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Physics MPhys

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Develop your advanced research skills with our accredited MPhys Physics course. Study the laws that shape the Universe and spend most of your final year working on your own research project.

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Why study this course?

1st in the Russell Group for learning opportunities and learning resources in physics

National Student Survey 2025

Top 20 in the UK for physics and astronomy

Complete University Guide 2026

1st in the UK for the quality of physics research

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Institute of Physics (IOP) accredited course

This course is accredited by the IOP for fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist.

Opt to spend a full year on a work placement

Test out a career path, build up your CV and grow your network of contacts.

Through this accredited four-year MPhys Physics course you will explore the extraordinary scale of the field of physics and work on a major research project.

In your first and second year, you’ll focus on fundamental theories, exploring topics such as heat, motion and quantum mechanics. From the start of your degree you’ll gain hands-on experience in our specialist teaching lab, developing lab skills and learning how theories can be applied in the real world. You’ll also take part in programming classes, which will teach you skills that are valuable in a variety of graduate careers ranging from data science to computer game design.

In your third year, you’ll continue to explore essential physics concepts in even more detail. You’ll develop your expertise by choosing a specialist pathway, such as particle and nuclear physics, quantum technologies, computational physics, or biophysics, materials and devices. You’ll also have the opportunity to branch out into a variety of areas through more in-depth optional modules.

You'll get the chance to investigate a real-world problem and refine your technical skills by completing a research project. You'll choose from a range of different areas, including industrial group work, physics education, our Quantum Information Laboratory, or a project working alongside a research group.

In your fourth year, you’ll have the freedom to tailor your degree to your interests and aspirations through advanced optional modules. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop your research skills through a year-long research project. You’ll work with academic researchers who are experts in their field to investigate a real scientific question. Alongside research experience, you’ll also gain time management, project planning and analysis skills, which are valuable for careers in research or industry.

Accreditation

Accredited by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist.

Institute of Physics (IOP)

Modules

We're revising the curriculum of the course for this year of entry. Your first year modules are confirmed. For other years of study, the information here gives you an idea of the areas we expect the course to cover, although there may be changes before you begin. As you progress through your course, we’ll confirm additional details for the core and optional modules available to you.

Title: Physics MPhys course structure\ UCAS code: F301\ Years: 2026, 2027

First year

Second year

Third year

Fourth year

First year

Core modules:

Fundamental Physics and Mathematics I: Mechanics, Oscillations, Waves and Thermal Physics : This core module will give you an understanding of the fundamental physical principles, mathematical tools, and laboratory skills you'll use throughout your degree. \ \ You'll learn about key physical principles, such as Newton's laws, linear and rotational equations of motion, the wave equation, the laws of thermodynamics, and heat transfer. \ \

**40 credits**

Fundamental Physics and Mathematics II: Electricity, Magnetism and Quantum Physics : In this core module you'll further develop your knowledge of the fundamental physical principles, mathematical tools and laboratory skills needed for your degree.\ \ You'll explore topics across electricity, magnetism and quantum physics, such as electric potentials and fields, electrical circuits, magnetic fields, the Lorentz force, the photo-electric effect, and the quantum wave function. You'll also learn to describe these phenomena through vector calculus and probability theory.\ \ You'll gain hands-on experience of conducting laboratory work. You'll test various aspects of physical principles, including measuring and mapping electric and magnetic fields, and building and using AC circuits.

**40 credits**

Investigating Nature: the Physicist's Toolbox : This core module provides you with the foundational skills and techniques necessary for success as a physicist. You'll learn how to use self-study skills for independent learning, conduct and report on research projects ethically, and integrate AI responsibly. You'll learn how to import and analyse data in Python, and present these results professionally. You'll also develop your interpersonal and team-management abilities by working with your coursemates on a group project, such as analysing optical precision instruments.\ \ You'll employ general problem-solving techniques that are routinely used in physics, including dimensional analysis, making approximations, and checking your calculations using order-of-magnitude estimations, limiting behaviour, and symmetry considerations.\ \ Through employability workshops, you'll receive guidance on how to showcase your achievements effectively to help secure projects, placements, and graduate opportunities.

**20 credits**

Optional modules: A student will take 20 credits (one module) from this group.

Frontiers of Physics : This module introduces you to the various physics research activities undertaken in the School of Mathematical and Physical Science. You'll learn about our research in areas such as gravitational wave detection, quantum computing, atomic force microscopy, biophysics, neutrino physics, exoplanet detection, axions as a dark matter candidate, and integrated photonic chips. \ \ You'll develop your knowledge of the key concepts and considerations in each area, and be able to do simple estimates and calculations relevant to these topics. You'll have the opportunity to explore what area of physics appeals to you most, helping you with module choices later in your degree.

**20 credits**

Introduction to Astrophysics : This module will provide you with an understanding of important physical concepts and techniques involved in astrophysics, with an emphasis on how fundamental results can be derived from observations.\ \ You'll apply basic physical principles to astrophysical problems, exploring topics such as solar systems, the properties and evolution of stars and galaxies, as well as the origins and fate of the Universe.

**20 credits**

Introduction to Electric and Electronic Circuits : This module introduces the concepts and analytical tools for predicting the behaviour of combinations of passive circuit elements, resistance, capacitance and inductance driven by ideal voltage and/or current sources which may be ac or dc sources. The ideas involved are important not only from the point of view of modelling real electronic circuits but also because many complicated processes in biology, medicine and mechanical engineering are themselves modelled by electric circuits. The passive ideas are extended to active electronic components; diodes, transistors and operational amplifiers and the circuits in which these devices are used. Transformers, magnetics and dc motors are also covered.

**20 credits**

Second year

In your second year, you’ll explore essential physics concepts in more detail, and continue to develop your programming and laboratory skills.

Example core modules:

You’ll also have the opportunity to tailor your degree to your interests by choosing from optional modules, including topics such as introduction to modern physics, stars and galaxies, and differential equations.

Third year

In your third year, you’ll gain valuable research experience by undertaking a project and skills module. You’ll also develop your expertise in the areas of physics that appeal to you most by choosing from a specialist pathway.

Example pathways:

You’ll have the opportunity to choose from a range of optional modules, including topics such as atomic physics, semiconductor photonics, dark matter and cosmology, statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and biophysics.

Fourth year

Core module:

Research project : Students will undertake a supervised research project during the whole of the 4th year of an MPhys degree, applying their scientific knowledge to a range of research problems experimental and/or theoretical projects spanning the research expertise of the Department. Along with applying their knowledge, students will manage their project, ensuring that they develop skills in time management, project planning, scientific record keeping, information retrieval and analysis from scientific and other technical information sources.

**60 credits**

Optional modules: A student will take 60 credits (four modules) from this group.

The Development of Particle Physics : The module describes the development of several crucial concepts in particle physics, emphasising the role and significance of experiments. Students are encouraged to work from the original literature. The module focuses not only on the particle physics issues involved, but also on research methodology - the design of experiments, the critical interpretation of data, the role of theory, etc. Topics covered include the discoveries of the neutron, the positron and the neutrino, the parity and CP violations, experimental evidence for quarks and gluons, etc.

**15 credits**

Star Formation and Evolution : The module will cover advanced astrophysics topics including observations and theory of star and planet formation, plus the evolution of low, intermediate and high mass stars, close binary evolution and end states (white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes) plus astrophysical transients originating from stars (novae, supernovae, gamma ray bursts) and their chemical and mechanical feedback on galaxies.

**15 credits**

Dark Matter and the Universe : This course aims to provide students with an understanding of Dark Matter in the Universe from both the astrophysics and particle physics viewpoints. This course is split into two halves. The first half of the course is on the astrophysical evidence for Dark Matter, and the second half of the course is on the detection of candidate Dark Matter particles.

**15 credits**

Advanced Quantum Mechanics : Quantum mechanics at an intermediate to advanced level, including the mathematical vector space formalism, approximate methods, angular momentum, and some contemporary topics such as entanglement, density matrices and open quantum systems. We will study topics in quantum mechanics at an intermediate to advanced level, bridging the gap between the physics core and graduate level material.   The syllabus includes a formal mathematical description in the language of vector spaces; the description of the quantum state in Schrodinger and Heisenberg pictures, and using density operators to represent mixed states; approximate methods: perturbation theory,  variational method and time-dependent perturbation theory;  the theory of angular momentum and spin; the treatment of identical particles; entanglement; open quantum systems and decoherence. The problem solving will provide a lot of practice at using vector and matrix methods and operator algebra techniques. The teaching will take the form of traditional lectures plus weekly problem classes where you will be provided with support and feedback on your attempts.

**15 credits**

Optical Properties of Solids : The course covers the optical physics of solid-state materials. The optical properties of insulators, semiconductors, and metals from near-infrared to ultraviolet frequencies are considered, covering both established technologies and the latest developments in photonics. The infrared properties of materials are then discussed, and the course concludes with an introduction to nonlinear crystals. The module will be taught via lectures and problem classes. \ \ The course first develops the classical model of absorption and refraction based on Lorentz oscillators, and then discusses the use of quantum theory to understand the absorption and emission spectra. The optical properties in state-of-the-art materials are discussed in the context of photonics research and applications. The topics covered include:\ \ Dispersion in optical materials, including optical fibres,\ \ Interband absorption, \ \ Excitons, \ \ Luminescence, \ \ Low-dimensional materials, \ \ Free carrier effects, \ \ Phonon effects, \ \ Nonlinear crystals.

**15 credits**

An Introduction to General Relativity : A course on Einstein's theory of gravity. We start with the principle of equivalence, then move on to tensors. We motivate and then write down Einstein's equations. We use Schwarzschild black holes, Friedmann Robertson Walker cosmology and gravitational waves as examples. Einstein invented general relativity in 1915. The theory makes a link between geometry and the presence of energy and matter. This is expressed in the principle of equivalence, which we introduce and discuss. General relativity calls for a sophisticated mathematics called differential geometry, for which an important tool set is tensors and tensor components. We spend about the first half of the course learning about this, and using the formalism to write down Einstein's equations. We then study solutions that have been found to correspond to black holes without spin or charge, the Friedmann Robertson Walker cosmology thought to provide a useful description of the large-scale structure of the Universe, and gravitational waves that were first detected by the LIGO experiment in 2015. The course has no formal prerequisites, but it is very mathematical. Familiarity with special relativity will be helpful, but is not required.

**15 credits**

Advanced Particle Physics : The module provides students with a comprehensive understanding of modern particle physics. Focusing on the standard model, it provides a theoretical underpinning of this model and discusses its predictions. Recent developments including the discovery of the Higgs Boson and neutrino oscillation studies are covered. A description of the experiments used to probe the standard model is provided. Finally the module looks at possible physics beyond the standard model.

**15 credits**

Physics in an Enterprise Culture : This is a seminar and workshop based course where students will create a proposal for a new business. Seminars will cover topics such as innovation, intellectual property, costing and business planning. Workshops will support students to develop ideas and communicate them effectively. Both a business proposal and a pitch to investors are assessed. This modules give students an opportunity to develop a business proposal, using their physics knowledge as a starting point. The module starts with a series of seminars and workshops designed to help students come up with possible new ideas for products or services that they are interested in developing further. Further seminars formalise how business ideas are tested to ensure that basic assumptions about customers and markets are sensible and also guidance is given in terms of how to estimate the costs and revenues associated with the idea. Finally seminars to support writing the idea into a proposal are given. Evaluation of ideas using peer feedback is a key part of the module and midway through, a review panel is organised to give an opportunity for students to formally evaluate other ideas to help them develop their own.

**15 credits**

Astrobiology : Does other life exist, what might it be like, and how could we find it? In this course we examine how planets are found, and what we know about them. We consider what we know about 'life' looking at what we know about the processes, origin, and evolution of life on Earth and how life has changed the planet. This leads us to ideas about how to look for alien life and to think about what that life might be like. We finish by discussing the possibilities of intelligent technological civilisations, and the future of the human race.

**15 credits**

Galaxy Formation and Evolution : This module will cover one of the most exciting and fast moving topics in current astrophysics research, the formation and evolution of galaxies, from an observational perspective. Starting with a brief historical introduction, the module will then summarise what we can learn about galaxy evolution from studies of galaxies in the local Universe, before discussing the results obtained from recent deep field observations of the high redshift Universe. The last part of the module will concern the important role that active galactic nuclei play in galaxy evolution. Through a series of 18 lectures students will learn the main types of galaxies together with how we currently understand them to have formed and evolved. A key aspect of the module is how astronomers construct theories of galaxy evolution through observations and computer models, with a particular focus on how astronomers convert measured flux into physical properties such as mass and rates of star formation. The latter third of the module focuses on the growth of supermassive black holes and the role we believe that this has had on the formation and evolution of galaxies.

**15 credits**

Introduction to Cosmology : The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the Universe as its own entity. Students will learn how the contents of the Universe affect its dynamic evolution, and how we can use observations of Type 1a Supernovae and the Cosmic Microwave Background to constrain the properties of the Universe. Students will also learn about key epochs during the history of the Universe, from inflation through to nucleosynthesis, recombination, and reionisation, before learning how the first stars and galaxies started to form. Throughout a series of lectures, students will first learn that spacetime forms the fabric of the Universe, and how the contents of the Universe in the form of dark energy, dark and baryonic matter, and radiation dictate the dynamic evolution of the Universe. Students will next learn about modern precision cosmology, whereby cosmologists use observations of Type 1a Supernovae and the Cosmic Microwave Background to measure various cosmological parameters. This aspect of the course will form the basis of a computer programming-based assessment. Toward the end of the lecture course, students will learn about the epochs of inflation, nucleosynthesis, recombination and reionisation, before learning how today's stars and galaxies began to form. Finally, students will learn about current cosmological research via a literature review.

**15 credits**

Quantum Optics and Quantum Computing : Quantum computing is introduced through the fundamental concepts of quantum gates and circuits before moving to cover more advanced topics such as quantum programming, quantum algorithms and quantum error correction. These concepts are then applied by studying how programming quantum circuits can be done using cloud computers (e.g. using openQASM format) and the implementation of quantum algorithms (including examples) and quantum error correction using stabiliser formalism and graph states and quantum error correction codes.\ \ The second part of the module covers quantum optics and quantum optical applications at the forefront of current research in the field. This includes topics such as weak and strong coupling of dipole sources in a cavity, single photon sources, protocols of quantum optical communications and linear optics computation. The module then progresses to quantum optical applications. Cavity electrodynamics is studied in the regimes of strong and weak coupling of matter excitations to the electromagnetic field in optical microstructures. This will lead to the physics of highly efficient single photon devices necessary for linear optics quantum computation. The effects of entanglement and quantum teleportation will be also considered.

**15 credits**

The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change we will inform students and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.

Learning and assessment

Learning

To make sure you get the skills and knowledge that every physicist needs, you’ll learn through lectures, small group tutorials, programming classes, practical sessions in the lab and research projects.

We invest to create the right environment for you. That means outstanding facilities, study spaces and support, including 24/7 access to our online library service.

Study spaces and computers are available to offer you choice and flexibility for your study. Our five library sites give you access to over one million books and periodicals. You can access your library account and our rich digital collections from anywhere on or off campus. Other library services include study skills training to improve your grades, and tailored advice from experts in your subject.

Learning support facilities and library opening hours

Assessment

You’ll be assessed in a variety of ways, including a portfolio of problem sets and lab work, as well as exams, essays, lab reports and presentations.

Entry requirements

With Access Sheffield, you could qualify for additional consideration or an alternative offer - find out if you're eligible.

Standard offer

The A Level entry requirements for this course are:\ AAA \ including Maths and Physics + pass in the practical element of any science A Levels taken

A Levels + a fourth Level 3 qualification : AAB, including Maths and Physics + B in a relevant EPQ

International Baccalaureate : 36, with 6 in Higher Level Maths and Physics; 34, with 6 in Higher Level Maths and Physics and A in a physics-based extended essay

BTEC Extended Diploma : Not accepted

BTEC Diploma : Not accepted

Scottish Highers + Advanced Higher/s : AAABB + AA in Maths and Physics

Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels : A + AA in Maths and Physics

Access to HE Diploma : Award of the Access to HE Diploma in Science, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 39 at Distinction (all in Maths/Physics units) and 6 at Merit

Routes for mature students

Access Sheffield offer

The A Level entry requirements for this course are:\ AAB \ including Maths and Physics + pass in the practical element of any science A Levels taken

A Levels + a fourth Level 3 qualification : AAB, including Maths and Physics + B in a relevant EPQ

International Baccalaureate : 34, with 6, 5 (in any order) in Higher Level Maths and Physics

BTEC Extended Diploma : Not accepted

BTEC Diploma : Not accepted

Scottish Highers + Advanced Higher/s : AABBB + AB in Maths and Physics

Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels : B + AA in Maths and Physics

Access to HE Diploma : Award of the Access to HE Diploma in Science, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 36 at Distinction (all in Maths/Physics units) and 9 at Merit

Routes for mature students

English language requirements | 

You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 4/C; IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification

Equivalent English language qualifications

Visa and immigration requirements

Other qualifications | UK and EU/international

Pathway programme for international students

If you're an international student who does not meet the entry requirements for this course, you have the opportunity to apply for an International Foundation Year in Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield International College. This course is designed to develop your English language and academic skills. Upon successful completion, you can progress to degree level study at the University of Sheffield.

If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the school.

Graduate careers

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

You won’t be short of career options with a degree in physics from Sheffield. Our courses are designed to give you the skills that will help you succeed. Employers hire our graduates because of their ability to plan projects, work to deadlines, analyse data and solve complex problems.

A physics degree from Sheffield can take you far, whatever you want to do. Whether you want a job that involves developing renewable energy technologies, improving medical treatments, creating quantum telecommunications systems or exploring outer space.

We have graduates putting their skills to use in a variety of careers, including:

Our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as BT, BAE Systems, Deloitte, HSBC, IBM, the Ministry of Defence, the NHS and Rolls Royce.

Many of our students choose to pursue a career in research. Sheffield graduates have secured PhDs at many of the world's top 100 universities and have gone on to work at major international research facilities, such as CERN and ESA.

We are part of the White Rose Industrial Physics Academy (WRIPA), a partnership with other universities and technical industries. Our students benefit from collaborations with industrial partners through internships, year in industry placements, final-year projects and careers activities. WRIPA also organises the UK’s largest physics recruitment fair, where our students can meet potential employers.

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

100 per cent of our physics research and impact is rated as world leading or internationally excellent

Research Excellence Framework 2021

The School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences is leading the way with groundbreaking research and innovative teaching.

Our physics and astronomy researchers are focusing on some of the biggest questions in science, such as how to build a quantum computer, how to detect dark matter and how to distribute clean energy.

Our lecturers run experiments on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, help to map the Universe using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, and are working with the National Grid to help maximise the potential of solar energy.

To help our students feel part of a community, the Physics Society (PhySoc) organises activities ranging from guest lectures to the annual Hicks Ball. Our students can also take part in an LGBT+ support group and a crafts group.

Facilities

Physics and astronomy students are based in the Hicks Building, which has classrooms, lecture theatres, computer rooms and specialist undergraduate teaching laboratories.

We have telescopes and a solar technology testbed on the roof, and run a telescope at the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes on La Palma in the Canary Islands.

We’re home to the UK’s first Quantum Information Laboratory, where students can study the fundamental science behind the next technological revolution.

We also have facilities for building super-resolution microscopes and analysing 2D materials.

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

University rankings

A world top-100 university\ QS World University Rankings 2026 (92nd)

Number one in the Russell Group (based on aggregate responses)\ National Student Survey 2025

92 per cent of our research is rated as world-leading or internationally excellent\ Research Excellence Framework 2021

University of the Year for Student Experience\ The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

Number one Students' Union in the UK\ Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

Number one for Students' Union\ StudentCrowd 2025 University Awards

20th in the UK targeted by the largest number of Top 100 Employers in 2025-26\ High Fliers 2026

Student profiles

[My SURE project taught me some more advanced Python skills and improved my problem solving skills

Zuzanna Leliwa

Undergraduate research experience, \ MPhys Physics](https://sheffield.ac.uk/mps/undergraduate/physics-student-profiles/zuzanna-leliwa)

Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees

Fee status help

Additional costs

The annual fee for your course includes a number of items in addition to your tuition. If an item or activity is classed as a compulsory element for your course, it will normally be included in your tuition fee. There are also other costs which you may need to consider.

Examples of what’s included and excluded

Funding your study

Depending on your circumstances, you may qualify for a bursary, scholarship or loan to help fund your study and enhance your learning experience.

Use our Student Funding Calculator to work out what you’re eligible for.

£2,500 per year scholarships for international students

We're offering automatic scholarships worth up to £10,000 to overseas fee-paying students starting their studies in September 2026 - no additional application required.

Placements and study abroad

Placement

You may have the opportunity to add an optional industrial placement year as part of your course, converting the four-year course to a five-year Degree with an Industrial Placement Year.

A placement year will help you to:

Our students have secured placements with a range of organisations, including CERN, Jaguar Land Rover, Sellafield, EDF Energy, the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, and UK Research and Innovation.

Research experience

Develop your research skills through the Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) scheme. This initiative gives you the opportunity to gain paid research experience, working in one of our research groups over the summer in an area of physics that you’re excited about.

Study abroad

Spending time abroad during your degree is a great way to explore different cultures, gain a new perspective and experience a life-changing opportunity that you will never forget.

You can apply to extend this course with a year abroad, usually between the second and third year. We have over 250 University partners worldwide. Popular destinations include Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Find out more on the Global Opportunities website.

Visit

University open days

We host five open days each year, usually in June, July, September, October and November. You can talk to staff and students, tour the campus and see inside the accommodation.

Open days: book your place

Online events

Join our weekly Sheffield Live online sessions to find out more about different aspects of University life.

Sheffield Live online events

Subject tasters

If you’re considering your post-16 options, our interactive subject tasters are for you. There are a wide range of subjects to choose from and you can attend sessions online or on campus.

Upcoming taster sessions

Offer holder days

If you've received an offer to study with us, we'll invite you to one of our offer holder days, which take place between February and April. These open days have a strong department focus and give you the chance to really explore student life here, even if you've visited us before.

Campus tours

Our weekly guided tours show you what Sheffield has to offer - both on campus and beyond. You can extend your visit with tours of our city, accommodation or sport facilities.

Campus tour: book your place

Apply

Make sure you've done everything you need to do before you apply.

How to apply When you're ready to apply, see the UCAS website:\ www.ucas.com

Not ready to apply yet? You can also register your interest in this course.

Contact us

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Contacts for prospective students

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

The awarding body for this course is the University of Sheffield.

Recognition of professional qualifications: from 1 January 2021, in order to have any UK professional qualifications recognised for work in an EU country across a number of regulated and other professions you need to apply to the host country for recognition. Read information from the UK government and the EU Regulated Professions Database.

Any supervisors and research areas listed are indicative and may change before the start of the course.

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Terms and Conditions upon Acceptance of an Offer

2026-2027

Make sure you've done everything you need to do before you apply.

How to apply When you're ready to apply, see the UCAS website:\ www.ucas.com

Not ready to apply yet? You can also register your interest in this course.

Develop your advanced research skills with our accredited MPhys Physics course. Study the laws that shape the Universe and spend most of your final year working on your own research project.

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