Physics

Each year Pembroke admits eight students to study Physics or Physics and Philosophy at undergraduate level. The College is home to a vibrant Physics community; whose subject society meets several times each term to discuss current research and papers. Pembroke’s two senior academic tutors in Physics are actively engaged in dynamic research and teach at all levels of the course. 

Professor Alfons Weber, the College's Rokos-Clarendon Fellow in Physics, is a particle physicist and has specialised in studying neutrinos and developing instrumentation for research as well as for security applications. He teaches at all levels and especially the sub-atomic part of the course.

Professor Tim Woollings is an Associate Professor of atmospheric physics, with interests in fluid dynamics as applied to both weather and climate science. Within the Department of Physics he leads a research group on Atmospheric Dynamics. He teaches mathematics and fluid dynamics from the first year up to graduate level.

Physics is one of the most fundamental sciences, it involves analysing nature to understand how the universe works. Studying physics in Oxford will equip students with all the tools needed to understand the world around us ranging from very small sub-atomic particles to the large scale structure of the cosmos and everything in between.

Recommended A-level subjects beyond physics and maths are further maths or other sciences. The language of physics is mathematics and to succeed in physics it is almost more important to be comfortable with maths than to be excellent in physics.

Please visit the Physics page on the University of Oxford's website for full course details and information on the application process.