The Physics Department is a thriving centre for research and education.
We are proud that our Department closely aligns the teaching and learning experience for its students with the research-intensive values and practices of the University. Research-led teaching is embedded at all levels from first year laboratory reports to our final year MSci flagship individual research projects.
The Department incorporates the Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, is home to the Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology and the Institute for Computational Cosmology. The Ogden Centre is also the base for our innovative outreach programme for school children and their teachers.
The Department invites offer holders to attend one of our Post-offer Visit Days for an academic taster session. These begin with a Welcome Talk, followed by a tour of the department covering a broad selection of our teaching laboratories and research areas, and conclude with a 30-minute sample lecture. There will be ample opportunities throughout the session to talk with current staff and students about the courses we offer.
Post-offer Visit Day Dates
Wednesday 14 February 2024
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Saturday 27 April 2024
13:30 - 14:15
Welcome and introductory talk
14:15 - 15:00
Demonstrations of various teaching laboratories experiments by a member of staff from the Physics Department.
15:00 - 15:45
A tour of the telescopes, Universe Simulator and a chance for you to have coffee and sit down and chat with members of staff and current students about the courses we offer.
15:45 - 16:30
Fun Physics Lecture by a physicist
Due to room capacity limits, we regret that we are not able to accommodate guests of offer-holders at the department session.
Instead, we invite guests to explore the campus and the sights of Durham in this time. For details of activities for parents, guardians, friends and other guests, please see the Post-offer Visit Day guide.
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