For Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
Applications are invited for a full time PhD (via MPhil) studentship in Astrophysics in the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute. The studentship is tenable for 3.5 years full-time (subject to satisfactory progress) and will cover the cost of tuition fees at UK rates together with a maintenance grant (£21,805 per year 2026/27 Read More …
Last month saw the publication of “Probing the Universe: A Geometrical View for Observers of Spacetime Physics“, co-authored by Timothy Walton, Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Lancashire, and Robin W. Tucker (Lancaster University), for the Springer-Nature “Fundamental Theories of Physics” book series. A Focus on the Read More …
Abstract In this talk I will describe and discuss galaxies, from our own Milky Way, via spirals, barred spiral, ellipticals, irregulars and galaxies undergoing mergers and collisions, to the largest structures in the Universe, including clusters, super-clusters, filaments and voids, arcs and rings. I will also talk about my experiences Read More …
Dr Mark Norris, our Senior Lecturer in Astronomy and Astrophysics, was invited on to the famous BBC Breakfast red sofa to answer questions on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which made its closest approach to Earth on December 19th. This comet has provided a large number of national media opportunities for Read More …