Useful links
Areas of employment – Health/medical and related; meteorology/environmental; research and developmnet; scientific analysis and investigation; teacher training
Career guidance
Careers with your Degree
A careers guide for Physics and Astronomy students from the University's Careers and Employability Centre. Contains lots of links to useful resources and careers information.
Prospects
The UK's official graduate careers website. Includes information on and a directory of postgraduate courses.
The careers pages from the Institute of Physics
A site devoted to helping physicists.
Maths Careers
Career guidance for maths-based degrees.
The Canadian Association of Physicists
Career advice pages.
Euraxess
Careers resource for research posts in Europe.
Target Jobs
Graduate job search; site also includes work experience search and careers advice pages (including CV writing advice and interview techniques).
Further study
FindAPhD.com
Search for postgraduate research degreed, PhD studentships and scholarships.
FindAMasters.com
Search throughout the UK and Ireland for postgraduate masters degree courses.
Hobsons Postgrad
A complete guide to postgraduate study in the UK.
Study Link
For students wanting an international education. Information on undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA courses worldwide. Includes course database, advice and discussion forums.
Job search
Physics World
(from the Institute of Physics)
Tip Top Jobs Online
(from the Institute of Physics)
Jobs.ac.uk
Jobs in research, science, academic and related professions.
ECM high-tech recruitment specialists
Has a useful list of the types of career available to Physics graduates.
Trovit Jobs: Physics graduates
Jobseekers
Directgov website with vacancies, information on training course and career descriptions.
Employers
BAE Systems
Major employer of physicists in the UK.
The National Physical Laboratory
Also a major employer of physicists in the UK.
The Met Office
Offers some of the most challenging and rewarding jobs for physicists.
The Civil Service
Job search page – offers a wide choice of specialisations.
CCFE (Culham Centre for Fusion Energy)
Opportunities in Nuclear Fusion.
Detica
Detica hire a great many physicists to work in IT related areas.
National Air Traffic Services (NATS)
CERN
Careers and further study search.
Marks & Clerk
Patent attorneys.
Haseltine Lake
Patent attorneys.
Areas of employment
Health/medical and related services
The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
Useful information about careers and a vacancy listing.
The Health Professions Council
NHS Clinical Scientists
Recruitment information and vacancy database.
The Institute of Clinical Research
Helpful career literature and situations vacant section.
Careers information from the NHS
Meteorology/environmental
Natural Environmental Research Council Laboratories
Research and development
Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Scientific analysis and investigation
Association of Public Analysts
Teacher training
Graduate Teacher Training Registry
Central clearing house for Postgraduate Certificate in Education courses.
Miscellaneous
Association of British Science Writers