Why
undertake a PhD with the Department of Physics at Aberystwyth University?
Physics and Astronomy have been taught at Aberystwyth
since the university was established in 1872. We aim to undertake
internationally competitive, collaborative research in Space Physics, Materials
Physics and Quantum Physics in a friendly and supportive environment.
We have a dedicated Physical Sciences library on
campus that houses excellent research material for the study of mathematics,
physics and computer science, including the Scott
Blair Collection, a comprehensive and important resource for the study
of rheology.
Aberystwyth University has a proud tradition of
research excellence, as demonstrated in the most recent Research Excellence
Framework assessment (REF 2014), which placed the university in the top 50
institutions for research power and intensity.
We specialise in many exciting areas including
planetary exploration and the very latest low dimensional materials. Available research
groups can be seen below:
Solar System Physics
group, studies the chain of events leading from the Sun,
through the solar wind, to the atmospheres and surfaces of the planets.
Materials Research,
advanced experimental techniques are applied in parallel with mathematical and
computational modelling to elucidate the critical relationships that determine
properties such as fluid flow, fracture, melting, conductivity and light
emission in materials such as liquids, foams, glass, ceramics, semiconductors,
nanoparticles and thin films. The Department of
Physics at Aberystwyth University is part of the Centre for Doctoral Training
(CDT) in Diamond Science and Technology.
