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Work opportunities
We offer a number of opportunities for students to experience work in the Department, whether in the form of a temporary placement or a longer-term commitment to study for a PhD. See the links below for further information.
GCSE / A-Level Work Experience
We offer a limited number of placements for students required to undertake Work Experience as part of their formal GCSE or A-Level course work.
SURE Summer Programme
SURE is a six-week summer programme which will support up to six undergraduate students to undertake research within the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Space Research Centre at the University of Leicester. A range of projects will be available in the fields of astrophysics, space science, and condensed matter physics.
Space Research Centre Undergraduate Work Placements
The Space Research Centre is committed to ensuring that its work benefits emerging talent from science and engineering. The mechanical group within the SRC has established an internship programme which allows students to work on some of the most high profile space missions being run today. This page showcases the work performed by past and present students.
PhD opportunities
PhDs are available in each of the Department's research groups.
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Radio and Space Plasma Physics
- Theoretical Astrophysics
- Space Projects and Instrumentation (Space Research Centre)
- X-Ray and Observational Astronomy
- Earth Observation Science
