Today's fundamental research leads to the applied research of tomorrow and the technology of the future. The School of Physics at UNSW is one of the leading Schools in the nation and is of a truly international calibre. Some thirty academic staff, over twenty research staff and over sixty research students from all over the world are engaged on a variety of research projects. Postgraduate students benefit from this support, through access to first rate laboratories and equipment and projects which have been externally judged to be of the highest quality.
Many projects have strong international collaborations and links.
Students can interact with numerous overseas visitors, and some have the opportunity to spend time in overseas laboratories. Theoretical physics Quantum field theory, atomic and nuclear physics, condensed matter theory, statistical physics. Environmental and applied physics Atmospheric and isopheric modelling, computational applied physics. Biophysics Cryobiology, impedance spectroscopy, molecular, membrane and cellular biophysics, molecular devices and biosensors. Musical acoustics Bioacoustics and musical acoustics.