Welcome to the Department of Physics at York
Welcome to the Department of Physics at the University of York. Our Department is driven by excellence in both research and teaching. We have particular research expertise in the areas of Condensed Matter Theory, Plasma Physics and Fusion, Nanophysics, and Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Astrophysics.
Funded PhD studentships
- Modelling the properties of ultrathin polycrystalline films
- PhD teaching studentship: Diagnosing atmospheric-pressure plasma jets
- Graphene technology at the biology and chemistry interface
- PhD studentship Energy transport in plasmas
- PhD studentship in Magnetic Materials Theory
- PhD studentship: Computational models of the structure of magnetic films
Undergraduate study
Postgraduate study
- Degrees on offer
- Available research projects
- MSc in Fusion Energy
- Fusion Doctoral Training Network
- Combating Infectious Disease: Computational Approaches in Translational Science
- How to apply
Research groups
Upcoming events
The Life of a Photon from Start to Finish: Spin, Symmetry and Multipole Issues in Optics
3.00PM, L/047
Professor David L Andrews University of East Anglia
Are we alone? Looking for planets and alien life
6.30PM, P/L002 Department of Physics
Dr Simon Goodwin Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Sheffield
3.15PM, Fusion Learning Studio, YPI
Professor Nick Braithwaite The Open University
Athena Swan & IOP Juno
We are committed to supporting women in science and engineering.
Find out more about the Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science and the IOP Juno Code of Practice.
