The Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Central Lancashire is pleased to announce the arrival of its newest staff member, Dr Andrea Marcolini. Andrea completed his PhD last year in Bologna, and after a 6-month appointment in Vienna, is now commencing his position at UCLan. Andrea is a world-leader in computational galaxy formation, with particular expertise in the modeling of dark galaxies, galactic superwinds, and the emission propeties of high-velocity clouds.