Durham University Department of Physics

Durham University Department of Physics
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Websitewww.dur.ac.uk/physics

The Department of Physics at Durham University in Durham, England, is a physics and astronomy department involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and scientific research.

Durham has the largest group working on particle theory in the United Kingdom.[1] It is rated very highly for its work in Astronomy and Astrophysics, possessing the largest research group on galaxy evolution in Europe.[1]

Located on the Mountjoy site south of the River Wear, the department is also home to two research institutes: the Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology and the Institute for Computational Cosmology.[1]

In 2023 and 2024, the department was ranked the 2nd best in the United Kingdom by The Guardian, beating the University of Cambridge.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Department of Physics : About the Department". Durham University. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Best UK universities for physics – league table". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 June 2024.