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Department of Physics Astronomy
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Mission Statement
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Management structure in Physics Astronomy
Head of Department Professor J N Chapman
Safety Committee Professor G Rosner
Departmental Administrator Ms E G Davis
Departmental Superintendent Mr A Sibbald
Teaching Committee Professor A R Long
Management Team Professor J N Chapman Professor
C T H Davies Professor J Hough Ms E G Davis
Recruitment Committee Professor M J Padgett
Academic Staff Committee
Research and Strategy Committee HoD Research
Group Leaders
IT Committee Dr A T Doyle
Research Groups
Graduate School Professor J Hough
Technicians Committee Professor A J Craven
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Undergraduate teaching in Physics Astronomy
Student numbers (FTE 2001-02) Undergraduate
358 Postgraduate 69 Typically 170 in 1st
year Physics, 60 in Graduating Class
Teaching Committee Chair Prof. Andrew Long

• Degree Structure
• Single Honours Physics
• (to 2003 entry)
• 1st year 3 subjects - 120 credits total
• - typically physics, maths, another
• 2nd year 2 subjects - 120 credits total
• - typically physics, maths
• Choice of B.Sc or M. Sci. for Honours
• 3rd and 4th Year - B.Sc 240 credits
• - M.Sci 300 credits

• Combined /Joint Honours
• Physics and Astronomy
• Physics and Mathematics
• Chemical Physics
• Physics and Electronic Engineering
• Physics and Arts

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Postgraduate training in Physics Astronomy
The Graduate School Postgraduate teaching is
organised through the PA Graduate School Head
Prof. Jim Hough

• Postgraduate Training
• Induction course
• Specialist lectures
• Annual written reports for Graduate
• School culminating in thesis
• Presentations in 1st and 3rd year
• Teaching experience in laboratories,
• tutorials and in skills course
• Generic skills mastered in course of
• research

• Degrees Funding
• Typically 20 students per annum
• study for Ph.D. degrees (1 or 2 for
• M.Sc. by research)
• 2/3 funded by Research Councils
• Of these 1/3 have additional
• industrial sponsorship (CASE etc)
• Remainder funded by industry,
• University or from overseas
• Ph. D. funding is for 3 years

Employability PA PG students find employment
readily for a wide range of industrial and
educational employers
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Research in Physics Astronomy

Institute for GravitationalResearch
Astronomy Astrophysics

Particle Physics Theory
Particle Physics Experiment
Nuclear Physics
EM Radiation Applications
Solid State Physics
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Research Strategy (I)
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Research Strategy (II)