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MPhil in Planetary Sciences and Life in the Universe launched

13 September 2023

This week sees the launch of Cambridge’s new MPhil qualification in Planetary Sciences and Life in the Universe.      Read more...

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How to apply for a Ph.D in Astronomy

The Institute offers the opportunity to study for a Ph.D

The Institute offers the opportunity to study for a Ph.D. Projects may be exclusively theoretical or observational but many combine aspects of both and the majority involve sophisticated data-analysis techniques.     Read more...

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Methane and carbon dioxide found in atmosphere of habitable-zone exoplanet

Press release 11 September 2023

An international team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge has used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to discover methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the ‘Goldilocks zone’.      Read more...

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IoA Researcher awarded ERC Starting Grant

5 September 2023

Dr Suhail Dhawan is one of three researchers at the University of Cambridge to be awarded this prestigious funding.     Read more...

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Martin Rees tops list of Royal Society Medal and Award winners

30 Aug 2023

Renowned Cambridge astrophysicist and cosmologist Professor Lord Martin Rees has been named this year’s recipient of the world’s oldest and most prestigious scientific award.     Read more...

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Mission to map the dark Universe sets off on space journey

Press release 1 July 2023

A European mission to explore how gravity, dark energy and dark matter shaped the evolution of the Universe has soared into space.      Read more...

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Tracing 13 billion years of history by the light of ancient quasars

Press release 8 March 2023

New evidence for rapid heating in the early universe     Read more...

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Upcoming Talks at the IoA

Wednesday 04 October 2023
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William Baker
Inside-out growth in the early Universe: a core in a vigorously star-forming disc
Time: 13:15-13:40  [details]
Thursday 05 October 2023
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Prof. Naoki Yoshida (University of Tokyo)
Formation of the first stars, galaxies, and black holes
Time: 16:00-17:00  [details]
Friday 06 October 2023
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Sthabile Kolwa (Johannesburg)
Observations of kinetic feedback in radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) hosts
Time: 11:30-12:30  [details]
Thursday 12 October 2023
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Prof Kim Venn (University of Victoria, Canada)
Title to be confirmed
Time: 16:00-17:00  [details]
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