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Physics Honours Information Session 2023

The University of Sydney is hosting an information session on the Physics Honours program, led by Associate Professor Bruce Yabsley, aimed at students nearing completion of their bachelor's degree in physics. The program consists of a fourth year dedicated to advanced coursework and a significant research project, with application deadlines set for January 15 and June 25, 2024. Students are encouraged to engage with potential supervisors early to secure a research project that aligns with their interests and skills.

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Physics Honours Information Session 2023

The University of Sydney is hosting an information session on the Physics Honours program, led by Associate Professor Bruce Yabsley, aimed at students nearing completion of their bachelor's degree in physics. The program consists of a fourth year dedicated to advanced coursework and a significant research project, with application deadlines set for January 15 and June 25, 2024. Students are encouraged to engage with potential supervisors early to secure a research project that aligns with their interests and skills.

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Information Session on Physics Honours

at the University of Sydney

Associate Professor Bruce Yabsley


Honours Coordinator for the School of Physics
[email protected]

Monday, 11th September 2023


If you’re on zoom, please enter questions in the Q&A tab.

1 Welcome / Introduction (HC)


2 General introduction to honours (HC)
3 Introduction to individual lecture courses (HC & lecturers)
4 Introduction to research projects (HC)
5 Administrative and other details (HC)
6 General discussion / Q&A (all), then lunch & chat
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 1 / 25
(1) Introduction
Welcome to the School of Physics!
This is a resource for those thinking of study beyond bachelor’s level.
The assumption is that you are close to completing a bachelor’s,
with a major in physics.
We do not assume that you’re already studying here — we regularly
take students from an undergraduate background at other institutions.
Physics is not for everyone, but physics is special — that part of the
natural sciences where the objects of study are big enough, small
enough, or simple enough to yield to a mix of experimental tests,
mathematical analysis, fundamental inquiry, and physical intuition.
Physics has open borders with maths and engineering, but also with
chemistry, geology, biology, philosophy, IT, environmental science . . .
not to mention astronomy, to which physics is joined at the hip (in the
US this would be called a department of “Physics and Astronomy”)
in Sydney, the “next step” beyond undergraduate physics is honours
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 2 / 25
(2) General introduction to honours
honours is a fourth year of undergraduate work that is fully devoted
to a single subject — physics, in this case
students take an honours year for a variety of reasons:
to extend and “round out” their studies in their favourite subject
as the (⇡ necessary) next step towards higher academic study
to “try [physics] on for size” as a discipline
as training and/or enrichment for “unrelated” work

the mix in honours varies between fields; in physics, it’s


50% coursework: four advanced-level courses (6CP Units of Study)
50% research: a single, large research project taken over 8–9 months

honours is probably quite unlike the work you have done up to now:
you are dedicated to a single area of study
the work is academically more demanding
you will be apprenticed to a research group all year
tasks with qualitatively di↵erent time demands must be balanced
you will likely have a relatively close cohort
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 3 / 25
(2) General introduction: application/enrolment
there are various formal application paths: ⇤ see details later
Sydney Student ! "Course details" ! "Apply for Advanced Studies honours"
https://sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/uc/bachelor-of-science-honours.html
https://sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/uc/bachelor-of-liberal-arts-and-science-honours.html
https://sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/uc/bachelor-of-medical-science-honours.html

deadlines: 15th January (for 2024 S1) or 25th June (for 2024 S2)
the key requirements are:
a bachelor of science, including “equivalent degrees” and variants:
the BLAS, the BMedSc, double degrees, parenthetic degrees . . .
a major in physics:
a major in nanoscience, or UTS’ Applied Physics also count
⇤ see details later
a credit average overall, and in senior physics
an academic willing to supervise you on a research project;
they must agree by formal email, cc:[email protected]
the 15-Jan-2024 date is very late relative to the start of semester;
I’d encourage you to apply by the old-style due date, 30-Nov-2023
it’s normal to apply while you’re still finishing 3rd-year coursework . . .
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 4 / 25
(2) General introduction: coursework
coursework is worth 50% of your honours mark
you take 4 courses during the year, all 6CP as usual
the normal pattern is to take 2 in each semester;
other patterns are possible, but much more difficult
2–4 must be chosen from the dedicated honours courses PHYS412X:
each 30–36 lectures in size
the mix of assignments, projects, and exams varies
the usual 5%-per-day late penalties apply
you choose courses by enrolling each semester on Sydney Student
exams are mostly in weeks 15 & 16 (“exam weeks 1 & 2”) as usual
up to two other physics 4000- and 5000-level courses can be chosen . . .
. . . and, if you wish, you can choose one of a select group of “external”
courses from outside of physics, at 4000- and 5000-level
consultation with your research supervisor is strongly encouraged;
I am also available for consultation, and you should take other advice
a picture tells a thousand words:
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 5 / 25
PHYSICS HONOURS COURSES: choose 2−4 OTHER COURSES:
PHYS4121 Advanced Electrodynamics and Photonics choose 0−1
PHYS4122 Astrophysics and Space Science MATH4XXX, STAT4XXX
PHYS4125 Quantum Field Theory MATH5XXX, STAT5XXX

HPSC4101
PHYS4123 General Relativity and Cosmology SCIE400X
PHYS4124 Physics of the Standard Model
PHYS4126 Quantum Nanoscience COMP5046, 5310, 5318
COMP5328, 5329, 9120
DATA5441

AERO4701
AMME8520
AMME9302
BMET5931
PHYSICS 4XXX & 50XX COURSES: choose 0−2 BMET9981
PHYS4015 Neural Dynamics and Computation CHNG5602
PHYS4016 Bayesian Data Inference and Machine Learning ELEC5213
PHYS4036, PHYS4037, PHYS4801, PHYS4802 ELEC5511
PHYS50XX Medical Physics master’s courses ELEC5516
PHYS503X Sustainability master’s courses ELEC9405
(3) Introduction to lecture courses: physics honours
SEMESTER 1:
PHYS4121 Advanced Electrodynamics and Photonics
(Zdenka Kuncic +)
PHYS4122 Astrophysics and Space Science (Joss Bland-Hawthorn
+)
PHYS4125 Quantum Field Theory (Archil Kobakhidze)

SEMESTER 2:
PHYS4123 General Relativity and Cosmology (Geraint Lewis)
PHYS4124 Physics of the Standard Model (Kevin Varvell / BY)
PHYS4126 Quantum Nanoscience (John Bartholomew +)

+ : These are multi-lecturer courses;


the sta↵ member who will speak to the course today is shown

Matching courses PHYS512X are available at HDR level . . .


Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 6 / 25
(3) Introduction to lecture courses: other physics
PHYS4036 Particle and Condensed Matter Physics
PHYS5002 Anatomy and Biol Essentials for Physicists
PHYS5011 Nuclear Physics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PHYS5012 Radiation Physics and Dosimetry
PHYS5029 Computation and Image Processing
PHYS4801 Industrial Ecology
PHYS5031 Ecological Econ and Sustainable Analysis

PHYS4037 Astrophysics and Plasma Physics


PHYS4016 Bayesian Data Inference and Machine Learning
PHYS5005 Radiotherapy Physics
PHYS5006 Medical Imaging Physics
PHYS5018 Health Physics and Radiation Protection
PHYS5020 Computation and Image Processing
PHYS4802 Quantitative Disaster Analysis
PHYS5034 Life Cycle Analysis
senior options / medical physics / sustainability 3 PHYS5032 & 5033 either semester
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 7 / 25
(3) Introduction to lecture courses: external
Reminder: at most one such course can be taken.
Faculty-of-Science-hosted courses:
SCIE4001 Science Communication [S1]
SCIE4002 Experimental Design and Data Analysis [Intensive March]
SCIE4003 Ethics in Science [Intensive March & August]
An HPS unit:
HPSC4101 Philosophy of Science [S1]
Units o↵ered at 4000- and 5000-level by Mathematics and Statistics:
e.g. MATH4314 Representation Theory [S1]
e.g. MATH4077 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics [S2]
e.g. STAT4022 Linear and Mixed Models [S1]
e.g. STAT4027 Advanced Statistical Modelling [S2]
e.g. STAT5610 Advanced Inference [S2]
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 8 / 25
(3) Introduction to lecture courses: external
IT and Engineering units:
COMP5046 Natural Language Processing [S1]
COMP5310 Principles of Data Science [S1/S2]
COMP5318 Machine Learning and Data Mining [S1/S2]
COMP5328 Advanced Machine Learning [S2]
COMP5329 Deep Learning [S1]
COMP9120 Database Management Systems [S1/S2]
DATA5441 Networks and High-dimensional Inference [S2]
AERO4701 Space Engineering 3 [S1]
AMME8520 Advanced Control and Optimisation [S1]
AMME9302 Materials 1 [S2]
BMET5931 Nanomaterials in Medicine [S1]
BMET9981 Applied Biomedical Engineering [S2]
CHNG5602 Cellular Biophysics [S2]
ELEC5213 Engineering Optimisation [S1]
ELEC5511 Optical Communication Systems [S1]
ELEC5516 Electrical and Optical Sensor Design [S1]
ELEC9405 Communications Electronics and Photonics [S2]
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 9 / 25
PHYSICS HONOURS COURSES: choose 2−4 OTHER COURSES:
PHYS4121 Advanced Electrodynamics and Photonics choose 0−1
PHYS4122 Astrophysics and Space Science MATH4XXX, STAT4XXX
PHYS4125 Quantum Field Theory MATH5XXX, STAT5XXX

HPSC4101
PHYS4123 General Relativity and Cosmology SCIE400X
PHYS4124 Physics of the Standard Model
PHYS4126 Quantum Nanoscience COMP5046, 5310, 5318
COMP5328, 5329, 9120
DATA5441

AERO4701
AMME8520
AMME9302
BMET5931
PHYSICS 4XXX & 50XX COURSES: choose 0−2 BMET9981
PHYS4015 Neural Dynamics and Computation CHNG5602
PHYS4016 Bayesian Data Inference and Machine Learning ELEC5213
PHYS4036, PHYS4037, PHYS4801, PHYS4802 ELEC5511
PHYS50XX Medical Physics master’s courses ELEC5516
PHYS503X Sustainability master’s courses ELEC9405
(4) Introduction to research projects
the research project is likewise worth 50% of your honours mark
you are apprenticed to a research group, in particular to your supervisor(s):
to participate in the life of the group,
to learn (by doing) the methods of their work,
to learn (by instruction and osmosis) about the subject area,
and to carry out research work of your own
our list of research projects for 2024 is posted on the web:
you should discuss projects that interest you
directly with the sta↵ member listed as contact
these projects are an indicative sample: treat them as a guide
it may be possible to negotiate a project that is not on the list
we recommend project work start three weeks before the start of lectures
assessment is via a formal talk (10%) due by S2 week 9,
and a 40pp written report (90%) due by S2 week 12, assessed by
your group (who also consider your work), and 2 external examiners
enrolment is in PHYS{4103,4104} (S1) and PHYS{4105,4106} (S2);
you get one single mark overall for your project
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 10 / 25
(4) Introduction to research projects: project list
linked from: https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/7932/

Physics Honours Projects: 2024


This document lists a number of potential honours research projects within the School of Physics, together
with supervisor contact details and a paragraph describing each of the projects. These are only some of the
opportunities available, and you are welcome to explore other possibilities with potential supervisors. If you
are free, please also join us for the Honours Information Session at 12:00 on Monday 11th September.

It is important to choose a project and supervisor to suit your interests and skills. You are encouraged to have
discussions with several possible supervisors before making a decision. Speaking to honours and
postgraduate students will also give you valuable feedback. The Web of Science (accessible from the Library
website) will give you information on the research activity of the School's academics. You should also read the
School’s Research pages (https://sydney.edu.au/science/schools/school-of-physics.html) for more information
on areas of active research.

You must arrange a supervisor and project prior to applying for honours. When you have reached agreement
with a supervisor, please ask them to send you a formal email agreeing to take you on as a student, with cc to
[email protected]. Note that you should aim to start work on your research project three
weeks before the start of lectures. This will enable you to get your project underway before lectures and
assignments compete for your time. You should also make certain that your proposed supervisor will not be
absent for protracted periods during semester, unless an associate supervisor is also involved. These issues
will need to be formally settled when you submit your Research Plan, two weeks after the start of your first
semester as an honours student.

Thank you for your interest in physics honours.

Bruce Yabsley, Honours Coordinator ([email protected]), 7th September 2023

Contents
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 11 / 25
[email protected]. Note that you should aim to start work on your research project three
weeks before the start of lectures. This will enable you to get your project underway before lectures and
(4) Introduction to research projects: project list
assignments compete for your time. You should also make certain that your proposed supervisor will not be
absent for protracted periods during semester, unless an associate supervisor is also involved. These issues
will need to be formally settled when you submit your Research Plan, two weeks after the start of your first
linked from: https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/7932/
semester as an honours student.

Thank you for your interest in physics honours.

Bruce Yabsley, Honours Coordinator ([email protected]), 7th September 2023

Contents
Grand Challenge Projects............................................................................................................................ 2
Astronomical and space science ................................................................................................................. 3
Biological, biomedical and medical physics ................................................................................................ 8
Complex systems; Data science ................................................................................................................ 10
Condensed matter physics; Materials physics .......................................................................................... 14
Particle physics ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Photonics and optical science ................................................................................................................... 20
Plasma Physics .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Quantum physics and quantum information ............................................................................................ 25
Renewable Energy and Sustainability ....................................................................................................... 30

Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 11 / 25


(5) Administrative and other details: application (i)

USyd has a distinctive “Bachelor of Advanced Studies”,


and most science students here are in a combined BSc/BAS degree.
This runs for four years, and honours is a specialisation of that fourth year.
such students apply in Sydney Student:
“Course Details” and then “Apply for Advanced Studies honours”
most students in other degrees, and all students from other
universities, should apply for the BSc (Hons) degree:
https://sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/uc/bachelor-of-science-honours.html

there are a couple of USyd degrees with their own enrolment paths:
you will probably recognise these if they apply to you
https://sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/uc/bachelor-of-liberal-arts-and-science-honours.html
https://sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/uc/bachelor-of-medical-science-honours.html

once you are accepted into honours,


the di↵erence between these cases will be ⇡ invisible to you:
unit enrolment etc. works the same way in all cases

Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 12 / 25


(5) Administrative and other details: application (ii)
BSc BAS: admission is within Sydney Student; others get an “o↵er”
there can be a delay between a “provisional o↵er” and the “final o↵er”
. . . which won’t be issued until your bachelor’s degree is fully graded
your o↵er may also need to wait on any outstanding fees/fines/. . .
if there are problems/delays with your application, please contact me
you can enrol in honours after a gap: e.g. if you finished your
bachelor’s a semester ago, or two years ago, this is still OK
The University’s eligibility test for honours relies on the WAM
(Weighted Average Mark), with 6CP units weighted ⇥6, 2CP units ⇥2, . . .
Physics’ requirement on the senior physics mark works the same way.

Note that the WAM and senior physics average count all course attempts,
including fails: e.g. your senior physics grades at Fictitious University are 68
(PHY301), 44 (PHY302), 71 (PHY303), & 64 (PHY304), and you re-take
PHY302 receiving 73 — in this case, the senior physics average is 64.
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 13 / 25
(5) Administrative and other details: full/part time
So far everything has assumed that you enrol in honours full time
(meaning full-time-full-time: 24CP per semester for two semesters).
From the degree resolutions:

Candidates . . . must complete the requirements for the hon-


ours component full-time over two consecutive semesters. If
the School is satisfied that a student is unable to attempt the
honours component on a full time basis and if the Associate
Dean so recommends, permission may be granted to undertake
honours part-time over four consecutive semesters.

Historically, this has only been done rarely: once every few years.
There have been more cases recently, to manage COVID disruption,
or following illness. It is still not common, and permission is required.
Bottom line: Honours is a lot of work and it needs your full attention.
Part-time honours is only by special permission.
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 14 / 25
(5) Administrative and other details: enrolment
Seven examples of course enrolments in physics honours:

(1) PHYS412X courses only; starting first semester

2024 S1 PHYS4122 Astrophysics and Space Science


2024 S1 PHYS4125 Quantum Field Theory
2024 S1 PHYS4103 Physics Honours Project A
2024 S1 PHYS4104 Physics Honours Project B
2024 S2 PHYS4123 General Relativity and Cosmology
2024 S2 PHYS4124 Physics of the Standard Model
2024 S2 PHYS4105 Physics Honours Project C
2024 S2 PHYS4106 Physics Honours Project D
2024 S2 SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark [special 0CP “unit”]

(This looks the same for BSc/BAS and BSc (Hons) students.)
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 15 / 25
(5) Administrative and other details: enrolment
Seven examples of course enrolments in physics honours:

(2) including a maths course; starting first semester

2024 S1 PHYS4125 Quantum Field Theory


2024 S1 MATH4314 Representation Theory
2024 S1 PHYS4103 Physics Honours Project A
2024 S1 PHYS4104 Physics Honours Project B
2024 S2 PHYS4123 General Relativity and Cosmology
2024 S2 PHYS4126 Quantum Nanoscience
2024 S2 PHYS4105 Physics Honours Project C
2024 S2 PHYS4106 Physics Honours Project D
2024 S2 SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark [special 0CP “unit”]

(This looks the same for BSc/BAS and BSc (Hons) students.)
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 16 / 25
(5) Administrative and other details: enrolment
Seven examples of course enrolments in physics honours:

(3) including another physics course, starting first semester

2024 S1 PHYS4036 Particle and Condensed Matter Physics


2024 S1 PHYS4125 Quantum Field Theory
2024 S1 PHYS4103 Physics Honours Project A
2024 S1 PHYS4104 Physics Honours Project B
2024 S2 PHYS4124 Physics of the Standard Model
2024 S2 PHYS4126 Quantum Nanoscience
2024 S2 PHYS4105 Physics Honours Project C
2024 S2 PHYS4106 Physics Honours Project D
2024 S2 SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark [special 0CP “unit”]

(This looks the same for BSc/BAS and BSc (Hons) students.)
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 17 / 25
(5) Administrative and other details: enrolment
Seven examples of course enrolments in physics honours:

(4) including an IT course; starting first semester

2024 S1 PHYS4121 Advanced Electrodynamics and Photonics


2024 S1 PHYS4125 Quantum Field Theory
2024 S1 PHYS4103 Physics Honours Project A
2024 S1 PHYS4104 Physics Honours Project B
2024 S2 PHYS4123 General Relativity and Cosmology
2024 S2 COMP5310 Principles of Data Science
2024 S2 PHYS4105 Physics Honours Project C
2024 S2 PHYS4106 Physics Honours Project D
2024 S2 SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark [special 0CP “unit”]

(This looks the same for BSc/BAS and BSc (Hons) students.)
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 18 / 25
(5) Administrative and other details: enrolment
Seven examples of course enrolments in physics honours:

(5) incl. other physics & external courses; starting first semester

2024 S1 PHYS4121 Advanced Electrodynamics and Photonics


2024 S1 BMET5931 Nanomaterials in Medicine
2024 S1 PHYS4103 Physics Honours Project A
2024 S1 PHYS4104 Physics Honours Project B
2024 S2 PHYS4126 Quantum Nanoscience
2024 S1 PHYS5006 Medical Imaging Physics
2024 S2 PHYS4105 Physics Honours Project C
2024 S2 PHYS4106 Physics Honours Project D
2024 S2 SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark [special 0CP “unit”]

(This looks the same for BSc/BAS and BSc (Hons) students.)
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 19 / 25
(5) Administrative and other details: enrolment
Seven examples of course enrolments in physics honours:

(6) including two other physics courses, starting second semester

2024 S2 PHYS4037 Astrophysics and Plasma Physics


2024 S2 PHYS4016 Bayesian Data Inference and Machine Learning
2024 S2 PHYS4103 Physics Honours Project A
2024 S2 PHYS4104 Physics Honours Project B
2025 S1 PHYS4121 Advanced Electrodynamics and Photonics
2025 S1 PHYS4122 Astrophysics and Space Science
2025 S1 PHYS4105 Physics Honours Project C
2025 S1 PHYS4106 Physics Honours Project D
2025 S1 SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark [special 0CP “unit”]

(This looks the same for BSc/BAS and BSc (Hons) students.)
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 20 / 25
(5) Administrative and other details: enrolment
Seven examples of course enrolments in physics honours:

(7) with “frontloading”, starting second semester

2024 S2 PHYS4123 General Relativity and Cosmology


2024 S2 PHYS4124 Physics of the Standard Model
2024 S2 PHYS4126 Quantum Nanoscience
2024 S2 PHYS4103 Physics Honours Project A
2025 S1 PHYS4125 Quantum Field Theory
2025 S1 PHYS4104 Physics Honours Project B
2025 S1 PHYS4105 Physics Honours Project C
2025 S1 PHYS4106 Physics Honours Project D
2025 S1 SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark [special 0CP “unit”]

(This looks the same for BSc/BAS and BSc (Hons) students.)
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 21 / 25
(5) Administrative and other details: scholarships
Various scholarships are available in a typical year, including
University of Sydney Honours Scholarships
School of Physics Honours Scholarships
The Malcolm Turki Memorial Scholarship
(for those su↵ering financial hardship)
Faculty of Science Honours Relocation Scholarships
and others; note that
there can be changes year-to-year
scholarships can be available to domestic students,
international students, or both
some scholarships have special conditions
you are automatically eligible for some scholarships,
but need to actively apply for others
See https://www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships/ for a full list.
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 22 / 25
(5) Administrative & other details: postgraduate
if you are thinking about postgraduate study,
[email protected] handles HDR admissions
for the School of Physics, and can answer questions
honours is the traditional path to PhD study in the natural sciences in
Australia (the situation overseas varies by country)
the basic path would be to do honours in or close to your preferred
(sub-)field, obtain First Class Honours (“H1”; 80 overall), and
ideally as good a result as possible
https://www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships/domestic/
postgraduate-research/australian-government-research-training-program.html
sets out the conditions for “RTP” scholarships
this does require an H1
deadlines are end May for RP3 & RP4, end October for RP1 & RP2
you may need to apply before you receive your honours results

other scholarships exist


Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 23 / 25
(5) Administrative & other details: contacts & dates
Where to find information and help:
https://sydney.edu.au/science/study/undergraduate-courses/
honours-in-science.html
public-facing Honours Canvas is still under construction; will appear under
Student Portal: https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/7932/
Sydney Student ! "Course details" ! "Apply for Advanced Studies honours"
within BSc/BAS; or https://sydney.edu.au/courses/courses/uc/
bachelor-of-science-honours.html etc. as appropriate
current and previous honours students, your (potential) supervisor(s) . . .
[email protected]
[email protected]
Important dates:
end-Nov/early-Dec-2023 application target (deadline not til Jan 2024)
Monday 29th January 2024 start project work (“week 2”)
Monday 19th February 2024 start of lectures (“week 1”)
Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 24 / 25
(6) Question and answer . . .

Bruce Yabsley (HC) Honours information session: physics 2023–09–11 25 / 25

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