Astrophysics Instrumentation
Scientific equipment lab

Astrophysics Instrumentation

The Astrophysics Instrumentation Group or Optical Science Laboratory (OSL)'s research focuses on the development of novel instrumentation for astronomy and industry.

Cosmology
This image represents the evolution of the Universe, starting with the Big Bang. The red arrow marks the flow of time.

Cosmology

A wide range of interests, spanning from the basic properties and evolution of the large scale structure in the Universe all the way back to the initial fluctuations that seeded this structure.

(Exo)Planetary Systems
J Disc, Exoplanetary Astrophysics

(Exo)Planetary Systems

The group, which incorporates the Atmospheric Physics Laboratory, conducts research into planetary systems: Earth, the Solar System and beyond.

Extragalactic Astrophysics
Antenae Galaxies

Extragalactic Astrophysics

Research includes star formation in our own and other galaxies, the astrophysics of gas and dust in nebular and circumstellar environments and studies of the properties of massive and evolved stars.

Galactic Astrophysics
Gravitational Waves

Galactic Astrophysics

Our research includes studies of the dynamical, stellar and star formation properties of low- intermediate- and high-mass galaxies over a wide range of redshifts.

Gravitational Waves
A galaxy in space

Gravitational Waves

The gravitational waves group is the latest sub-group within Astrophysics.