Case Studies careers

Physics can open doors to a wide variety of careers. Follow these links to see some real people involved in physics.

Kwan Cheung

Read the career profile of Kwan Cheung, a 19-year-old student who's currently studying Physics in London.

Read the profile of Chris Minto, a materials scientist whose job lets him travel across the world.

Read the career profile of Dax Patel, who works for the National Grid as a cable engineer.

Find out more about Helen Gleeson, who works as a physics lecturer at Manchester University.

Cathy follows in the footsteps of Indiana Jones by working as an archaeologist.

Dolores has worked as a physics lecturer, for the Ministry of Defence and now works as a Managing Director for a commerical company.

Heather Crompton is currently training at the Manchester Royal Infirmary for a career as a medical physicist.

After finishing teaching, Keith Johnson now writes physics textbooks for thousands of GCSE and A-Level students.

Averil combines her language and science skills by translating technical documents from French to English.

After just being promoted, Michelle is still finding out about her new role at the National Grid Company.

Broadcasting might sound glamorous, but it's a lot of hard work and involves long hours.