Hands-on practical work is integral to our degrees; from year one you’ll put concepts to the test in our laboratories. You’ll have around four timetabled hours of lab sessions per week – and you can also use the labs outside of those scheduled hours to work on your projects. Our expert technicians will be on hand to offer any support you need.

In year three (BSc) or year four (MPhys) you’ll work with another student on an extended research project. You can choose a field of physics that interests you; past projects have included analysing astronomy data from the Cassini satellite, investigating aspects of particle physics using CERN data and performing Raman scattering measurements on nanomaterials to study their optical, electronic and vibrational properties.