- University of Glasgow
- School of Physics and Astronomy
- Scottish Universities Physics Alliance
- Visiting Scotland
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
Scientific Programme
All lectures will take place in Room 257 of the Kelvin Building, home of the School of Physics and Astronomy
Lecture slides and video files from the lectures are available here (password required).
| Sunday 28th Aug | |||
| 1930 | - | 2130 | Welcome reception (venue to be confirmed) |
| Monday 29th Aug | |||
| 0900 | - | 0930 | Introduction to Summer School |
| 0930 | - | 1030 | Detection and Characterisation of Exoplanets
Prof Don Pollacco, Queens University Belfast |
| 1030 | - | 1100 | Tea/Coffee |
| 1100 | - | 1200 | Solar System Exploration
Prof Monica Grady, Open University |
| 1200 | - | 1400 | Lunch |
| 1400 | - | 1500 | The Gamma-Ray Universe
Prof Paul O'Brien, Leicester University |
| 1500 | - | 1530 | Tea/Coffee |
| 1530 | - | 1630 | Virtual Astronomy
Dr Norman Gray, University of Glasgow |
| Tuesday 30th Aug | |||
| 0900 | - | 1000 | Astronomical Data Analysis
Prof Alan Heavens, University of Edinburgh |
| 1000 | - | 1100 | Observational Cosmology
Dr Catherine Heymans, University of Edinburgh |
| 1100 | - | 1130 | Tea/Coffee |
| 1130 | - | 1230 | Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Prof Sheila Rowan, University of Glasgow |
| 1230 | - | 1400 | Lunch |
| 1400 | - | 1500 | Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Prof Carlton Baugh, University of Durham |
| 1500 | - | 1530 | Tea/Coffee |
| 1530 | - | 1630 | Cosmological N-Body Simulations
Dr Frazer Pearce, University of Nottingham |
| Wednesday 31st Aug | |||
| 0900 | - | 1000 | The Radio Universe
Dr Ben Stappers, University of Manchester |
| 1000 | - | 1100 | The GAIA Mission
Dr Nic Walton, University of Cambridge |
| 1100 | - | 1130 | Tea/Coffee |
| 1130 | - | 1230 | Careers / KT Session |
| 1230 | - | 1400 | Lunch |
| 1400 | - | 1800 | Group Excursion |
| Thursday 1st Sep | |||
| 0900 | - | 1000 | Star Formation and Evolution
Dr Jennifer Hatchell, University of Exeter |
| 1000 | - | 1100 | The Herschel Mission
Dr Dave Clements, Imperial College |
| 1100 | - | 1130 | Tea/Coffee |
| 1130 | - | 1230 | The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Prof Andrew Jaffe, Imperial College |
| 1230 | - | 1400 | Lunch |
| 1400 | - | 1500 | Solar and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
Prof Louise Harra, MSSL |
| 1500 | - | 1530 | Tea/Coffee |
| 1530 | - | 1630 | Astroparticle Physics
Prof Alan Watson, University of Leeds |
| 1930 | - | 2230 | School Dinner |
| Friday 2nd Sep | |||
| 0930 | - | 1030 | Public Engagement |
| 1030 | - | 1100 | Tea/Coffee |
| 1100 | - | 1200 | The James Webb Space Telescope
Prof Gillian Wright, UK ATC |
| 1200 | - | 1400 | Lunch |
| 1400 | - | 1530 | Lab Tours / Museum Visit |