Physics
Research in Physics within the School of Physical Sciences falls into the following main research themes:
- cold atoms for quantum technology
- computational molecular physics
- laboratory astrophysics
- molecular clusters
- physics education
- theoretical condensed matter and biophysics.
Key facts
- Our work is at the forefront of modern science, and we featured in submissions to REF 2014 and REF 2021
- Research is funded by industry and by national and international funding agencies
- Research students are recruited both nationally (some grants are restricted to UK nationals) and internationally
Location
Most of our full-time research students are based at our Milton Keynes campus; for details of residence requirements for different modes of study, see Full-time study and Part-time study.
Facilities
Researchers within the Physics Research Group have a suite of state-of-the-art laboratories on the OU campus. They also have access to the University’s STEM Linux computing cluster and external computing facilities.
Career prospects
Students with a Physics PhD go on to gain employment in a wide variety of roles, for example, software and IT companies and others in highly numerate areas, electronic manufacturing companies, education, etc.
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