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The Department of Physics, housed in the Cavendish Laboratory, is large. Currently there are 65 teaching staff, approximately 150 postdoctoral fellows, about 250 graduate students in total (including administrative and technical support staff), a complement of 700 people. Total research grant income was over £14M in 2004/5, and has roughly doubled during the last decade. The Department (jointly with the Institute of Astronomy), was rated 5* (the highest possible) in the 2001 National Research Assessment Exercise performed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The undergraduate teaching programme is a vigorous one, with about 120 students annually pro-ceeding to the 4-year MSci degree in Physics. During the first year, about 400 students take physics as part of the Natural Sciences Tripos. In the 1998 HEFCE subject review of teaching, the Department scored 23 out of a possible 24.

Research activities span all the areas of physics, and are organised under major research groupings: High Energy Physics, Astrophysics, Biological and Soft Systems, Semiconductor Physics, Optoelectronics & Microelectronics, Quantum Matter, Theory of Condensed Matter, and Physics and Chemistry of Solids.

Appendix II. Prepositions

About

1. On the subject of: This is a story about elephants.

2. Approximately: He is about ten years old.

Above

1. Higher than; over: The plane flew above the clouds.

2. Earlier on a page: There is a heading above each diagram.

Across

1. From one side to the other: We walked across the field.

2. On the other side of: There is a store across the street.

After

1. Later in time: after ten o'clock; after lunch

2. Later in a series: Q comes after P in the alphabet.

3. In pursuit of: The dog ran after the cat.

Against

1. In opposition to: Theft is against the law.

2. Touching; supported by: I leaned my bicycle against the wall.

Along

1. Following the length of: We walked along the road.

Among

1. Within a group: The money was shared among three people.

Around

1. Circling something: We walked around the block.

2. Surrounding: There is a fence around the garden.

3. In different parts of: I looked around the house for the keys.

4. In the other direction: We turned around and went back home.

5. Approximately: He is around six feet tall.

At

1. A specific location: at 23 Chestnut Street; at the bus stop

2. A point in time: at 5 o'clock; at Christmas

3. A condition: at peace; at war; at rest

4. An activity: at work; at school; at play

5. Towards: Look at someone; wave at someone

not at all: not in any way

at all times: always

at any rate: whatever happens

at one's disposal: to be used as one wishes

at first: at the beginning

at last: finally, after some delay

at a loss: uncertain what to do or say

at the moment: now

at once: immediately

at present: now

at this point: at this place; at this moment

Before

1. Earlier in time: before two o'clock; before Christmas

2. Earlier in a series: S comes before T in the alphabet.

Behind

1. At the back of: The little girl hid behind her mother.

2. Late: I am behind in my work.

3. Cause; origin: Who was behind that idea?

behind the scenes: (of persons) influencing events secretly; (in a theater) behind the stage

behind schedule: not on time

Below

1. Lower than; under: below freezing; below sea level

2. Later on a page: Footnotes are provided below the text.

Beneath

1. Lower than; below: beneath the earth

Beside

1. Next to; at the side of: I sit beside her in class.

be beside oneself: lose one's self-control

beside the point: irrelevant

Besides

1. Also; as well as: We study other languages besides English.

Between

1. An intermediate location: Toronto lies between Montreal and Vancouver.

2. An intermediate time: between Christmas and New Year's Day

3. Intermediate in a series: B comes between A and C in the alphabet.

4. An intermediate amount: between five