Astrophysics group members
Our group hosts observers, theorists and instrumentation specialists. Find out about their research interests and activities here.
Astrophysics
We study exploding stars, growing galaxies and feeding black holes in an expanding Universe.
People and research
Learn more about the research activities of our staff, research associates and PhD students.
Astrophysics group job opportunities
Find out about how to join us as a PhD student or a research fellow.
Astrophysics group seminar series
Find out more about our seminar series.
News & announcements
Read more on Bath astrophysicists in the news.
What makes black holes grow and new stars form? Machine learning helps solve the mystery
It takes more than a galaxy merger to make a black hole grow and new stars form: machine learning shows cold gas is needed too to initiate rapid growth.
CRC Press publishes undergraduate textbook by Bath astrophysicist, Dr Hendrik van Eerten
Dr Hendrik van Eerten, a reader in the Department of Physics, has published Introduction to Fluid Dynamics in Physics and Astrophysics.
Bath Astrophysicist honoured with IOP Publishing Top Cited Paper Award
Dr Hendrik van Eerten, a reader in the Department of Physics, has co-authored one of this year’s most cited papers published in Institute of Physics journals.
Professor Stijn Wuyts named Hiroko Sherwin Chair in Extragalactic Astronomy
The honorary role celebrates his contributions to astrophysics and the cooperation he has fostered between the University of Bath and East-Asian observatories.
Bath-CSC PhD student unveils the dust-enshrouded nature of distant galaxies
Bath astronomers find clumpier dust distributions in early galaxies, and highlight how dust can make galaxies look bigger than they really are.
What made the brightest cosmic explosion of all time so exceptional?
Last year, telescopes registered the brightest cosmic explosion of all time. Astrophysicists can now explain what made it so dazzling.
About us
Bath Astrophysics Group addresses fundamental questions about some of the most violent processes in the Universe, in particular black hole driven phenomena and their environments.
We exploit ground and space-based technology to collect cosmic signals from distant objects and use this information to study galaxy dynamics, star formation, accretion of matter and the roles of black holes and cosmic magnetic fields.