University and beyond

All the advice a physicist needs to advance in their career.

  • Funding
    Sources of funding for academic studies
  • Job preparation
    Advice and information to help you secure your ideal job
  • Wider considerations
    Information on gap year, work experience, career break and more
  • Work placements scheme
    From 2012, the Institute will be offering penultimate year undergraduate physics students a bursary to carry work placements in a company of their choice
  • Promotion and progression
    Are you at the point in your career where you are looking for a new challenge?
  • Higher Education courses
    Options for undergraduates and postgraduates
  • Careers articles
  • Career guides
    Here you’ll find a list of career guides available to members at university and beyond.
  • Getting the right support for you career
    Simon Broomer of CareerBalance, a qualified career professional, explains the options available and gives his expert view
  • Researcher's portal
    The Researcher’s portal provides information and advice on how to make the most of your time in academia as well as tips on boosting your employability, be it in an academic career or further afield

last edited: May 22, 2012



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