The Astro-Obs group, researching observational astrophysics and cosmology at the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at Newcastle University. π ππ‘
Joined February 2023
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Astro-Obs Newcastle π retweeted
13 Nov 2025
Excited and honoured to be giving the Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture on Thursday 20th November at the @UniofBath and online π
I will be talking about all things supermassive black holes and quasars! π
@RoyalAstroSoc @UniofNewcastle
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3 Nov 2025
New paper by PhD student Devang Liya π
This study demonstrates the power of JWST photometry to constrain the SEDs of AGN π
Read the paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2510.26884
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26 Sep 2025
Congratulations to Carola Zanoletti for publishing her paper on principal components for modified gravity πβ¨
26 Sep 2025
Just published on PhysRev D - Principal Components for Model-Agnostic Modified Gravity with 3x2pt data ππ
One of my favorite plots: our method breaking the degeneracy in modified gravity parameters for LSST Year 1 WL and LSS data!
You can read it here: journals.aps.org/prd/abstracβ¦
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Astro-Obs Newcastle π retweeted
25 Sep 2025
The @AstroObsNCL team will be at this year's #stemfest in Newcastle!
We'll be exploring invisible light and space with ~3000 students across 3 days! β¨
#rtcnorth
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22 Sep 2025
Congratulations Ann Njeri! π
Congratulations to Ann Njeri of @NCLMathsStats on being shortlisted in the Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science. Through βEducate a girl, educate the community,β sheβs empowering girls in rural Kenya & Uganda to thrive in STEM. Good luck in the finals tinyurl.com/3c7n985a
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Astro-Obs Newcastle π retweeted
15 Jul 2025
@blackholephd presenting her poster on dust in nearby AGN with JWST β¨
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10 Jul 2025
Lots of @UniofNewcastle representation at @NAM25_Durham this week! β¨
First up, @astro_fawcett talking about evidence for a blow-out phase in dusty QSOs π¨
#NAM2025Durham
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11 Jul 2025
Massive congratulations to @Rosedshepherd for winning the #NAM2025Durham 3 minute thesis competition!! ππ
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10 Jul 2025
@astrojocksteph talking about emission line contamination in JWST imaging of nearby Seyferts π
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10 Jul 2025
@beththeroman with their poster on multi-scale and multi-tracer 1-point statistics π
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Astro-Obs Newcastle π retweeted
27 Jun 2025
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23 Jun 2025
A few photos from the Discover Festival at @UniofNewcastle - great event with lots of engagement from the public! β¨
@cosmicsheargirl @astro_fawcett @Rosedshepherd
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22 May 2025
Great watching the 3 Minute Thesis @UniofNewcastle final, featuring 3 of our brilliant astro PhD students! β¨
@Rosedshepherd @Cosmoletti Julie Thomas
@3MT_official
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Astro-Obs Newcastle π retweeted
24 Apr 2025
Very honoured the our project Space Investigators: Astronomy in the North East won the @UniofNewcastle Engagement and Place Award for Engaging for Cultural Benefit β¨
Thank you to all the team! π
Find out more here: spaceinvestigators.com
#EngageAwards2025
23 Apr 2025
This interactive exhibition in the Great North Museum: Hancock had amazing reach with children and families across the region. A brilliant and educational project shedding light on our region's contribution to the advancement in space technology πβοΈ #engageawards2025
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