With six months’ hands-on experience and a highly respected physics qualification, you’ll be a standout candidate for industry research roles. Employers will appreciate your robust knowledge and the confidence with which you can apply it within a commercial setting. The majority of graduates from this flagship programme go straight into an industry research job, many within their placement company.
You’ll also be in a good position to continue your studies at PhD level – a path followed by around a third of Physics and Astronomy graduates.
If you decide on a career outside physics you’ll be able to demonstrate transferable and professional skills, such as computational and coding skills, statistical analysis, presentation and project management skills, that will be valuable in almost any sector.
If you’re not sure what you want to do in the future, our 12-week programme of career-focused sessions in year two, designed specially for physics students and timetabled to fit in with your studies, will help you to decide. The sessions include industry site visits and talks from external physics professionals, as well as application and interview workshops.
Our Physics and Astronomy graduates work in the private and public sectors, in government, defence, finance, business, industry and teaching. Others are running their own successful businesses. Here are just some of the roles they have secured:
Find out more about careers support in Physics and Astronomy.