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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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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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
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.

STEM For Britain prizes for Alex and Francis
PhDs scoop gold and silver national awards during British Science Week
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We deliver events and activities to showcase this fascinating subject area to students at schools and colleges across the UK.
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