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Royal Holloway is a UK project partner for phase 2 upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider

Academics at Royal Holloway Physics are part of a group of scientists, engineers and technicians from the UK to embark on a £26M project to help upgrade the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.

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Superfab world-class facility at Royal Holloway

SuperFab at Royal Holloway, University of London is a world-class university cleanroom and home of the UK Centre for Superconducting and Hybrid Quantum Systems (UK-CSQS).

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Physics Research degrees (PhD) opportunities

Discover research degrees in our department that spans a wide range of fundamental and applied areas of Physics.

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Welcome to the Department of Physics. General contact information, information for alumni, policies and initiatives on equality and diversity

Studying here

Study for undergraduate (BSc and MSci) and postgraduate (MSc, MRes or PhD) at one of the UK’s most celebrated Physics departments

Research

Get involved in world-class research in condensed matter physics, quantum technologies, particle physics, accelerator science and theoretical physics

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Your career after studying Physics, potentially in high technology industry, academic research, finance and more. View profiles of graduates and their destinations

Dr Andrew Casey

Lecturer in Physics

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14th in the UK for Physics graduate prospects

Source: Physics subject rankings, The Times Good University Guide 2023

93% our students say their degree is intellectually stimulating

Source: National Student Survey 2022

100% world-leading and internationally excellent research environment

Source: Research Excellence Framework 2021

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  • Astrophysics BSc

    3 years full time

    BSc F511

    Physics
  • Astrophysics MSci

    4 years full time

    MSci F510

    Physics
  • Physics BSc

    3 years full time

    BSc F300

    Physics
  • Physics MSci

    4 years full time

    MSci F303

    Physics
  • Physics with Music

    3 years full time

    BSc F3W3

    Physics
  • Physics with Particle Physics BSc

    3 years full time

    BSc F370

    Physics
  • Physics with Particle Physics MSci

    4 years full time

    MSci F372

    Physics
  • Physics with Philosophy

    3 years full time

    BSc F3V5

    Physics
  • Theoretical Physics BSc

    3 years full time

    BSc F340

    Physics
  • Theoretical Physics MSci

    4 years full time

    MSci F321

    Physics
  • Physics with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    F30F

    Physics
  • Mathematics and Physics

    3 years full time

    BSc GF13

    Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Physics MSci

    4 years full time

    MSci GFC3

    Mathematics
  • MSc Physics by Research

    1 year full time

    MSc by Research

    Physics
  • Physics PhD

    3 years full time

    PhD

    Physics
  • MSc Physics by Research

    1 year full time

    MSc by Research

    Physics
  • Physics PhD

    3 years full time

    PhD

    Physics

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