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Astrophysics with Year Abroad (MPhys)

🏛 University of Southampton 📍 United Kingdom 📅 2026

About this opportunity

A four-year Master of Physics (MPhys) degree in astrophysics that includes a year abroad. The fourth year is spent on a research project at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Boston. The course also includes a two-week field trip to Tenerife for a space mission design project and a week at an observatory. It is delivered by the University of Southampton at the Highfield campus.

Benefits & funding

A fourth-year research placement at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; a two-week field trip to Tenerife for a space mission design project; a week at an observatory learning to use high-spec telescopes.

Eligibility

This flagship course is offered to the best University of Southampton astrophysics students studying the MPhys Physics with Astronomy degree at the end of year 2; standard undergraduate entry requirements (A-levels/IB/BTEC) also apply for admission to the programme.

How to apply

Apply through the University of Southampton undergraduate application process (UCAS/apply as prospective undergraduate); departmental invitation and optional interview for successful applicants.

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