The environmental impact from the use of fossilÊfuels and the uncertainties in their sourcesÊof supply has led to many alternative energyÊsources being investigated. But of these, onlyÊnuclear fission power is at present sufficientlyÊdeveloped to provide an economically viableÊalternative to fossil fuels.

Career Opportunities

This Physics and Technology of Nuclear Reactors programme offered by the University of Birmingham is a response to theÊcurrent skills shortage in this area andÊtrains high quality graduates for the nuclearÊindustry. This is a growing sector andÊthe demand for graduates will increaseÊresulting in an excellent potentialÊ orÊrewarding careers. The research element ofÊthe programme also equips our graduatesÊto go on to further study for a PhD.