For Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy
To start the celebrations and festivities of University Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Week, students from the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute (JHI) for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy brought out the JHI’s model of a Saturn V rocket and put it on display in the foyer of the EIC. This is a Read More …
New research finds that young planets are flattened structures like smarties rather than spherical. Astrophysicists from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have found that planets have flattened shapes like smarties just after they form rather than being spherical as previously thought. The research shows that protoplanets, which are very Read More …
Discovery of a second ultra-large structure in distant space further challenges what we understand about the universe. The discovery from JHI student Alexia Lopez has been featured in news around the world including BBC news. Alexia also participated in a press conference during the Annual Meeting of the American Astronomical Read More …
Join us for a talk about the Euclid mission, where early results will be presented that showcase the stunning image quality of the telescope, with Dr Alex Hall. Roughly 7 billion years ago, the expansion of the Universe began to accelerate. It continues to accelerate to this day. Why this Read More …
Steven Gough-Kelly has graduated with a doctorate in astrophysics A University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) graduate who was diagnosed with dyslexia during his studies has completed his doctorate in astrophysics. Steven Gough-Kelly’s PhD was the culmination of eight years of studying for three qualifications at UCLan. The 27-year-old, who has Read More …
The University of Central Lancashire’s Into Our Skies: Space in Schools project wins the Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year category at the Times Higher Education Awards The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is celebrating winning a prestigious Times Higher Education Award for its outreach dance and science Read More …
Join us for an awe-inspiring journey into the birth of a planet, filled with radiant afterglows and swirling dust clouds with Dr. Zoë M. Leinhardt. Planets outside of our solar system are common. Thousands have been observed using a variety of detection techniques. These planets are amazingly diverse – with a Read More …
A new telescope unveiled at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has been dedicated to the wife of local famous astronomer and UCLan founder Moses Holden. Based at the University’s Alston Observatory, the Isabella Holden telescope sits alongside UCLan’s other, deep-space, telescope, which opened in 2016 and named in honour of Read More …
Join us on a journey of discovery as we gaze into the farthest reaches of the visible universe. Advances in submillimetre cosmology have led to the development of telescopes which allow us to peer ever further into space (and therefore back in time) to view distant stars that were lighting Read More …
On Wednesday 20th September we had the pleasure to take a trip back in time visiting Much Hoole near Preston where Jeremiah Horrocks lived and worked when he observed the transit of Venus of 1639, the first time ever this astronomical phenomenon was observed. Horrocks analysed Kepler’s data with mathematics Read More …