• photonics
• 2D materials and sensing
• nanoelectronics technology
• materials for low-cost environmental sensing

For further information about these themes, see our School website.

• materials modelling from first principles
• astrophysics and geophysics
• quantum fluids and turbulence
• cosmology and quantum gravity
• quantum matter and quantum technologies
• metamaterials and light-matter interaction

For further information about these themes, see our School website.

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Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

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Modules will be delivered through a combination of:

• lectures
• research seminars
• interactive workshops
• small-group tutorials

Depending on your modules, you'll be assessed through a combination of:

• Dissertation
• Essay
• Professional skills assessments
• Oral examination
• Oral presentation
• Poster
• Portfolio
• Report
• Written examination
• Written exercise

Our mission is to help you:

• stay healthy, positive and feeling well
• overcome any challenges you may face during your degree – academic or personal
• get the most out of your postgraduate research experience
• carry out admin and activities essential to progressing through your degree
• understand postgraduate research processes, standards and rules

We can offer you tailored wellbeing support, courses and activities.

You can also access a broad range of workshops covering:

• research and professional skills
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The Degree Programme Director, Dr Thomas Billam is a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics/Quantum. Dr Billam’s principal research interests are the non-equilibrium dynamics of ultracold Bose gases.

In particular:

• quantum vortex dynamics
• two-dimensional quantum turbulence
• non-equilibrium Bose-Einstein condensate dynamics in the presence of significant quantum depletion and finite temperatures
• bright solitary matter-waves and their application to interferometry.
• effects of disorder on non-equilibrium dynamics and critical phenomena in ultracold Bose gases

In addition to exploring fundamental theoretical questions in these areas, Dr Billam has a strong interest in:

• modelling current ultracold atom experiments
• working to propose new ones

Areas of expertise:

Non-equilibrium dynamics of ultracold Bose gases, in particular:

• Quantum vortex dynamics and turbulence
• Matter-waves solitons and their applications to interferometry
• Finite-temperature models

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Fees for the Physics MRes (Theoretical) include access to a high-performance computing facility.

If your studies last longer than one year, your tuition fee may increase in line with inflation.

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EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our searchable postgraduate funding page for more information. 

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