Seminars 2025/26
The seminars are open to anyone from the university, students are encouraged to attend. This page will be updated as more speakers are confirmed.
Next Seminar: March 18th
Dr. Nikhil Sarin (University of Cambridge)
Towards transient modelling and inference at scale
Advances in time-domain instrumentation is revolutionising the night sky, and we are rapidly accumulating observations for a range of transients across the electromagnetic spectrum. These advances are beginning to stress both our models, and our frameworks that we rely on to interpret such observations. In this talk, I will discuss new modelling tools and inference approaches to tackle the flood of data and draw robust conclusions despite known and unknown systematics. I will focus specifically on light curve modelling of Type Ia Supernovae, interaction-powered transients such as super-luminous supernovae, and supernovae and kilonovae with significant afterglow contamination.
Semester 1
| Date | Room | Speaker | Institution | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2025 | 8 West 3.14 | Dr. Andrew Young | University of Bristol | X-raying Black Hole Accretion Flows |
| 29 October 2025 | 8 West 3.14 | Zoe Le Conte | University of Durham | The evolution of barred galaxies in the last 12 billion years |
| 12 November 2025 | 8 West 3.14 | Dr Lisa Kelsey | University of Cambridge | Candles in Context: How Galaxies Shape Supernova Cosmology |
| 3 December 2025 | 8 West 3.22 | Dr. Gavin Lamb | Liverpool John Moores University | Wyrd Engines |
| 10 December 2025 | 8 West 3.14 | Dr. Chiaki Kobayashi | University of Hertfordshire | Cosmic chemical enrichment in the era of JWST |
Semester 2
| Date | Room | Speaker | Institution | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 February 2026 | 8 West 3.14 | Dr. Soheb Mandhai | University of Manchester | Evolving binary systems harmoniously with OCARINA |
| 18 March 2026 | 8 West 3.13 | Dr. Nikhil Sarin | University of Cambridge | Towards transient modelling and inference at scale |
| 15 April 2026 | 8 West 3.14 | Dr. Sophie Koudmani | University of Hertfordshire | TBC |
| 29 April 2026 | 8 West 3.22 | Dr. Samantha Oates | University of Lancaster | TBC |
| 6 May 2026 | 8 West 3.14 | Dr. Poshak Ghandi | University of Southampton | TBC |