Careers in Physics
Introducing a new series of events hosted by the Physics Department entitled ‘Careers in Physics’.
We are working with our alumni and local employers to offer these event, which are aimed at Standard and Higher grade students and will address some of the issues and frequently asked questions that have come to our attention from students deciding which subject to study at university. These issues can be loosely summarised by the question ‘what career can I get with a degree in physics?’
Upcoming events
Advanced Higher Days: We will be running a series of Advanced Higher days during which students will be able to attend talks and lab classes directly related to their Advanced Higher Physics studies – we will be contacting schools about these days soon but in the meantime feel free to contact us at careers@phys.strath.ac.uk or by telephone on 0141 548 3366 for more information.
Past Events
17th June 2009, 2 pm onwards, Dept. of Physics, University of Strathclyde
Download a poster for the Career event on 17 June (pdf, 2.7 MB)
Careers in Physics Event – A series of short talks by Strathclyde physics graduates about their respective career paths. These included Tom Black (CEO, Detica), Dave Masson (global head of reservoir engineering, Shell), Margaret O’Hara (researcher), and Shelley Waugh (medical physicist). Also attending the event were representatives of local businesses and organisations that routinely employ our physics graduates, such as Coherent Scotland and NHS Glasgow.
This event was attended by around 200 students from a range of schools in the West of Scotland area. If you’d like to see details of the presentations given on the day please follow the links below.
- Careers day introductory presentation (pdf, 0.6MB)
- Physicists don’t just do Physics (pdf, 0.4MB) by Pamela Aitken
- A Career in Medical Physics (pdf, 1.8MB) by Shelley Waugh
- Research Medical Physicist (pdf, 0.8MB) by Margaret O’Hara
30th April 2009, 4 pm, Dept. of Physics, University of Strathclyde
‘Strathclyde to Westminster and Back Again’ – A talk given by Andrew Love MP, Strathclyde physics graduate, discussing his career path and current job as a Westminster MP.
For more information or to make a reservation for these events, please contact us at careers@phys.strath.ac.uk or telephone 0141 548 3366.
