New Research Students

The Centre is pleased to welcome four new research students to the University. Coming from a range of backgrounds, they will be working on a variety of projects within our extra-galactic research programme. They join six existing research students within the Centre. Following the completion of an MSci in Physics Read More …

New research students

The Centre welcomes three new students onto the PhD programme this year. Jaz Pearson came from Pleckgate High School in Blackburn to study Mathematics at UCLan. Gaining his BSc degree with first class honours, he has stayed on to work towards his PhD with Dr Robert Walsh, looking at the Read More …

Dr Stephanie Courty joins UCLan

The Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Central Lancashire is pleased to announce the arrival of its newest staff member, Dr Stephanie Courty. Stephanie completed her PhD in Paris in 2002 in the field of computational cosmmology and galaxy formation, and is an acknowledged expert in thermodynamical evolution of Read More …

National Astronomy Meeting 2007

The Centre for Astrophysics at UCLan is to host the RAS/PPARC National Astronomy Meeting in 2007 April. This will being together hundreds of astronomers from across the UK and beyond to discuss the latest advances in astronomy and astrophysics. During the week-long NAM’07 event there will be public lectures, news stories Read More …

NASA job for UCLan graduate

Dr Mike Marsh, who recently graduated with a PhD in Solar Physics from UCLan, is taking up a research fellowship at NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Maryland. This facility operates many of NASA‘s satellites, including solar observatories SOHO and TRACE. Mike will be working with Drs Jack Ireland Read More …

Astronomy at Astrofest

Our world-leading distance learning team will be on-site at Astrofest, Kensington Town Hall, 3rd and 4th February 2006. Come along to Stands 35 & 36 and meet the staff and students. Information on all our courses will be available, and you can try out our Astroquiz. In addition we are Read More …

Professor Brad Gibson Joins UCLan

Coming from Swinburne University, Professor Brad Gibson joined the University’s Centre for Astrophysics on the 1st February 2006. He has been appointed the new Chair in Theoretical Astrophysics, and is charged with overseeing the development of a new, vibrant, program of computational and theoretical astrophysics. “My research is actually fairly Read More …