The Department of Physics was established in 1945. It is now Physics and Electronics Engineering which is part of the School of Physical Sciences and Engineering. Service units in Electronics, Physics, Biophysics and Astronomy are provided for undergraduate students in other disciplines. The Distance Education students use study guides prepared by the Division and attend short residential schools on campus. The University of New England has long been a leader in Distance Education and a wide range of its units and courses is available at the university in this mode of teaching.
Postgraduate students undertake their research and projects within one of the Research Groups .
Physics and Electronics Engineering is situated in a three storey building, occupying a floor area of 3000 square metres. It contains staff offices, teaching laboratories, fully equipped mechanical and electrical workshops and three lecture theatres. Located near the centre of the University campus it is close to both the Dixson Library and Computer centre. These activities are supported by a number of research grants from government and industrial funding bodies.