Durham University Department of Physics
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Academic staff
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| Postgraduates | 90 |
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| Location | Durham, County Durham, England |
| Campus | Science Site, Durham University |
| Website | www.dur.ac.uk/physics |
The Department of Physics at Durham University in Durham, England, is a large physics and astronomy department involved in both undergraduate teaching and scientific research. In the most recent subject review report by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education, the Department achieved maximum marks (24/24) and in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise the Department retained a Grade 5A rating. In addition, the Department's research into Space Science and Astrophysics was rated as number one in Europe and fourth in the world by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators (1998–2008).
The Department is situated on the University's Science Site, on the south side of the city of Durham, 2 miles from Junction 62 of the A1(M) and approx 5 minutes drive from Durham Station. Students are members of one of the 14 colleges in the city.
Each year the Department admits around 140 students for degrees in Physics, Physics & Astronomy and Theoretical Physics. The current standard conditional offer given to a student taking A-Level examinations is A*A*A, to include Physics and Mathematics.
Admissions are processed through UCAS. In addition, an applicant must be accepted by one of the colleges of Durham University.
The Department offers 3 year (Bachelor's) Undergraduate courses in Physics and Physics & Astronomy, 4 year (Master's) courses in Physics, Physics & Astronomy and Theoretical Physics and also participates in Joint Honours and Natural Science programmes with other departments of the university. Taught and research based Master's degrees and research based PhDs are available at Postgraduate level.
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