Research
The scientific research within the School was highly rated in the 2021 REF peer-review exercise, with 91% of research being judged as internationally excellent or world-leading.
Research in Mathematics and Physics spans a wide range of disciplines and is organised around six research centres. Our vibrant research activity is a result of world-class academic staff, postgraduate research fellows and high-class research support facilities and infrastructure.
Our Research Impact
- Some of our Impact Case Studies can be viewed below:
The Sun as you've never seen it before - clearest and most detailed images of the sun revealed
Delivering next generation nano-photonic devices with Seagate Technologies
Improving healthcare management and government policy through data analytics driven modelling
Further information on the REF2021 results can be viewed here.
Research Highlights
Our world-class facilities support research and teaching across a diverse range of areas designed to fulfil specific activities. The School contains 4,700m2 of purpose-built laboratory space which includes the ANSIN materials research hub, the Ewald Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Taranis laser facility.
Our laboratories and equipment are looked after by a dedicated team of technicians and are used by our researchers, students and industry.
Our Postgraduate Researchers are the lifeblood of the School. Our research is conducted and recognised as excellent across the world. You will have the opportunity to work with highly experienced researchers involved in cutting-edge research projects that span a multitude of fields.
Are you interested in doctoral study in the School of Mathematics and Physics? Find a PhD supervisor
We host a wide range of events, from PGR seminars to large, public lectures with headlining speakers such as Professor Donna Strickland, Nobel Laureate 2018 (pictured). Our academics enjoy significant international recognition evidenced through invited or keynote talks at national and international conferences.
We are committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and to creating and sustaining an environment that values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and student body. In particular, the school is committed to supporting the career progression of women in science, engineering and technology in line with the beliefs of the Athena SWAN Charter.
We have recently been awarded the renewal of the Athena SWAN Silver Award until 2025 to recognise and celebrate good employment practice for women working in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) in higher education and research. Find out more
The School is involved in some major national and international consultancy roles taken on by several staff.
These consultancy roles have led to stronger connections to industry and the public sector. This encouragement and support has led to nine Knowledge Transfer Partnerships during the period, connecting research to industry.
The School's Green team oversee the development and implementation of the School-based Green Impact Strategy, aligned with the University's Green Impact Scheme.
One current project is renovating the balcony in The Physics Building. Once completed with plants added, this will make inviting and relaxing area for all staff, students and visitors.
Latest Publications
Highly ordered vertical nickel nanotubes and nanowires on thin substrate for high power lasers experiments
- Stefania C. Ionescu
- Cristina C. Georghiu
- Valentin Lupu
- Maria-Iulia Zai
- Alexandru Magureanu
- Dragana B. Dreghici
- Adrian McCay
- Daniel Molloy
- Hamad Ahmed
- Marco Borghesi
- Daniel Popa
- Mihail O. Cernaianu
- Domenico Doria
- Kazuo A. Tanaka
- Victor Leca
NGTS-EB-8: a double-lined eclipsing M+M binary discovered by citizen scientists
- Sean O'Brien
- Megan Schwamb
- Christopher Watson
- Louise D. Nielsen
- Edward M. Bryant
- Sarah L. Casewell
- Matthew R. Burleigh
- Lucy Fortson
- Samuel Gill
- Chris J. Lintott
- Katlyn Hobbs
- Ioannis Apergis
- Daniel Bayliss
- Jorge Fernández Fernández
- Maximilian N. Günther
- Faith Hawthorn
- James S. Jenkins
- Alicia Kendall
- James McCormac
- Ernst de Mooij
- Toby Rodel
- Suman Saha
- Laura Trouille
- Richard G. West
- Peter J. Wheatley
- Marius Constantin Agafitei
- Deniz Rüzgar Apaydın
- Elisabeth Baeten
- Bruce Baller
- Jeff Carabott
- Sallyann Chesson
- Sebastián Alejandro Freigeiro
- Virgilio Gonano
- Matthias Hanke
- Pete Hermes
- Avery Hildebrand
- John S. Langley
- See Min Lim
- Leo Ryan McCarthy
- Graham Mitchell
- Ken O’Neill
- Charles R. Pearson
- Nolan Reket
- Jeanne Riethmiller
- Juergen Saeftel
- Arttu Sainio
- Charlie Steiner
- Amanda Strickland
- Christopher Tanner
- Ivan A. Terentev
- Ernest Jude P. Tiu
- Sergey Y. Tumanov
- Marciniak Urszula
- Pia Vahlenkamp
- Femke de Vroome
- Paweł Wantuch
- Timothy Woodruff
Continuous variable structured collision models
- Anton Corr
- Stefano Cusumano
- Gabriele De Chiara
Electron-impact collision strengths and rate coefficients for W VII - applications in fusion plasma modelling
- Niall McElroy
- C.A. Ramsbottom
- M.G. O’ Mullane
- Connor Ballance
Sustainable management of coffee berry disease and leaf rust co-infection: a systematic review of deterministic models
- Usa Wannasingha Humphries
- Porntip Dechpichai
- Alhassan Ibrahim
- Muhammad Waqas
- Boobphachard Chansawang
- Gabor Kiss
- Angkool Wangwongchai