The research areas in which the sub-department is involved covers experiments at accelerators as well as in particle astrophysics. Some work has been started on accelerator aspects of a future neutrino factory and linear collider. We are interested in developing major new activities that take advantage of our strengths in hardware development, both mechanical and electronic. The University of Oxford is over 700 years old and has a strong collegiate nature, each college being a microcosm of multi-disciplinary academic activity. In parallel, the sciences are organised into departments, of which the Physics Department is one.
Teaching is shared between the colleges and the department.
Almost all lecturers have joint appointments and are fully involved in the activities of both the department and the college, with office facilities in both locations. Oxford offers a three year B.A. course and a four year M.Phys. The B.A. and M.Phys. Those in the M.Phys. The academic year in Oxford consists of three terms, each of eight weeks duration, with the students expected to do additional independent study between terms.