
Professor Roger Griffin
(23 August 1935 – 12 February 2021)
The Institute of Astronomy is sad to announce the loss of Professor Roger Griffin, who died at the age of 85. Read more...

Dr Floor van Leeuwen awarded the 2021 Jackson-Gwilt Medal
Press release January 2021
Dr Floor van Leeuwen is awarded the Jackson-Gwilt Medal 2021 for his reprocessing of the entire Hipparcos Catalogue, which remains the reference for the most accurate and complete astrometric data for the brightest stars. Read more...

Dr Kaisey Mandel awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
Press release December 2020
Dr Kaisey Mandel, the interdisciplinary University Lecturer on Astrostatistics at the Institute of Astronomy, has been awarded a prestigious Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council. Read more...

The Gaia Early Data Release 3
Gaia, News release
The Gaia Early Data Release 3
The Gaia Early Data Release 3 was published on 3 December 2020. Read more...

Fast-moving gas flowing away from young star's asteroid belt may be caused by icy comet vaporisation
Press release November 2020
A unique stage of planetary system evolution has been imaged by astronomers, showing fast-moving gas flowing away from a star system over 400 light years away. Read more...

First joint measurement of exoplanet’s mass and brightness challenges classical model of planet formation
Press release 2 October 2020
A team of astronomers have used the ESO instrument GRAVITY to take the first image of an exoplanet that had previously only been detected indirectly via the spectrum of its star. Read more...

Anti-racism resources
Equality and Diversity at the IoA
We at the Institute of Astronomy encourage everyone to educate themselves on issues of racial inequality. Anti-racism resources are available on our Equality and Diversity webpage. Read more...
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01 Professor Roger Griffin (23 August 1935 – 12 February 2021)
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02 Dr Floor van Leeuwen awarded the 2021 Jackson-Gwilt Medal Press release January 2021
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03 Dr Kaisey Mandel awarded ERC Consolidator Grant Press release December 2020
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04 The Gaia Early Data Release 3 The Gaia Early Data Release 3
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05 Fast-moving gas flowing away from young star's asteroid belt may be caused by icy comet vaporisation Press release November 2020
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06 First joint measurement of exoplanet’s mass and brightness challenges classical model of planet formation Press release 2 October 2020
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07 Anti-racism resources Equality and Diversity at the IoA
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