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Astrophysics Courses
The Institute for Astronomy
offers a variety of Astrophysics
courses for University of Edinburgh undergraduates.
Full details of these courses, and how to apply to study Astrophysics
in Edinburgh, can be found
here
Radiation Processes in Astrophysics
I run the Masters-level Radiation Processes in
Astrophysics course (the DRPS course entry can be found
here).
This course covers high-energy radiation processes and their
applications in astrophysics. The materials associated with
the course are available through the University's
LEARN
environment.
Undergraduate Research
Projects
I also offer research projects to 4th
and 5th year undergraduate students. More information about
these can be found on the School of Physics undergraduate
pages
here.
Previous courses
I
have previously lectured courses on Astrophysics, Physics of
Stars and Nebulae, Observational Astronomy, X-ray astronomy,
High Energy Astrophysics and Discovering Astronomy. I also used to run the Telescope Group Projects in
Senior Honours years, where groups on students work together
to do hands-on research using the University's 20-inch
telescope or the remote PIRATE telescope. Projects run on Cepheid variable stars, on star
clusters, on exoplanets and on asteroids.
Other tasks
I am
the School's Director of Assessment. I have
previously served as Senior Personal Tutor, as undergraduate
Admissions Officer for the School of Physics and Astronomy,
and as Chair of the School Board of Studies, and as Head of the Institute for Astronomy.
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