Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics - The University of Manchester

What we do

There are a range of options at different levels to study astrophysics at The University of Manchester.

We are involved in the operation and support of a number of facilities, including e-MERLIN.

Discover more about the space-related research work being done by academics and researchers across the Faculty.

New radio astronomy survey peers through cosmic dust to investigate the Milky Way.

Astronomers link 64 telescopes to observe the structure of the Universe ahead of the SKAO launch.

Astronomers have established how galaxies were formed.

Jodrell Bank’s newest attraction opened its doors to visitors for the first time last weekend.

An international team of scientists discover a strange radio emitting neutron star.

Our research covers a wide range of topics, including the Sun, stars, exoplanets, pulsars, galaxies and cosmology.

The story of Jodrell Bank began in 1945 when Bernard Lovell came to the University to observe cosmic rays.

Find details of the academic, research and administrative staff members in our Centre.