Philip Best



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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.