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School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
  1. School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
  2. Physics and Astronomy
  3. Research in Physics and Astronomy
  4. Research Centres and Groups

Research Centres and Groups

The Department of Physics and Astronomy provides internationally-leading research activity represented by four Research Centres.

Astronomy Unit

Research in cosmology, planetary formation and dynamics, space and solar plasma physics, survey astronomy and stellar physics.
Astronomy Unit

Centre for Condensed Matter Physics

Concentrates on understanding the fundamental physical properties of materials.
Centre for Condensed Matter Physics

Centre for Theoretical Physics

Concentrates on the development of string theory and its many applications. New applications of string theory to particle physics and more.
Centre for Theoretical Physics

Particle Physics Research Centre

Leading in international experiments including ATLAS, T2K and SNO+, as well as hosting a major component of GridPP.
Particle Physics Research Centre

Collaborative Research Centre
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