Staff know their students and work with them in an effective and positive manner in both academic and pastoral matters. Departmental support achieves an appropriate balance between encouragement and intervention, so that students manage their time systematically. Students themselves are extremely positive about the high quality of support received, and believe this significantly contributes to their general level of success. The efficiency of the system is undoubtedly assisted by a favourable student staff ratio. Employers and students appreciate the intermingling of research and undergraduate activities, particularly during the MSci year, when students are encouraged to work with research staff.
Students have access to a comprehensive range of appropriate software.
The Department provides a stimulating working environment with excellent displays of posters illustrating the work of final-year students and staff research activities. The pleasant common room is a very important focus for informal meetings and is used by every member of the physics community. This space significantly enables interchange between staff and students and the sharing of ideas. Academic staff and students alike benefit from the excellent support provided by a dedicated team of administrative and secretarial staff. A well-established system for obtaining student feedback employs both formal and informal mechanisms.