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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    King's College London, University of London

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 years

Course summary

We are an internationally renowned research-intensive department, with a strong record on external funding grants and publications and academic supervisors who are world-leading experts in cutting edge areas of physics. We welcome PhD students from all around the world to join our friendly and supportive community.

Physicists at King's are developing new ways to unlock biological mysteries and develop new medical technologies, working to understand how atoms and molecules at the nanoscale shape our macroscopic world, furthering advanced photonic and scanning probe techniques to create novel nanomaterials, and continuing Maxwells work in the unification of physics.

We have a wide range of research opportunities in the Department of Physics.

You can explore research projects and potential supervisors, including in the following areas:

· Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology

· Photonics and Nanotechnology

· Theory and Simulation of Condensed Matter

· Biological Physics and Soft Matter

· Experimental Particle & Astroparticle Physics

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
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£ 30,240per year

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University information

King's College London

  • University League Table

    24th

  • Campus address

    King's College London, University of London, Strand, London, London, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom

As London's most central university, King's gives students easy access to one of the most dynamic and best-connected cities in the world.
The university's multicultural, welcoming community of staff and students represent over 190 nations.
Recognised for the global reach and impact of its research, King’s ranks 8th in the UK for Research Quality in the Complete University Guide.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    26th out of 48

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    169 74%

    17th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    83.0 83%

    25th

    5
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.90 73%

    41st

    4

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