Welcome
The School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Manchester is one of the largest and most active schools of physics in the United Kingdom and includes the Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Academic excellence
Manchester is the only Physics department in the UK to be BOTH in the top five for the volume of world-leading and internationally excellent research AND to have the maximum rating for teaching as reported by the RAE and QAA government assessment panels respectively.
Courses
Find out more about opportunities to study here.
Research
Manchester physics covers all aspects of the subject from Condensed Matter, Atomic and Biological Physics that predominantly use world-class facilities in Manchester, to Astronomy, Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics centred on large international facilities. Experimental research operates in synergy with strong programmes in Theoretical Physics. Here are more details on our research.
News
Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Studentships
We are now accepting online applications for our 2012 Studentships. More...
The University of Manchester launched the President's Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Award on Monday 31st October 2011. More...
The School is placed 14th in the ARWU 2011 world rankings. More...
Congratulations to Professor Andre Geim and Professor Konstantin Novoselov who won the Physics Nobel Prize. Latest news.