The PhD programme offers education in several major areas of physics and astronomy. The minimum prerequisite education for enrolment is a bachelor’s degree in physics, astronomy, or other closely related subject.
The PhD programme is always based on research where suitable supervisors work with topics within the following research areas:
Multiple accelerators
Synchrotron radiation facility
Optical and laser laboratories
Storage ring Facility for materials characterization
Facilities for thin film synthesis
Clean room Wind tunnel to simulate conditions on Mars
SONG network of telescopes at Tenerife
Access to facilities at CERN through our membership
Access to Nordic Optical Telescope through membership
Access to European Southern Observatory through membership
Access to Kepler Satellite through agreement with NASA
Access to satellites through European Space Agency Computers of various capacities
The Department Forum consists of employees and students. They discusses the status of the department and academic matters. You can also read more about the committees at DPA.
The link between PhD students and the administration at the DPA and the GSNS respectively. They can help if you have an issue or suggestion (e.g. structural or similar) regarding the programme.
Currently 46 PhD students are enrolled at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
