Physical sciences form the bedrock of scientific discovery, encompassing physics, space science and astronomy, among other disciplines. Here, you can explore government skills such as materials science, nuclear, plasma and radiation science, and risk and regulation of these areas.
1301 – Astronomical sciences
This sub-group covers astronomical sciences, including cosmology.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)
1302 – Atomic, molecular and optical physics
This sub-group covers atomic, molecular and optical physics.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
1303 – Classical physics
This sub-group covers classical physics.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
1304 – Condensed matter physics
This sub-group covers condensed matter physics.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
1305 – Materials science
This sub-group covers material science.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
1306 – Medical and biological physics
This sub-group covers medical and biological physics.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
1307 – Nuclear and plasma physics
This sub-group covers nuclear and plasma physics.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
1308 – Particle and high energy physics
This sub-group covers particle and high energy physics.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Home Office (HO)
1309 – Quantum physics
This sub-group covers quantum physics.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
1310 – Radiation sciences
This sub-group covers radiation sciences.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
1311 – Space sciences
This sub-group covers space sciences.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
1312 – Synchrotrons and accelerators
This sub-group covers synchrotrons, accelerators, instruments and techniques.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
1313 – Other physical sciences
This sub-group covers any physical sciences not elsewhere classified. It includes complex physical systems.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Defence – Science (MOD)