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Professor Jonathan Flynn
"We are a very friendly and supportive department both within the staff members and for our students."
Our staff have a passion to change the world through their research and to inspire the next generation of physicists. We have three academics who are Fellows of the Royal Society - Britain’s top accolade for scientific achievement - and several winners of major academic awards.
Hear from our lecturers and researchers about the school and find out what inspires them.
"We are a very friendly and supportive department both within the staff members and for our students."
“I have always loved space since a young age and to now be a professional planetary scientist is truly a dream.”
“The atmosphere at Southampton is one of success and promise for the future which infects one’s own work.”
“Southampton has a happy atmosphere and exciting people to work with.”
“My research into the aurora has taken me to the high arctic regions to observe one of the most fantastic spectacles in the night sky.”
“I get really excited when I see physicists of various ages and at different stages of their careers all working together to inspire the next generation of physicists and astronomers.”