Facilities

Teaching lab

Built for you to use in practical modules and project work, the teaching lab features a host of modern physics equipment including X-ray sources, spectral emission tubes, radioactive sources and detectors, and open-source electronics hardware. The lab is equipped with IT facilities at each workstation.

School observatory

Fitted with equipment for night-time and daytime (solar) observing, the School observatory allows access to very high level astronomical imaging equipment for use in undergraduate projects. The motorised dome houses a Celestron C14 and Coronado Solarmax telescopes. These telescopes are fitted to an automated tracking mount with guidance software, allowing instant targeting and tracking of a wide range of astronomical objects, like stars and planets.

Research laboratories

Primarily used for academic research, the School’s professional lab facilities can also be used by some undergraduate students for their final year research projects. Facilities include materials and chemistry labs for use in material physics research, a laser lab, x-ray diffraction and crystallography facilities, and a muon physics lab.

My favourite aspect of my degree has been the experimental work. Whether it was building an Arduino robot in my first year, or conducting my own experiments in the School’s X-ray facility for my final year project, I’ve loved being able to put into practice the physics I had been learning in lectures.

Naomi Marchant, BSc Physics, 2017