Physics
Why Choose Pembroke?
We are home to a vibrant physics community and friendly tutors who are devoted to getting the best from their students. As well as supporting you with your academic studies, our tutors meet with their students on a one-to-one basis at the end of each term to provide personalised pastoral care. Pembroke has an ideal location in the heart of the City and yet just a 16-minute walk from the Physics department.
The Physics society meets twice per term to discuss current research and papers. Students benefit from engaging talks by speakers ranging from local researchers and graduate students to high profile external speakers, and frequently give short presentations themselves.
Have you considered our joint courses?
Physics can also be taken as a joint course with Philosophy. With a dedicated Philosophy of Physics tutor, Dr James Read, this is a particular area of strength for Pembroke and we aim to take more Physics and Philosophy students than most other colleges. Find out more on the Physics & Philosophy course page.
Meet Our Academics
Professor Tim Woollings
Tim's work centres on the physics of atmospheric circulation and how this shapes weather and climate patterns around the world. In particular, he is interested in the dynamics underlying polar weather patterns, circulation structures in the Southern Hemisphere under climate change and the link between emerging trends in the jet streams and tropical circulation.
Laurence Wroe discusses how to approach the Physics Aptitude Test.
Physics
Why Choose Pembroke?
We are home to a vibrant physics community and friendly tutors who are devoted to getting the best from their students. As well as supporting you with your academic studies, our tutors meet with their students on a one-to-one basis at the end of each term to provide personalised pastoral care. Pembroke has an ideal location in the heart of the City and yet just a 16-minute walk from the Physics department.
The Physics society meets twice per term to discuss current research and papers. Students benefit from engaging talks by speakers ranging from local researchers and graduate students to high profile external speakers, and frequently give short presentations themselves.
Have you considered our joint courses?
Physics can also be taken as a joint course with Philosophy. With a dedicated Philosophy of Physics tutor, Dr James Read, this is a particular area of strength for Pembroke and we aim to take more Physics and Philosophy students than most other colleges. Find out more on the Physics & Philosophy course page.
Meet Our Academics
Professor Tim Woollings
Tim's work centres on the physics of atmospheric circulation and how this shapes weather and climate patterns around the world. In particular, he is interested in the dynamics underlying polar weather patterns, circulation structures in the Southern Hemisphere under climate change and the link between emerging trends in the jet streams and tropical circulation.
Laurence Wroe discusses how to approach the Physics Aptitude Test.