Student representatives meet with the Head of Department and the Senior Tutor two to three times a term at the Departmental Joint Committee (DJC). The DJC is a forum where representatives can air your views on any aspect of teaching and learning in an unintimidating setting with the assurance that they will be taken seriously. Students from each year group are elected to represent their colleagues and to discuss matters ranging from the review of modules to the organisation of our annual Physics Ball. DJC representatives also attend School and Department meetings, where important decisions are made.
Suggestions on ways to improve student life are always welcome. The DJC has been responsible for several recent innovations including a student kitchen, a refurbished study area and a giant outdoor chess set.
Minutes of all DJC meetings are posted online (via Study Direct) so that all students can keep track of what is going on within the Department.
Richard's perspective
'The social side of the Physics Department is fantastic; being a small department, nearly everyone knows everyone else, including across the years and members of staff. We're very lucky to have been given a kitchen, where we get free tea, coffee and toast, which makes for a great social hotspot. There are also plenty of outside activities organised by the Departmental Joint Committee and Q-Soc, the Physics society. We've had Physics Balls, been to Chessington World of Adventures and had many trips into Brighton. When first joining everyone is made to feel very welcome and you will soon have some very close friends.'
Richard Eggleston
Physics BSc student