Astronomical instrumentation
![A map of the CMB sky from the Planck Satellite](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/Planck%20Banner.jpg?itok=PbqQa0G2)
Beecroft Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
The BIPAC is a hub of research in theoretical astrophysics and physics, focusing on the origin and evolution of the universe, the formation of large scale structure, dark energy, dark matter and the theory of gravitation.
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Breakthrough Listen
Breakthrough Listen represents humanity's most significant effort to date to quantify the distribution of advanced life in the Universe, using the world's largest and most advanced radio telescopes to search for signatures of technology.
![The C-BASS North Telescope](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/CBASS-N_Panorama_small.jpg?itok=ReIYLdOM)
Cosmology
![Artist impression of the Euclid mission in space. The spacecraft is white and gold and consists of three main elements: a flat sunshield, a large cylinder where the light from space will enter, and a 'boxy' bottom containing the instruments.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/euclid.jpg?itok=schbOOJF)
Euclid
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid flagship Dark Energy Satellite Mission launched from Cape Canaveral on 1 July 2023; Oxford's Department of Physics plays a key role in the lensing data analysis and has been involved since its inception.
![Visual appearance of hot Jupiter atmospheres with different temperatures or cloud types as calculated by the SPARC/MITgcm atmospheric circulation model.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/Capture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202021-05-19%20a%CC%80%2014.39.55.png?itok=LsDokwDG)
Exoplanet atmospheres
Comparing models and observations to understand exoplanet atmospheres.
![Artist impression of an exoplanet and its host star](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/science_exoplanet20151006_2.jpg?itok=im6bzTbC)
Exoplanets and Stellar Physics
Detecting, characterising and modelling exoplanets and their host stars
![Panorama of CBASS-South](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/CBASS-S-background-2.jpg?itok=AXl231JF)
Experimental radio cosmology
Development and science exploitation of new techniques and instruments at cm and radio wavelengths.
![The lasers producing artificial guide stars of the Extremely Large Telescope](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/ELTLasers_0.jpg?itok=SaAEPadl)
Extremely Large Telescope
Information on the Oxford involvement in the Extremely Large Telescope Project
Galaxy formation and evolution
![H.E.S.S.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/Untitled2.jpg?itok=FiUuoHcO)
![A Global Jet Watch observatory looks out on the night sky.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/20150421-IMG_1398-high-bright.jpg?itok=LzejGHZ6)
![The first Large Survey Project observations with MeerKAT](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/Colloq-10102018.jpg?itok=RakgKiTv)
Hintze Centre for Astrophysical Surveys
Addressing the major problems of modern physics/astrophysics by augmenting our participation in the major international surveys that are designed to address them.
![MeerKAT antennas against a backdrop of the Galactic Centre radio bubbles](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/meerkat_bg_0.jpg?itok=y7x3R_OH)
Planet formation and dynamics
![Artist's impression of a Fast Radio Burst coming from a Neutron Star.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/Magnetar-FRB_2880x1620_Lede_0.jpg?itok=5JVBVviN)
Pulsars, transients and relativistic astrophysics
The extreme astrophysics of neutron stars and black holes
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![Solar System shown with the planets shown in approximately the right size relative to one another.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/686_solarsys_scale_website.jpg?itok=ENmp4JHX)
Solar system
Research interests in planetary bodies throughout the solar system and beyond.
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Superconducting quantum detectors
Our research is primarily aimed at the development of ultra-sensitive cryogenic superconducting quantum devices for astronomy, quantum computation platform and fundamental physics experiments.
![Composite image of the SKA at daytime.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/SKA%20at%20daytime.jpg?itok=YFp7xO3O)
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
Oxford involvement in the Square Kilometre Array Project
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Zooniverse
Zooniverse is the largest and most popular platform for people powered research in the world.