The Centre has recruited four new students onto the PhD programme starting in the academic year 2005-2006. Two start immediately, with the others arriving in 2006 January. Angela MacDonald comes to us from the University of Manchester, where she successfully studied for an MPhys in Astrophysics. She is working with Dr Read More …
Year: 2005
Thabo Mbeki at SALT inauguration
The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) is inaugurated on the 10th November. Following successful first-light observations, five years to the day since the ground-breaking in 2000, representatives of the international SALT partnership are gathering a SAAO. South African President Thabo Mbeki will attend the ceremony, alongside UCLan Vice-Chancellor Dr Malcolm McVicar Read More …
Four new post-doctoral staff join the CFA
The Centre has recruited four excellent researchers to work alongside lecturer staff on a range of projects in solar, stellar and extragalactic astrophysics. They come to us from all over the world, adding a wealth of new knowledge and experience to the Centre. Dr Katrien Uytterhoeven joins us from the Read More …