The 3 Rs are not rocket science, but as it happens, they were for Dr Maggie Aderin, Britain's leading female rocket scientist, because she's dyslexic. As a kid people thought that she was a bit slow. How wrong could they be, for now she is one of the brains behind the James Webb Space Telescope that will replace Hubble in 2013!

Imagine if your computer could recognise what emotional state you were in each time you sat down to use it, perhaps by scanning your facial expression. You arrive at work one Monday morning, and the computer detects that you are in a bad mood.

Here at Southampton we are very proud of our academic record, especially since being ranked in the top 5 departments in the UK. We take great care to ensure that all our degree programmes are of the highest possible quality and structured so that students develop in knowledge and confidence as they progress through to graduation.

Physics is at the heart of science and society and is not only essential to our lives today and tomorrow but can be an inspiration to people of all ages. Developments in physics pervade modern society: phones, cars, electricity, holidays, computers, security, satellites and medical devices. Physics gives you the skills needed for a wide range of careers too ranging from those in research and development, teaching and management to marketing and law.

Clinical Physiology is a career area that is split up into other specific specialisms which are: Respiratory Physiology, Cardiac Physiology or Medical Physics. To get into one of these jobs, you would need to take a recognised qualification in Clinical Physiology.

What are the different jobs within Clinical Physiology like?