Deciding to do research in physics and then choosing where to begin this are key career decisions.

This is true whether you eventually continue with scientific research and development, or apply the skills you will develop to a broader career. Our postgraduates have done both, with equal success.

On these pages we outline our research interests and expertise and the facilities within the expanding Department, but we would encourage you to visit us so that you can talk to the researchers with whom you would work, see where you would work and the research facilities that you would use.

We think we have a friendly, first-rate department, but you must judge this for yourself. You will also want to see the splendid University campus where you will be based and its facilities, of which we are very proud.

Our research activity is driven by our enthusiasm for discovering, understanding and applying physics, and our aim is to transmit that excitement to you as part of your training. Your research experience will be enhanced by our world wide research links and through pooled resources of the Midlands Physics Alliance (Birmingham, Nottingham and Warwick Physics Departments).

I wish you every success in whatever research you choose to undertake. There is a fascinating world of new physics to discover.

Robin Ball, Head of Physics