Theoretical Physics (by Research)

Overview

The MSc Theoretical Physics (by Research) programme at Swansea University  allows you to undertake a year long individual programme of personally and professionally enriching research.

Your theoretical physics research project will be shaped by participation in activities such as seminars, workshops, laboratory activity and field work, as well as your involvement in one of our established research groups.

While this research Theoretical Physics (by Research) programme at Swansea University usually finishes after a year, it can be used to progress to the second year of a PhD degree in the appropriate circumstances.

We have three main research groups.

• The Atomic, Molecular and Quantum Physics Group (AMQP)
• The Applied Physics and Materials (APM) Group 

• The Particle Physics and Cosmology Theory (PPCT) Group

Supervision

Swansea is a research-led University and our department makes a significant contribution, meaning you will benefit from the considerable experience and skills of our expert staff. Professor Lyn Evans, leader of the Large Hadron Collider project at CERN, is a significant Swansea Physics alumnus. Professor Higgs Boson, the Physics Nobel Prize winner who proposed the Boson particle is a Swansea University Honorary Fellow with close links to our department.