Theoretical Physics DPhil: University of Oxford

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Degree 
DPhil
Address
Theoretical Physics DPhil: University of Oxford, Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Subject
Physics
Course Language(s) 
English
App Deadline 
21 November, 23 January, 13 March and Most of the positions are awarded after 23 January and applicants wishing to apply for any of the funding/award schemes listed above should ensure their application arrives by 23 January.
Scholarship and Grants 

STFC graduate studentshipsEPSRC graduate studentships

Telephone 
+44 (0) 1865 273999
Fax 
+44 (0) 1865 273947
E-mail 

g.da...@physics.ox.ac.uk

Website 
http://www-thphys.physics.ox.ac.uk/



Research Programmes

Astrophysics

  • Reheating of ‘cooling flows’ by radio sources
  • Evolution of galaxies and the role of the intergalactic medium
  • Stellar dynamics in the vicinity of supermassive black holes at galaxy centres
  • Dynamical models of galaxies
  • Plasma physics of astrophysical objects

Condensed Matter Theory

  • Field theory applied to condensed matter physics
  • Low-dimensional and geometrically frustrated magnets
  • Quasi-one dimensional metals and Mott insulators
  • Quantum Hall systems
  • Micro- and nanofluidics and the rheology of polymers, colloids and liquid crystals
  • Theoretical modelling of biological processes

Elementary Particle Physics and Quantum Field Theory

  • Phenomenology of the Standard Model including neutrino physics
  • Collider physics
  • Nonperturbative structure of QCD (lattice, AdS/CFT)
  • Quantum Field theory in two and more dimensions
  • Beyond the Standard Model (supersymmetry, new dimensions, Grand and String Unification)
  • Strings and string compactification
  • Particle cosmology and astroparticle physics

General enquiries 

  • Postal Address:
    The Graduate Admissions Office
    PO Box 738
    University of Oxford
    Wellington Square
    Oxford, OX1 9FB
  • Tel: +44 (0)1865 270059
  • Fax: +44 (0)1865 270049
  • Email: graduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk

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