Congratulations and Welcome to Physics
I am delighted that you have chosen Physics at Durham for your studies. We are dedicated to ensuring that you get the best undergraduate learning experience, providing you with an intellectually challenging environment, developing your skills and preparing you for your future career. You will learn from internationally renowned Physicists working on innovative research ranging from the smallest to the largest scale, and from the most fundamental to the most applied. I look forward to welcoming you to Durham this September.
Professor Paula Chadwick
Head of the Physics Department
Welcome to Durham and congratulations on your place! We’re a lively, diverse, and welcoming department, where you can look forward to an outstanding course, taught by world-leading academics. The department is full of opportunities to explore and enrich your academic experience, and the student body has close ties to the extracurricular environment in Durham: you won’t go far without finding a Physics student! We’re constantly looking to improve the student experience in the department, so be sure to feed back to your student representatives in the academic year, and I’m excited to help facilitate change and improvement as we move into 2025. I look forward to meeting you - see you very soon!
After you have confirmed your place at Durham and a University IT account has been set up for you, you will gain access to induction information via SharePoint and Blackboard (the University’s Virtual Learning Environment).
Programme and module registration
Information, including advice on module choices, will become available to you via SharePoint. You will need to submit your optional module choices in advance of your arrival in Durham in the online registration system. For the time being, please do not worry about this – no action is needed until September.
What to do first
First of all, enrol online then consult the Physics Blackboard Induction and SharePoint sites.
Next step
Enrol online
Registering for your programme and specific modules (via Banner system)
Your first week in Durham – University Induction Week Events Timetable
The Timetable has been designed so College events don’t clash with any of your academic departmental events, but offer you lots of opportunities to meet your fellow Freshers, find your way around and settle into student life.
Student updates
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Contact us to find out more about our department.
Department of Physics
Durham University
Lower Mountjoy
South Road
Durham
DH1 3LE
United Kingdom