Undergraduate study
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In Physics and Astronomy at Southampton we are passionate about educating the next generation of physicists and proud of our world-leading research. We’re 3rd in the UK for graduate career prospects in the Guardian University Guide 2021, and 100% of our research is rated world leading or internationally excellent for its impact on society (REF, 2014).
“An inspiring and friendly department, located in a fantastically serene and beautiful campus! What better place to be and enjoy studying!”
Stefani Petropoulou
MPhys Physics with Astronomy, third year
Find out why we’re one of the best places in the UK to study physics.
Postgraduate study
Research
Studying Physics and Astronomy
Third-year student Sai talks about his experiences.
Flagship degrees
Immerse yourself in cutting-edge research on one of our exciting flagship degrees. Join a prestigious global organisation as part of your degree, such as CERN or Harvard, and work alongside leaders in the field.
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Athena SWAN
We are tackling gender inequality in science and engineering
IoP Juno Champion
We are working to address the under-representation of women in university physics
SEPnet
We are part of the South East Physics Network
I chose to study at Southampton because the University offers a flagship degree course for top performers to spend a year abroad at CERN.
Centres of Excellence
Researchers from across Engineering and Physical Sciences are addressing national and global challenges in four new Centres of Excellence. These Centres are cross-disciplinary and will forge new links that transform the research landscape.
Continuous Digital Chemical Engineering Science
CDCES is developing smarter, greener and more efficient processes for the discovery and manufacture of new chemicals and materials.
Future of Human Communication
FHC is dedicated to developing digital technologies that will help people to communicate better.
In-situ and Remote Intelligent Sensing
IRIS is the world’s only research hub dedicated to developing intelligent, connected, self-powered sensing systems.
Re-engineering for Electric Mobility
RE4EM is accelerating the development of sustainable, interconnected electric transport systems.
Deep space imaging collaboration focuses on new...
Imaging experts from the University of Southampton are supporting the development of an ultra-low noise camera designed for applications in optical astronomy and medical imaging.
Read MoreSouthampton physicists congratulate Nobel Prize...
Physicists from the University of Southampton have praised the "tremendous and well-deserved" share of this year's Nobel Prize for Physics for Professor Sir Roger Penrose.
Read MoreSouthampton expertise supports nanosatellite...
Physicists from the University of Southampton are contributing to a novel geomagnetic monitoring satellite that will help maintain modern navigation systems including smartphones.
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Latest P&A Publications
Utilization of LSTM neural network for water production forecasting of a stepped solar still with a corrugated absorber plate - Ammar H. Elsheikh, Vikrant P. Katekar, Otto Muskens, Sandip S. Deshmukh, Mohamed Abd Elaziz and Sherif M. Dabour
Type: Article
| 2021
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Enhanced spontaneous emission from two-photon-pumped quantum dots in a porous silicon microcavity - Dmitrii Dovzhenko, Victor Krivenkov, Irina Kriukova, Pavel Samokhvalov, Alexander Karaulov and Igor Nabiev
Type: Article
| 2020
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Nonlocal scattering matrix description of anisotropic polar heterostructures - Christopher Gubbin and Simone De Liberato
Type: Article
| 2020
Impact of phonon nonlocality on nanogap and nanolayer polar resonators - Christopher Gubbin and Simone De Liberato
Type: Letter
| 2020
Type: Dataset
| 2020
| University of Southampton
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