The constituent Schools and Departments of SUPA already contain a wealth of world quality research. The concept is to build the alliance around key research strengths on which there is multi-institutional agreement including: (a) Astronomy and Space Physics, (b) Condensed Matter and Material Physics; (c) Nuclear and Plasma Physics, (d) Particle Physics, (e) Photonics.

The foundations of SUPA are (i) a Scottish Graduate School in Physics and (ii) a coordinated approach to research under a single management umbrella incorporating:

• New faculty positions directed to enhance research and graduate training.
• Enhancement of research excellence through theme-based strategic leadership.
• Efficient collaborative use of state-of-the-art research infrastructure.
• A distinguished visitor programme.
• High profile Scottish Graduate School studentships open to all nationalities.
• Broadband video-links for research training and collaborations.
• Summer schools building on the proven international reputation of the Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics (SUSSP) to attract top researchers.
• Establishment of new outward-looking interdisciplinary research links at all levels - Scottish, UK and international.

From a combination of SFC funding and our own existing resource we have recruited approximately 20 new Chairs and Lecturers, 14 SUPA Research Fellowships, and 8 competitive studentships per year, as well as the selection of an overall Chief Executive to run the enterprise, and a Director of the new Scottish Graduate School in Physics. This enhanced research base will be developed under the guidance of an Advisory Board consisting of scientists selected from a range of disciplines:

If you would like to know more, please see the Information section on the right of this page.

University of Dundee | The University of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Heriot-Watt University
University of Paisley | University of St Andrews | The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow