Why study at ?
  • This Master?s specialisation provides you with a thorough background in High Energy Physics, Astrophysics, and Mathematical Physics and the interface between them.
  • Apart from the mandatory programme, there?s plenty of room to adapt the programme to your specific interests.
  • The programme offers the opportunity to perform theoretical, experimental or observational?research.
  • During this specialisation it is possible to participate in large-scale research projects, like theLarge Hadron Collider at CERN?or the?LOFAR telescope.
Career prospects

This Master?s specialisation is an excellent preparation for a career in research, either at a university, at an institute (think of?ESA?and?CERN) or at a company. However, many of our students end up in other business or government positions as well. Whatever job you aspire, you can certainly make use of the fact that you have learned:

  • Thinking in an abstract way
  • Solving complex problems
  • Using statistics
  • Computer programming
  • Giving presentations

Some of our alumni now work as:

  • National project manager at EU Universe Awareness
  • Actuarial trainee at Talent & Pro
  • Associate Private Equity at HAL Investments
  • Consultant at Accenture
  • ECO Operations Manager at Ofgem
  • Scientist at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
  • Technology strategy Manager at Accenture

Want to know more?

Would you like to learn more about this programme and Radboud University? Join us for our Master?s Open Day on 16 March 2019! To learn more and register for this exciting event, visit www.ru.nl/masters/openday.