PhD/MPhil in Physics and Astronomy - Astronomy and Astrophysics in Cardiff United Kingdom | Cardiff University

Astronomy and Astrophysics represents a specialized research field available within our Physics and Astronomy graduate programs (MPhil, PhD). Our observational research frequently utilizes major international telescopes including Hawaii's James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, GEMINI telescope, and UK Infrared Telescope, along with the La Palma Observatory, Anglo-Australian Telescope, and Hubble Space Telescope (HST). A significant portion of our research focuses on multi-wavelength observations of the Hidden Universe - cosmic regions obscured by dust and invisible to optical telescopes, where galaxies, stars, and planets are born. Our core research themes center on Origins: analyzing primordial fluctuations that seeded galaxy clusters, investigating galaxy formation and evolution across cosmic time, discovering novel matter forms, mapping elemental distributions throughout the cosmos, and observing stellar and planetary systems in their earliest formation stages.

Program durations - PhD: 3-4 years, MPhil: 1-2 years