The Doctoral Academy Consortium "Theoretical Particle Physics" at the University of Graz offers a structured PhD education in Theoretical Particle Physics. Since 2006, over 50 PhD students have been working on a wide scope of topics including Quantum Chromodynamics, the Higgs boson, dark matter, and more.
We provide our students with a broad education in particle physics including the following activities:
Lecture courses on ...
- Standard Model (every year)
- Beyond the Standard Model (every year)
- Lattice gauge theory (every 2 years)
- Collider physics (every 2 years)
- Experimental particle physics (every 2 years)
- Astroparticle physics (every 2 years)
- Advanced relativity and quantum gravity (every 2 years)
- Advanced Mathematical Methods II (I is part of the master curriculum)
- as well as other topics, e.g. machine learning or philosophy of physics.
A weekly PhD seminar in particle physics is a central part of the education and takes place during each semester.
There are also special events such as Graduate Days, which are two-day block courses on a topic chosen by the PhD students and scheduled at least once per semester.
You can find a list of activities and of our alumni here.
The consortium is part of the Doctoral Academy at the University of Graz.