Physics: Energy and the Environment
Careers
Enhancing your career
A recent Institute of Physics survey found that more than half of physics graduates go on to earn in excess of £50,000 per year.
Transferable skills
Our MSc in Physics: Energy and the Environment offers advanced training in generic research skills including: project management and team-working skills; advanced data analysis; problem-solving skills; preparing oral and poster presentations; critical evaluation of the scientific literature and advanced laboratory and computing skills.
Career opportunities include:
- Academic research, based in universities, research institutes, observatories and laboratory facilities
- Industrial research in a wide range of fields including energy and the environmental sector, IT and semiconductors, optics and lasers, materials science, telecommunications, engineering
- Banking and commerce
- Higher education
Watch this short video presented by our students to find out more about what's involved in their research.