The galaxies group in the School of Physics and Astronomy comprises around 20 researchers, including teaching and research staff, postdocs, and PhD students. Our Research Interests include a wide variety of topics, from the deep secrets of star formation and small-scale processes taking place in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), to how galaxies form and evolve and the nature of dark matter. To address these problems we make use of both numerical simulations such as Monte Carlo Radiative Transfer and Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics, and observations at many wavelengths from the UV to the radio.

Our expertise and wide variety of research interests are complemented by the involvement of our group members in a number of international collaborations and observational surveys at all scales, such as CALIFA, GAMA, CANDELS, and MaNGA.

Please surf through our webpage and discover what we actually do, who we are, what kind of results we get, and how much fun it can be to discuss and learn more about galaxies! And if, after exploring the life of our Group through our webpages, you feel that St. Andrews would be a good working place for your research interests, don’t leave before checking if we have an open position for you.

NEWS from St. Andrews!

1. ★ Summer projects now on offer! If you are an undergrad student interested in carrying out a real research project in St Andrews during the summer break... check our projects here and contact us. Options for fundings are available, but deadlines are coming soon.x