48 monthsProgramme duration
27,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Physics and Astronomy
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Physics at Bristol University is one of the best Physics research environments in the UK - Bristol Physics research is ranked 5th in the UK (THE analysis of REF 2021). Our success today is built on immensely strong foundations: for more than 100 years, Bristol Physics has made major research contributions, including the discovery of the pi meson (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1950) and fundamental advances in quantum mechanics.
As a research student you will be a member of the Physics Graduate School, which comprises a community of up to 250 students from a diverse global background, and with a great gender balance. We have strong interactions with industry, and are well connected to the unique Bristol start-up and SME community, with opportunities for placements during your research programme and joint training activities.
Our Physics Graduate School organises social and scientific events to support you, coordinates skills training in Physics, organises induction, builds a community, and helps you navigate through the University procedures. We will also support your professional development as a teacher - many of our research students take up roles as paid Graduate Teaching Assistants for part of their working week, helping to support undergraduate programmes.
The School of Physics has a world-class reputation for cohort-based research training and has over the past ten years received UK national funding for Centres of Doctoral Training in Functional Nanomaterials, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Engineering, Particle Physics, Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning, and Advanced Computing.
Our research degree programmes are offered across six diverse research themes. For informal discussions before making an application, prospective students are encouraged to contact either the academic lead in the research theme of interest for guidance, or the potential supervisor for project discussions.
For your application you will need a CV, a personal statement introducing yourself and outlining your motivation for research, and details of your qualifications. Please see our Admissions Statement for more information.
Research Area:
Please make sure to indicate your preferred area of research at the top of your personal statement. This will help us to process the application effectively.
Choose from the research themes of the School of Physics:
- Astrophysics
- Materials and Devices
- Particle Physics
- Quantum and Soft Matter
- Quantum Engineering Technologies
- Theoretical Physics.
If you have already contacted a potential supervisor or are replying to a studentship advert, please indicate the potential supervisors name on the application form.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Physics and Astronomy
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Physics at Bristol University is one of the best Physics research environments in the UK - Bristol Physics research is ranked 5th in the UK (THE analysis of REF 2021). Our success today is built on immensely strong foundations: for more than 100 years, Bristol Physics has made major research contributions, including the discovery of the pi meson (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1950) and fundamental advances in quantum mechanics.
As a research student you will be a member of the Physics Graduate School, which comprises a community of up to 250 students from a diverse global background, and with a great gender balance. We have strong interactions with industry, and are well connected to the unique Bristol start-up and SME community, with opportunities for placements during your research programme and joint training activities.
Our Physics Graduate School organises social and scientific events to support you, coordinates skills training in Physics, organises induction, builds a community, and helps you navigate through the University procedures. We will also support your professional development as a teacher - many of our research students take up roles as paid Graduate Teaching Assistants for part of their working week, helping to support undergraduate programmes.
The School of Physics has a world-class reputation for cohort-based research training and has over the past ten years received UK national funding for Centres of Doctoral Training in Functional Nanomaterials, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Engineering, Particle Physics, Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning, and Advanced Computing.
Our research degree programmes are offered across six diverse research themes. For informal discussions before making an application, prospective students are encouraged to contact either the academic lead in the research theme of interest for guidance, or the potential supervisor for project discussions.
For your application you will need a CV, a personal statement introducing yourself and outlining your motivation for research, and details of your qualifications. Please see our Admissions Statement for more information.
Research Area:
Please make sure to indicate your preferred area of research at the top of your personal statement. This will help us to process the application effectively.
Choose from the research themes of the School of Physics:
- Astrophysics
- Materials and Devices
- Particle Physics
- Quantum and Soft Matter
- Quantum Engineering Technologies
- Theoretical Physics.
If you have already contacted a potential supervisor or are replying to a studentship advert, please indicate the potential supervisors name on the application form.
Admission Requirements
- MScR: A first-class or upper second-class honours degree (or international equivalent) in physics or a closely related subject.
- PhD: A minimum of an upper second-class MSci honours degree in physics, or a relevant related discipline, or a postgraduate MSc or international equivalent. We may consider applicants with a lower second-class MSci honours degree, or a first or upper second-class BSc honours degree who can demonstrate good potential for research or have relevant professional experience.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level F.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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