About DGPP
Introduction
The Dublin Graduate Physics Programme is a collaborative Ph.D. programme involving University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast. Students are based in UCD or TCD, depending on their research project.
As a scientific discipline, Physics aims to develop an understanding of the natural world. Because of its fundamental character it underpins technological development and innovation in Ireland and worldwide. The Dublin Graduate Physics Programme is designed to deliver a structured graduated education steeped in a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship while targeted to strategic research areas of national priority, such as ICT and Biotechnology.
The PhD Graduates will graduate as innovating scientists who will become technological leaders in Ireland and will comprise more than half of all future physics graduates in Ireland.
Structure of the Programme
Students are embedded within the Dublin Graduate Physics Programme at three levels:
- There will be a focus on innovation, transferable and horizontal skills training including those provided by the TCD-UCD Innovation Academy;
- The DGPP students are closely aligned with two existing programmes involving the TCD and UCD Schools of Physics: the Nanoscale Simulators in Ireland (NSI) and the INSPIRE nanoscience programme;
- Students focus the majority of their time on original research selected from a range of potential topics, but with particular emphasis on Computational Physics, Nanoscience, Photonics and Medical Imaging.
