• Question: Do you ever regret going to do physics at university

    Asked by Archward to Thomas on 15 Jun 2016.
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      Thomas Biggans answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Not at all,

      In general when trying to decided what to study at university its important to go along to open days and get a good idea of what it would be like. I considered studying computing but as soon as I went to an open day I knew it wasn’t the degree subject for me.

      As for physics I think it’s a great subject to pick for your degree. In terms of a career there are alot of different paths you can go down with a physics degree. I have friends who work in the financial sector, aerospace, oil & gas, astrophysics and system modelling. I work in medicine and the other scientist Ellen works in the nuclear industry. Throughout your degree I found that physics keeps you interested. You learn alot about how the world works and some of the things you see on the news relate directly to something you are working on in the classroom. You also gain alot of great skills and carry out some interesting and some times ground breaking research projects.

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    Ellen commented on :

    I don’t regret my degree at all! I was considering a Psychology degree for a bit as well, but the open days made it very clear Physics was the way forward. Possibly when I got shown around the laser labs in Salford uni by a very excitable professor with a poster on his wall saying “YOU CAN SOLVE ANY PROBLEM WITH LASERS”.
    I think both Physics and Engineering are degrees that let you do an incredibly wide range of jobs once you leave university. Although it does seem like physicists don’t get the best career advice at university (everyone I know was told they should either be accountants or do a PhD) you can really do anything that involves problem-solving and a bit of techy stuff.