The department operates a purpose-built centre for undergraduate observational astronomy. This provides a heated environment in which students can work using one of a number of sophisticated computer-controlled telescopes, CCD cameras and processing software. Placements in industry, government laboratories or abroad give valuable employment experience, the scope to develop personal and technical skills as well as establishing valuable contacts with potential employers. The Socrates scheme allows interested UK students from Aberystwyth to study for a year at a European university. The advantages to the student in terms of broadening their outlook and the diversity of their education are obvious.
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Careers with a Degree in Physics Increasingly the world wants graduates who are multi-skilled, versatile and imaginative. Physicists by the very nature of their discipline are well-equipped to cope with change. Unlike most other graduates, physicists are numerate, computer literate and technologically orientated. They are natural problem solvers, form teams easily and often display entrepreneurial abilities. The City often recruits physicists for financial analysis.