The Department of Physics is a multidisciplinary department that carries out research and teaching activities at the Faculty of Science and Technology and at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the UPV/EHU. At the undergraduate level, the department participates in the degree programs in Physics, Electronic Engineering, Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Geology. At the postgraduate level, many of our department’s members participate in the Master in Quantum Science and Technology, the Master's Degree in Forensic Analysis, the Master in New Materials, the Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Environment and Resources -MER , the Master in Space Science and Technology, and the PhD program in Physics.

With regard to research, the department focuses on theoretical physics, condensed matter physics, and applied physics. As a non-exhaustive list of topics, we highlight the following:

• Astrophysics
• Biophysics
• Computational crystallography
• Computational theory in condensed matter physics
• Cosmology
• General relativity
• Gravitation
• Infrared radiometry
• Magnetic hyperthermia
• Meteorology
• Optical and dielectric properties of liquid crystals
• Optical spectroscopy
• Physical metallurgy
• String theory
• Structural analysis and thermal, elastic, and optical properties of solids
• Theoretical aspects of condensed matter physics
• Quantum field theory
• Quantum information

The department’s staff is made up of permanent university faculty, Ikerbasque members, postdoctoral researchers, and master’s and PhD students.