Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation

  • Studying ‘Holes in the Universe’ to sharpen cosmic measurements

    A team led by ICG scientists used BOSS data with measurement of the void-galaxy cross-correlation to improve cosmological constraints

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    Studying ‘Holes in the Universe’ to sharpen cosmic measurements

  • ICG cosmologists join new survey to study ‘Dark Energy’

    The Time-Domain Extragalactic Survey (TiDES) aims to help understand the mysterious force known as ‘Dark Energy’.

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    ICG cosmologists join new survey to help understand the mysterious force known as ‘Dark Energy’

  • 30th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics

    Portsmouth University is going to host the 30th Texas Symposium this December.

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    30th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics in Portsmouth

  • The Hunt for Enormous Early Stars

    Portsmouth researchers have modeled supermassive primordial stars as potential seeds for the earliest quasars in our Universe.

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    The Hunt for Enormous Early Stars

  • Dark Energy Survey completes six-year mission

    International collaboration co-founded by the University of Portsmouth finished mapping a 5,000-square-degree area of the sky in a quest to understand dark energy.

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    Dark Energy Survey completes six-year mission

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    Helping visually impaired children to ‘feel’ the Universe

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    Helping visually impaired children to ‘feel’ the Universe

  • RAS Eddington Prize awarded to Prof Claudia Maraston

    Portsmouth researcher wins prestigious award

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    RAS Eddington Prize awarded to Prof Claudia Maraston
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Cosmology, Galaxy Evolution & Gravitation

The ICG is an international centre of research excellence in cosmology, gravitation and astrophysics. We seek to understand the physics of the Universe and inspire the next generation of scientist through education, training and outreach. We also innovate using our advanced skills in mathematics and data science. Please follow us on Twitter for the latest news and opportunities to engage with our research.

The Institute is a member of many research projects – for further details on these and the areas of research the Institute is engaged in please click here.

ICG staff teach on undergraduate courses in Mathematics and Physics at the University of Portsmouth, including our MPhys and BSc Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

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