School of Physics and Astronomy

STEM For Britain awards

Alex Gresty won the Gold medal in the Physics category for her work on food packaging from nature and came 2nd in the Dyson sustainability award

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Portrait of Alex Gresty stood in front of her winning poster.
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Build a career with physics

Hear from Lesley Meredith as she describes her time at Leeds and how it has helped shape her career

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Undergraduate Open Days 2023

16 and 17 June

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99%

"world-leading" or "internationally excellent"

Submitted research - REF 2021

Top 100

World Top 100 University

QS World University Rankings 2023

Silver

award for our commitment to gender equality

Athena SWAN Charter

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Research and innovation

Our research activity covers the following main areas: Star and planetary system formation; Spintronics in condensed matter; Experimental biophysics and bio-nanoscience; Dynamics of polymers and complex fluids; and Quantum information theory and its applications.

In addition, we are applying our collective expertise to the development of sustainable energy harvesting and storage, and towards translation into healthcare and medicine. 

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water@leeds: at the heart of global water research

Meet the Researchers: water@leeds

Wednesday 8 March 2023 - Wednesday 29 March 2023, 18:30 - 20:30

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Make your Masters a reality with funding

Join our live online event to receive expert advice on how to make your Masters a reality with funding and invest in your future.

Wednesday 26 April 2023, 12:00 - 13:00

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Working with business

We have an expert team, which supports our academics to exchange vital knowledge and experience with industry and other organisations.

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Recruit our students

We have a dedicated Employability Team that provide businesses with access to our talented students through a range of services.

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Outreach and public engagement

We deliver events and activities to showcase this fascinating subject area to students at schools and colleges across the UK.

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Equality and inclusion

The University community is made up of a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds and circumstances, which we value and regard as a great asset.

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