TR063 Careers

Physics - Graduate skills and career opportunities

The Trinity physics degrees are all recognised by the Institute of Physics, which is the professional body for physicists in Ireland and the UK, as qualifications for the professional title ‘Chartered Physicist’ (CPhys). Physics graduates are always in high demand in Ireland and abroad in modern high-technology industries, as well as in teaching. You may also find a career in academic institutions, government and industrial research organisations and production facilities or in the meteorological service. There are diverse opportunities in electronics, telecommunications, biophysics, hospital and health physics, automation and computing. Your degree course will give you the opportunity to acquire problem-solving skills which will be valued by your future employer. It could also give you useful primary training for a legal, managerial or actuarial career, where a technical background is attractive.

Physics and Astrophysics - Graduate skills and career opportunities

The Trinity physics degrees are all recognised by the Institute of Physics, which is the professional body for physicists in Ireland and the UK, as qualifications for the professional title ‘Chartered Physicist’ (CPhys). Physics graduates are always in high demand in Ireland and abroad in modern high-technology industries, as well as in teaching. You may also find a career in academic institutions, government and industrial research organisations and production facilities or in the meteorological service. There are diverse opportunities in electronics, telecommunications, biophysics, hospital and health physics, automation and computing. Your degree course will give you the opportunity to acquire problem-solving skills which will be valued by your future employer. It could also give you useful primary training for a legal, managerial or actuarial career, where a technical background is attractive.

Nanoscience - Graduate skills and career opportunities

The Nanoscience degree is recognised by the Institute of Physics, which is the professional body for physicists in Ireland and the UK. This degree will provide graduates with a flexible qualification for employment in cutting-edge high-technology industries such as the semiconductor, polymer and optical industries. Our graduates will be strongly sought after in the knowledge economy, where their interdisciplinary training in physics and chemistry will give them a clear edge in solving practical problems in the high-tech industry. There are also opportunities to carry out postgraduate study in nanoscience, a key research area in Trinity itself with world-class facilities in CRANN (www.crann.tcd.ie). Graduates of the course are now working in a range of fields, including multinationals such as Intel, indigenous start-ups and in further academic research.