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The Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth is one of the leading groups in research on cosmology and astrophysics in the UK. We are active participants in a wide range of international collaborations, including the Dark Energy Survey (DES), the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) and Euclid.

ICG PhD Students

PhD studentships starting in October 2022 will be available for research in:

  • Gravitational lensing
  • Transients and supernovae
  • Active galactic nuclei
  • Galaxy evolution
  • Stellar population modelling
  • Very early Universe
  • Dark energy
  • Testing gravity on cosmological scales
  • Large scale structure
  • Gravitational Waves
  • Origin and evolution of the first supermassive black holes

There is no formal closing date, but applicants are advised to submit an application as early as possible. If you are seeking financial support, you should aim to submit by the end of January . Interviews for these studentships take place in February / March for entry in October. Applications will be considered until the positions are filled.

PhD applicants should have or expect to obtain a good honours degree or equivalent in Physics, Maths or Astronomy. Informal enquiries about the studentships can be directed to: icg-recruitment@port.ac.uk.

Formal applications should be made through the University Application Form and quote project code ICG05530122.

We welcome applications from all qualified applicants, but applications are particularly encouraged from traditionally under-represented groups in science. The University of Portsmouth holds an Athena SWAN bronze award and is an Institute of Physics Project Juno Supporter; these projects show a commitment to introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote gender equality in science and create a better working environment for men and women.

The Bell Burnell Scholarship Fund is designed to support full or part-time graduates who wish to study towards a doctorate in physics and are from groups that are currently under-represented in physics. The University of Portsmouth can sponsor one application and those interested in applying to this fund through the ICG should contact a relevant supervisor by December 3rd, 2021.

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Scientific staff members:

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Prof Adam Amara
Prof David Bacon
Dr Marco Bruni
Dr Becky Canning
Dr Tom Collett
Prof Rob Crittenden
Dr Or Graur
Dr Ian Harry
Prof Kazuya Koyama
Dr Andrew Lundgren
Prof Roy Maartens
Prof Claudia Maraston
Dr Johannes Noller
Dr Laura Nuttall
Prof Daniel Thomas
Prof David Wands
Dr Daniel Whalen

SEPNet and GRADNet

The ICG is a member of the SouthEast Physics Network (SEPNet), a consortium of nine world-class universities in the southeast of England. Our post-graduate students have the opportunity to engage with the SEPNet Graduate Network (GRADNet). By channelling this broad research expertise into one central, combined resource, GRADNet provides a wide range of postgraduate training opportunities, including specialised schools and student-led workshops and conferences.

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Fellowships and studentships

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Vacancies

  • Supernova | The MIT Press
  • Research Fellow in Cosmology
  • Dennis Sciama Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • Professor at the ICG
  • Research Fellow in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics

Latest News

  • Claudia Maraston | Sitting on the dock of the Universe
  • Podcast: The Hubble space Telescope
  • Cosmologists win award for making astronomy accessible to vision-impaired children
  • Helping blind people to hear the Universe
  • New source of gravitational waves discovered

Coming up

  • Gravity Meeting on June 1, 2022 11:00 am
  • Danilo Artigas (CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris) on June 1, 2022 1:00 pm
  • Doug Scott (University of British Columbia) on June 7, 2022 12:00 pm
  • Gravity Meeting on June 8, 2022 11:00 am
  • Gravity Meeting on June 15, 2022 11:00 am

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