Best UK Universities for Physics & Engineering

[dr_nic]

Best UK universities?

I'm planning to go on a student exchange to a UK university next year. I'm studying physics and engineering at the moment but the focus of my exchange will be for physics.

I was wondering what are the best universities to go to in the UK for 3rd year physics (and mechatronic engineering) aside from Cambridge/Oxford?

 

[Cygni]

Hi dr_nic,

If You are looking for Universities in UK that are good for engineering visit http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/tol_gug/gooduniversityguide.php It is a good comprehensive guide with information that can rate universities by subject and other criteria.

 

[trv]

Durham University and Imperial College London are very good for physics. Imperial is amazing for Mech. Eng. arguably as good if not better than Cambridge. Not sure if that includes Mechatronics though. I'd say go to Imperial if you can't get into Cambridge and perhaps even if you get a place at Oxford.

And yes check the guide cygni suggested. Its the best one around I believe.

 

[dr_nic]

Thanks for the suggestions, I will check the guide.

 

[PhysicsILike]

1 Cambridge 3.3 559 86% 85% 100
2 Glasgow 3 403 85% 86% 94.9
3 Oxford 2.8 551 79% 86% 94.6
4 Durham 3 528 84% 77% 94.1
5 Imperial College 3 523 78% 84% 93.9
6 Sheffield 3 392 87% 81% 93.5
7 Birmingham 2.9 458 88% 74% 93.3
8 St Andrews 3.3 483 79% 79% 92.9
9 Southampton 2.7 452 85% 80% 92.1
10 Aberdeen

This is the top ten for physics in the UK according to the times online ranking guide.

Surprised to see Glasgow as number 2. Allways assumed Oxford would be number 2.