Welcome to the Physics and Astronomy subject guide. This guide is designed for students and researchers to find, and access, the best resources available through the library to support research in your discipline. Click on the links below to find out more.
Queen Mary Library Services provides access to a browser extension called LibKey Nomad that can help to streamline your access to online material, including when using resources listed in this guide. You can find more information via our handy FAQs.
Databases are excellent sources of good quality information. Find databases relevant to your subject here.
A range of high-quality useful websites for Physics and Astronomy are available on the web.
Open Science is a movement within Academia and beyond, which is trying to democratise publically funded science and make it available to the people who has funded it. These principles have applications in all aspects of the production of new scientific knowledge. Read more about it in our Open Science Resources guide and find many useful links.
Find out how grey literature can help you in your research. Grey literature is information published outside the traditional commercial publishers, and includes theses, reports, self-archived material and much more. Access our Guide to grey literature to find an extended section in how to access non-UK theses, amongst many other useful tips and links.
A range of apps and browser extensions to help to discover, access and manage information sources.
In addition to the Queen Mary Library collections, you may be able to access other libraries to find further resources relevant to your subject.