programmes including Astrophysics, Biomedical Physics, Medical Imaging, and Quantum Science and Lasers; all rated excellent by the Quality Assurance Agency and informed by internationally excellent research. The School of Physics is part of the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences.

Our students

enjoy one of the most beautiful campuses of any UK university with guaranteed accommodation in their first year. We ranked 3rd in the UK for overall satisfaction in Physics and Astronomy in the National Student Survey (2009)**.

Our teaching

was rated 'excellent' in the last QAA report. Our tutorial and student support system was particularly praised and we have our own astronomical observatory and X-ray suite. Our four-year MPhys degrees can include a year's study in Australia, New Zealand or North America or a paid industrial placement.

Our research

includes Astrophysics, Biomedical Physics, Electromagnetic Materials and Quantum systems and Nanomaterials. We were ranked 8th in the UK for world leading and internationally excellent research*.

Our centres

for Medical Imaging, Energy and the Environment and Graphene Science apply our expertise to the real world, working closely with industry, government and the Health Service.

*RAE 2008 based on percentage of research categorised as 4* and 3*

**based on the percentage of positive responses for full service universities (ie, excluding specialist colleges)

    

Friday March 19

Investigating dephasing in III-V semiconductors and carbon based coupled quantum dots
Charles G. Smith, University of Cambridge All welcome.

Thursday March 25

Star clusters and galaxies, a common origin?
Dr Mark Gieles, IoA, University of Cambridge, UK
03:30PM, 4th Floor Abstract
All welcome.

Come and work here

We have staff positions open for physicists with research interests in functional materials, graphene and other areas.

Exeter astronomer wins international award for planet discovery

Solar system

Dr Jenny Patience is member of an 8-person international team awarded the 2009 Newcomb Cleveland Prize for the first images of a multi-planet system around a normal star

Exeter astronomers discover ‘tilted planets’

Tilted planets

Research has added to a growing evidence that several giant planets have orbits so tilted that their orbits can be perpendicular or even backwards relative to their parent star’s rotation.

We have places in our PhD physics programme.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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