With a robust physics training and specialist nanotechnology expertise, you’ll have a huge range of career options to choose from. Your experimental skills will be sought after in industry R&D, where you could work on the development and characterisation of new nanoscale devices and materials. Or you’ll be well equipped for further research at PhD level – a path followed by around a third of Physics and Astronomy graduates.
If you decide on a career outside physics, your transferable skills, such as computation and coding, statistical analysis, communication and problem solving, will be in demand in numerous professions. In addition, your physics degree will indicate to employers that you are an independent thinker who is intellectually curious, insightful and not afraid of a challenge.
You may already know what sort of career you’d like to pursue, but if not, we’ll offer the support you need to help you decide. You can attend a programme of career-focused sessions in year two, designed specially for physics students and timetabled to fit in with your studies. They include application and interview workshops, as well as talks from visiting professionals. We can also help you to find a paid summer placement on which you could gain industry experience of nanotechnology research, through the South East Physics Network scheme.
Our graduates work in the private and public sectors, in government, defence, finance, business, and industry. Here are just some of the roles they have secured: