Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation

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    Project to help vision impaired people engage with astronomy wins award

    The Tactile Universe makes astronomy research accessible to the blind and vision impaired community.

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    Project to help vision impaired people engage with astronomy wins award

  • Bumper crop of black holes in new gravitational wave paper

    Only a few years ago, scientists the world over celebrated as the first-ever gravitational waves were detected – confirming a long-held scientific theory and opening up an entirely new field of research.

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    Bumper crop of black holes in new gravitational wave paper

  • Major EU grant to unravel the mysteries of the Universe

    An astrophysicist has won a career-changing grant, which will put him at the forefront of international cosmological research.

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    Major EU grant to unravel the mysteries of the Universe

  • Ripples from deep in the Cosmos reveal most massive black hole detected yet

    The results were contributed to by experts from the University’s Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation.

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    Ripples from deep in the Cosmos reveal most massive black hole detected yet

  • Astrophysicists fill in 11 billion years of Universe history

    The results were contributed to by experts from the University’s Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation.

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    Astrophysicists fill in 11 billion years of Universe history.

  • New test of dark energy and expansion from cosmic structures

    New analysis of large-scale structure of Universe by Portsmouth researchers finds direct evidence of dark energy, independent of the cosmic microwave background and supernovae.

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    New test of dark energy and expansion from cosmic structures

  • Travel back in time and explore space with new virtual reality app

    A new virtual reality app that allows users to travel back in time and see the universe before the sun was even born

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    Travel back in time and explore space with new virtual reality app
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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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