The School of Theoretical Physics focuses on original research into the mathematical principles of physics.

It investigates the fundamental mathematical structures in which the laws of physics find expression. This research has profound, if long-term, implications not just for our understanding of the structure and origin of the universe, but, through quantum information theory, for the future of computing and the limits of what is computable.

The school is highly regarded internationally for work on quantum field theory, string theory, and quantum information. Ground breaking research on the deep structure of quantum fields and related physical structures, and the development of new mathematical tools for their study, in addition to work on the theory of quantum information and the emergence of geometry out of a world of quantum fluctuations, are current areas of focus.

The School of Theoretical Physics has an extensive national and international network, and has a Research Associate programme. It provides facilities for university professors and lecturers on leave of absence from their academic duties and it organises seminars, conferences, and lectures.

Upcoming Seminars
Thursday 3 April – 2:30pm
Speaker: Antony Speranza (University of Amsterdam)
Title: ‘An Intrinsic Cosmological Observer’

Latest News
STP Vacancies
Research Fellowship in Theoretical Physics
Post-Doctoral Scholarship in Theoretical Physics
Summer Studentships 2025

Latest Published Papers
Author(s): A. Alonso-Serrano, L. J. Garay & M. Liska
Title: ‘From Spacetime Thermodynamics to Weyl Transverse Gravity’
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Author(s): E. Bertolini & H. Kim
Title: ‘Covariant Interacting Fractons’

Latest Preprints
Author(s): A. Alonso-Serrano, L. J. Garay & M. LIska
Title: ‘Equivalence Principles in Weyl Transverse Gravity’
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Author(s): E. Bertolini, A. Blasi, M. Carrega, N. Maggiore & D. S. Shaikh
Title: ‘Fractons from Covariant Higher-Rank 3D BF Theory’