The Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Central Lancashire is pleased to welcome Dr Silvia Dalla to our solar astrophysics group. She will also continue as Astrogrid Deputy Project Scientist and contribute to our distance learning and Masters programmes. Silvia graduated in Physics at the University of Milan and Read More …
RAS-NAM, UKSP and MIST registration closed
Registration for the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting, along with the UK Solar Physics and MIST 2007 meetings, is now closed. Bringing together the UK astronomy, solar physics and solar-terrestrial communities for the first time, this meeting in Preston on the 16th to the 20th April promises to be Read More …
RAS-NAM, UKSP and MIST registration open
Registration for the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting, along with the UK Solar Physics and MIST 2007 meetings, is now open. Bringing together the UK astronomy, solar physics and solar-terrestrial communities for the first time, this meeting in Preston on the 16th to the 20th April promises to be Read More …
Dr Andrea Marcolini joins UCLan
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 Read More …
Professor Colin Pillinger to give Royal Institution Lecture at UCLan
Professor Colin Pillinger to give Royal Institution Lecture at UCLan 13th December 2006 at 7.30 pm Darwin Building Lecture Theatre, University of Central Lancashire Beagle 2 was due to land on Mars on 25th December 2003. The spacecraft was ejected successfully from Mars Express on 19th December 2003 but nothing Read More …
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 …
United Kingdom Solar Physics and MIST 2007 meetings
The UK Solar Physics and MIST communities will be descending on UCLan in 2007 as they attend joint meetings with the RAS National Astronomy Meeting. These annual meetings are coming together for the first time, making this the largest NAM for a long time. During the week-long event there will 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 …
Centre wins Academic Fellowship in Galaxy Formation
The Centre for Astrophysics is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an Academic Fellowship in High Performance Computational Galaxy Formation from the Research Councils of the United Kingdom (RCUK). These prestigious 5-year fellowships lead to a permanent faculty position at the host intitution. The recruitment process for this Read More …