Physics - Condensed Matter Physics PhD

Durham University

The Department of Physics at Durham has been awarded a second accolade for its approach to equality and diversity, having had its Juno award submission assessed in April by Athena SWAN. This award will be presented during a ceremony at the University of Glasgow on the 4th December 2017. Applications for Ph.D. or MSc degrees in the area of 'Condensed Matter Physics' or 'Materials Physics' are made through staff in the Centre for Materials Physics. Many of the staff in the Centre are members of other Centres and Institutes throughout the University and so can also offer interdisciplinary Ph.D. projects. If you are interested in studying for a Ph.D. in Physics where the core material is Materials Physics or Condensed Matter Physics. Materials physics encompasses the study of all aspects of the states of matter. It therefore underpins a huge range of science from technological advances such as the silicon chip and liquid crystal displays to fundamental understanding of phenomena such as superconductivity, advanced many-body quantum-mechanics and elementary spin-charge interactions. Durham University has world-class researchers working across materials physics collaborating with the best groups around the world.