The SEPnet Graduate School

The SEPnet Graduate School has been developed to act as a hub for departments to pool their resources, and for graduate students to pool their talents. With the majority of students currently training in isolation, the Graduate School is designed to avoid any research duplication – instead, integrating the training of students across the region.

The rewards of combined investment

Channelling research expertise into one central, combined resource, our Graduate School provides a wide range of postgraduate training opportunities. We combine modules from different universities and offer specialist modules as CPD to relevant industries.

The benefits for teaching and research are clear, from significant investment into video-conferencing facilities for teaching collaboration, to the co-ordination of a range of new Masters and CPD programmes. For students and employers, the Graduate School already offers:

A two year physics European Masters, compliant with the Bologna Accord
Theoretical and experimental training and supervision
One year collaborative vocational physics Masters courses in Radiation Detection & Instrumentation, plus others as opportunities and markets develop
SEPnet Graduate School Studentships
Student placements at experiment locations, such as CERN
An improved PhD experience across the region by incorporating first year Masters level training in European Masters modules
Short, focused 'Research Schools' run by experts in the field
Research-led workshops and conferences

The SEPnet Graduate School offers a regional approach to teaching with new video conferencing facilities. The full programme of lectures can be viewed remotely by graduate students from any of the partner locations.

Raising our research profile

As our reputation goes from strength to strength, so does the quality and profile of our research, culminating in a broad, relevant and internationally excellent portfolio. Building links with other key regional players, such as STFC, EPSRC and the Harwell Science & Innovation campus, the Graduate School has been the catalyst behind a number of thriving initiatives.

Join the world's finest minds

The quality and choice of the Graduate School acts as a magnet for the very best international students and researchers. Now a credible competitor in the global market, we're continuing to attract the brightest minds from around the world to the South East of England – and retain that talent beyond graduation.