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Physics and Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Manchester is one of the largest and most active schools of physics in the UK.
We have a long tradition of excellence in both teaching and research, and have interests in most areas of contemporary research.
A research degree in physics is regarded by employers as evidence of thorough training in numerate problem-solving, and it opens up a wide range of career choices.
In addition to a university or research laboratory career, PhD physicists are found across the full spectrum of employment including the media, editorial and writing work, finance and banking, and medicine.
Start your postgraduate research journey today
where you can browse projects built on your research passion in physics and astronomy, find a supervisor that shares your vision and discover how your research could be fully funded.
Programmes
- Astronomy and Astrophysics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Biological Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Biological Physics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)
- Condensed Matter Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Condensed Matter Physics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)
- Fluids and Soft Matter Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Nuclear Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Nuclear Physics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)
- Particle Accelerator Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Particle Accelerator Physics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)
- Particle Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Particle Physics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)
- Photon Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Photon Physics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)
- Physics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)
- Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Soft Matter and Liquid Crystals Physics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)
- Soft Matter and Liquid Crystals Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Theoretical Physics聽PhD聽(3 or 4 years)
- Theoretical Physics聽MSc by Research聽(1 year)