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Nobody tells sixth years that almost half the students go on to regret the choice they made after the Leaving Cert Interesting perspective from a student. From the Sunday Independent
     
Top 25 Majors by Pay American site (Wall Street Journal) but offers a good overview
25 top skills that got Irish professionals hired Link From careersnews.ie
     
Transition Year Physics    
Transition Year Physics Experience Physics outreach program from TCD
Similar offering from UCD  
Overview of TY Physics placements Courtesy of the IOP
     
Taking Physics for Leaving Cert    
Why you should consider taking Physics for Leaving Cert From careersportal.ie
     
College courses    
Undergraduate physics degree listing for all colleges and universities in the UK and Ireland

www.myphysicscourse.org

Search for physics and related degree courses Enter the subject combination that most interests you and see what's available
A website designed to offer support and activities in physics problem solving to teachers and to students transitioning from GCSE (Y11), through to Sixth Form (Y12 & 13), to university. Link https://isaacphysics.org/
     
Engineering    
A website to help you compete for engineering places at top universities. i-want-to-study-engineering.org/
Over 200 intriguing problems in maths/mechanics/electricity
     
Careers in Physics    
What do physicists actually do? Why do they do it? And what is their work for
Series of short interviews put together by the Institute of Physics
Interviews with car-design engineers Series of short interviews
Search for physics and related degree courses Enter the subject combination that most interests you and see what's available
What is GeoPhysics and what is it good for? Extract from the Irish science journal ScienceSpin
Physicist To The Stars - this may be the coolest job in the universe This guy is the physics expert in The Big Bang Theory
It’s not just rocket science: physics is the route to so many careers, from predicting climate change to designing computer games. Find out where physics can take you. physics.org from the Institute of Physics (IOP)
What do physicists actually do? Why do they do it? And what is their work for
Series of short interviews put together by the IOP
Interviews with car-design engineers Series of short interviews
     
Medical Physics The Science of Seeing Inside Your Body. 1 hour video. YouTube.
     
General Science
 
List of speakers prepared to come to schools Courtesy of SFI
Panel of scientists and engineers answer questions submitted from students From smartfutures.ie
Resources for finding out more about a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) From mysciencecareer.ie
Career oportunities for those interested in Science and Math From futuremorph.org
Career Stories: Dr Ida Milne, Medical Humanities Historian Wonderful story of how career paths can change dramatically