Postgraduate student profiles

We asked some of our students to share their experiences of studying physics and astronomy at the University of Sheffield.

I was drawn to the Solar Cell Technology MSc because it emphasised practical experience and the business of solar cells

Rhys Davies Solar Cell Technology MSc

Rhys has spent most of his career as an accountant, but his interest in renewables drew him onto our Solar Cell Technology course.

Applying my physics knowledge to the renewable energy challenge

Molly Morgan Solar Cell Technology MSc

Molly decided to follow her undergraduate degree with our Solar Cell Technology MSc course. It's led to her securing a job in the solar industry.

My course hugely developed my understanding of physics relative to biology

Rajpinder Seehra Biological Imaging MSc

Raj took our Biological Imaging MSc course, which combined his favourite subjects in one degree – maths, physics and biology.

I chose to come to Sheffield because of its reputation in high energy physics

Paules Zakhary MSc(Res) Particle Physics

Paules chose Sheffield after considering a number of UK universities and spent his masters degree working on an international search for dark matter. He hopes to use his time in Sheffield as a springboard to study in the USA.

Through my research, I have developed lots of useful skills

Rongrong Song MSc(Res) Particle Physics

During her masters course, Rongrong got the chance to study particle physics from a different perspective, and develop programming skills while working with data from CERN.

I am thrilled to do my project with such knowledgeable and experienced people

Varsha Senthilkumar MSc(Res) Particle Physics

Varsha's interest in supersymmetry drew her to Sheffield, where she's been able to work alongside CERN scientists as part of a supportive scientific community.

Your project can be on basically anything the department researches – I worked on the ATLAS collaboration at CERN

Jack Hall MSc(Res) Particle Physics

As a member of CERN, Jack gets to work with data from the Large Hadron Collider as part of his masters course in Particle Physics. For his research, he works with the ATLAS collaboration to try and find evidence of supersymmetry – a phenomenon that could help explain dark matter.