Postgraduates

The physics department is divided into six sub-departments covering a broad range of research topics.

All sub-departments have their individual webpages which provide information on available research projects and admissions procedures (see below).

Graduate Study

The Department of Physics offers for graduate study a D.Phil by research (also known as a PhD), which will generally involve 3 or 4 years of study. There are no taught degrees offered at Oxford Physics. The research projects available each year may be found on the websites of the sub-departments.

Students generally enrol as a Probationary Research Student (PRS) and then transfer to the status of a DPhil. student after successfully completing all the requirements of first year of study.

Contact Us

Those interested in the work of more than one sub-department, or who have general questions should contact us either by email at PGAdmissions [at] physics [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk or by post addressed to: Graduate Admissions, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU