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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Queen Mary University of London

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    JAN

  • Duration

    3 years

Course summary

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Queen Mary University of London is one of the UKs elite research centres in internationally-leading research activities.

The Department is made up of four research centres including our internationally-leading Astronomy Unit. The Astronomy Unit at Queen Mary is one of the largest astronomy and astrophysics research groups in the UK and our research programme encompasses a broad range of astrophysical phenomena across the universe, which we study with observational, theoretical, and simulational approaches.

The research in the Astronomy Unit falls under three main themes:

  • Cosmology and Relativity
  • Planet Formation and Evolution
  • Space, Solar, and Astrophysical Plasmas.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 28,850per year

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University information

Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London

  • University League Table

    50th

  • Campus address

    Queen Mary University of London, Admissions and Recruitment Office, Mile End Road, London, Tower Hamlets, E1 4NS, England

Students can experience campus life while living in London, the best student city in the world.
Research at Queen Mary is world-leading across disciplines, with its academics making a major impact across all subject areas.
Queen Mary is truly inclusive, with multiple nationalities represented on its campuses.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    41st out of 48 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    141 62%

    33rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    45th

    2
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 77%

    32nd

    7

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