Physics Queen's University Belfast

Award	Attendance	Study	Duration	Start	Domestic fees	International fees
PhD	On-Campus	Full-time, Part-time	3 - 6 years	find out	find out	find out
MPhil	On-Campus	Full-time, Part-time	2 - 4 years	September	find out	find out

Course overview

The scientific research within the School of Mathematics and Physics was highly rated in the 2014 REF peer-review exercise, with 70% of research being judged as internationally excellent or world-leading. Physics at Queen's is currently joint 6th in the UK for Research Intensity and has been voted 4th in the UK for teaching satisfaction. Physics research activity in the School is focused into five specific Research Centres; all members of academic staff belong to one of these Research Centres, listed below. Astrophysics (PhD/MPhil) Find out more below, or email Professor Mihalis Mathioudakis ([email protected]) Atomistic Simulation (PhD/MPhil) Find out more below, or email Dr Myrta Gruening ([email protected]) Nanostructured Media (PhD/MPhil) Find out more below, or email Dr Amit Kumar ([email protected]) Plasma Physics (PhD/MPhil) Find out more below, or email Professor Marco Borghesi ([email protected]) Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (PhD/MPhil) Find out more below, or email Dr Alessandro Ferraro ([email protected]) Registration is on a full-time or part-time basis, under the direction of a supervisory team appointed by the University. You will be expected to submit your thesis at the end of three years of full-time registration for PhD, or two years for MPhil (or part-time equivalent). ]