Astronomy group - Durham University

Astronomical Research at Durham

Durham University is one of the UK's leading centres for astronomical research with world-class groups working in a wide range of fields covering the observational, theoretical and instrumentation aspects of astronomy.

Postgraduate Research Opportunities We are seeking graduate students to undertake research within our PhD and MSc programmes. We expect to take on 6 STFC-funded students for a PhD degree in addition to further students either self funded or with funding from different sources; the STFC-funded PhD studentships cover course fees and living expenses for 3.5 years. Students will undertake full-time (or part time) cutting edge astronomical research and instrumentation.Applicants are required to have, or expected to gain, at least a 2.1 undergraduate degree in physics, astrophysics or mathematics. More details on the available research programmes, application procedure, and eligibilty can be obtained from here.

Durham ranked Number One in Europe and fourth in the world for our research into Space Science (which covers research into astronomy and astrophysics) over the decade 1998-2008, according to a recent league table by Thomson Reuters ESI and published in the Times. See also Durham University's Citation Achievements in Space Science.

There are 24 academic staff across the combined astronomy groups, with over 100 postdocs, postgraduate students and support and technical staff involved in astronomy research. The majority of our astronomical research is undertaken in the following groups:

Contact Details

Department of Physics,

Durham University,

South Road,

Durham DH1 3LE

Tel: 44 (0)191 3343635

Quick links

Link to Galaxy Formation conference website

An international conference

held at Durham, July 2011

An international workshop

held at Durham, July 2010