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We attract the very best in both students and academic talent, and our outstanding research base underpins a broad and demanding curriculum.

Our students benefit from facilities including the Jodrell Bank Observatory, and our presence in centres for multidisciplinary research including the Manchester Enterprise Centre, the Photon Science Institute, the Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics, the Dalton Nuclear Institute and the Mesoscience and Nanotechnology Centre.

Undergraduate courses

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    • Mathematics and Physics (3 years) [BSc]
    • Mathematics and Physics (4 years) [MMath&Phys]
    • Physics (3 years) [BSc]
    • Physics (4 years) [MPhys]
    • Physics with Astrophysics (3 years) [BSc]
    • Physics with Astrophysics (4 years) [MPhys]
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    • Physics with Philosophy (4 years) [MPhys]
    • Physics with Study in Europe (4 years) [MPhys]
    • Physics with Theoretical Physics (3 years) [BSc]
    • Physics with Theoretical Physics (4 years) [MPhys]

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    • 4IR Data Intensive CDT PhD
    • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    • Biological Physics
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • CDT in Science and Applications of Graphene and related Nanomaterials
    • Physics of Fluids and Soft Matter PhD
    • NGN CDT
    • Nuclear Physics
    • Nuclear Science and Technology
    • Particle Physics
    • Photon Physics
    • Soft Matter and Liquid Crystals
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Jodrell Bank Observatory, The University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire. SK11 9DL

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