Postgraduate Physics and Astronomy courses

  • CERN particle accelerator

    Physics and Astronomy

    Our world-leading academics have been at the centre of incredible discoveries such as the Higgs boson, gravitational waves and Earth-sized temperate planets beyond the Solar system.

Why study Physics and Astronomy at Birmingham?

Join us for your PhD studies and you can choose from degrees in Physics and Astronomy, Translational Quantum Technology and Topological Science.

Our research portfolio is wide-ranging and covers three principal themes: Particle and Nuclear Physics; Quantum Matter and Nanoscale Science; and Astronomy.