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In Physics and Astronomy at Southampton we are passionate about educating the next generation of physicists and proud of our world-leading research. We’re joint 3rd in the UK for graduate career prospects in the Guardian University Guide 2022, and 100% of our research is rated world leading or internationally excellent for its impact on society (REF, 2021).
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Flagship degrees
Immerse yourself in cutting-edge research on one of our exciting flagship degrees. Join a prestigious global organisation as part of your degree, such as CERN or Harvard, and work alongside leaders in the field.
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Athena SWAN
We are tackling gender inequality in science and engineering
IoP Juno Champion
We are working to address the under-representation of women in university physics
SEPnet
We are part of the South East Physics Network
I chose to study at Southampton because the University offers a flagship degree course for top performers to spend a year abroad at CERN.
Centres of Excellence
Researchers from across Engineering and Physical Sciences are addressing national and global challenges in four new Centres of Excellence. These Centres are cross-disciplinary and will forge new links that transform the research landscape.
Continuous Digital Chemical Engineering Science
CDCES is developing smarter, greener and more efficient processes for the discovery and manufacture of new chemicals and materials.
Future of Human Communication
FHC is dedicated to developing digital technologies that will help people to communicate better.
In-situ and Remote Intelligent Sensing
IRIS is the world’s only research hub dedicated to developing intelligent, connected, self-powered sensing systems.
Re-engineering for Electric Mobility
RE4EM is accelerating the development of sustainable, interconnected electric transport systems.
Southampton physicists develop new tools to...
Southampton physicists develop new tools to improve environmental sustainability when producing photonics circuits at a high volume scale
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Massive galaxies could actually generate a sudden increase in star formation just before they shut down completely, according to new research by a team of astronomers including researchers from Physics and Astronomy at Southampton.
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Physics is ranked within the global top 100 and the UK?s top ten in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
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Latest P&A Publications
Astrometric excess noise in Gaia EDR3 and the search for X-ray binaries - Poshak Gandhi, Philip Charles, Christian Knigge, Anjali Rao, John A Paice, Yue Zhao, D.A.H. Buckley, S. Hodgkin and S. Scaringi
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| 2021
Weyl anomalies of four dimensional conformal boundaries and defects - Adam Chalabi, Christopher P. Herzog, Brandon Robinson, Jacopo Sisti and Andrew O'bannon
Type: Article
| 2022
Global symmetries and partial confinement - Masanori Hanada, Jack Holden, Matthew Knaggs and Andrew O'bannon
Type: Article
| 2022
The low-end of the black hole mass function at cosmic dawn - F Shankar, Alessandro Trinca, Raffaella Schneider, Rosa Valiante, Luca Graziani and Luca Zappacosta
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| 2022
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| 2022
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