Starting the challenging study of physics is made significantly easier by a large number of special preparatory courses, introductory days offered by the departmental student body, and help from the student advice office. There are numerous individual design options for the course of studies in minor subjects, additional qualifications, semesters abroad and technical specialisations. Early changes from and into related courses of study are possible. A research-oriented branch is aimed at students seeking a doctorate at an early age. The work at the bachelor's level introduces students to cutting-edge research and networks.

In addition to the faculty's research strengths, the master's degree offers students a great deal of freedom when choosing their specialisation and forgoes compulsory courses to enable the independent design of their course of studies, which allows them to become deeply involved in research groups at an early stage. Enabling students to choose at an early stage to pursue a doctoral programme allows them to focus on research and complete the programme at an accelerated pace. There are numerous options for stays abroad via the working groups and the International Office.

Internationalisation is a vital part of the physics culture in our faculty as well. This can be seen, for example, in the high proportion of professors with a migration background, the globally networked research collaborations, a vibrant visiting academics programme and an intensive exchange of personnel. English is a lingua franca; The department promotes English early on and requires it starting with the Master's degree. Exchange and conference visits are not only funded centrally (by Erasmus, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), etc.) but also by the faculty. Students are involved in international research cooperations of the work groups, the proportion of students of a class who take advantage of this option for exchange is about 20 percent.

ENS Paris, Frankreich; Princeton University, USA; University of Oxford, England; IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Indien; Université Paris-Saclay, Frankreich; École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, Frankreich; Weizmann Institut, Rehovot, Israel; University of California, Berkeley, USA; University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA; Columbia University, New York, USA.

The Physics Department offers outstanding technical opportunities for experimentation and high-performance computing. The department has 53 pieces of large-scale equipment in active inventory, with an acquisition value of EUR 30 million (+EUR 10 million peripherals). Furthermore, the department is one of 3 faculties on the same campus that sustain the leading new research building in Europe called "RUN" (Regensburg Centre for Ultrafast Nanoscopy) with additional large-scale equipment (AFM, STM, etc.) worth over EUR 10 million (+EUR 4 million). The faculty also has a modern large cleanroom and connection to a data processing centre.

Research is carried out here at the highest international level. In its main areas – solid-state physics and particle physics – it brings together a considerable number of international award-winning research cooperations that are well networked worldwide. The associated new research building RUN (Regensburg Centre for Ultrafast Nanoscopy), which is the best in all of Europe, underscores the long-term goal of continuing to systematically expand top-level research in Regensburg. In this respect, teaching and learning are always top priorities, offering students a stimulating environment with a truly welcoming character.

The faculty was able to recruit representatives for diversity (PD Dr. Eroms) and sustainability (Prof. Rincke) who act within a university framework. There are special project weeks and an extracurricular study programme on sustainability. The Centre for University Didactics offers numerous support services for teachers. The large central facility RUL (Universität Regensburg Teacher Education Centre) supports teachers and schools, unites them with the university, and provides impetus for teacher training. The Physics student society excels at integrating new students.