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Projects Available in X-ray and Observational Astronomy

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Projects Available by Research Area

High-energy and Gamma-ray Astrophysics

Project Title Supervisor/s
 AstroSat Accretion in Active Galaxies
PLEASE NOTE AN OFFER HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS PROJECT
Dr Gordon Stewart
Gamma-ray Emission Gamma-ray Emission from Star-forming Regions Prof Jim Hinton
Gamma-ray Burst The Physical Origin of Gamma-ray Bursts and their Afterglows Prof Dick Willingale

Evolution and Astrophysics of AGN

Project Title Supervisor/s
Collage of Thumbnail SDSS Optical Images of 50 AGN Selected from the 2XMMi Catalogue The Cosmic Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) Prof Mike Watson

Galaxy Evolution Astrophysics

Project Title Supervisor/s
WISE Satellite Pre-Launch  Large-Scale Structure of Galaxies Traced by the WISE Mission Prof Andrew Blain

Galactic and Exoplanetary Astrophysics

Project Title Supervisor/s
White Dwarf and Asteroids Extra-solar Planets and the Fate of Our Solar System Dr Matt Burleigh
Hot Neptunes Next-Generation Transit Survey : Searching for Hot Neptunes Dr Matt Burleigh and Dr Mike Goad
Artist's Impression of Sirius A and Sirius B Sirius Binaries Prof Martin Barstow and Dr Matt Burleigh

Projects Available in Alphabetical Order

Project Title Supervisor/s
AstroSat Accretion in Active Galaxies
PLEASE NOTE AN OFFER HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS PROJECT
Dr Gordon Stewart 
Collage of Thumbnail SDSS Optical Images of 50 AGN Selected from the 2XMMi Catalogue The Cosmic Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) Prof Mike Watson 
White Dwarf and Asteroids Extra-solar Planets and the Fate of Our Solar System Dr Matt Burleigh 
Gamma-ray Emission Gamma-ray Emission from Star-forming Regions Prof Jim Hinton 
WISE Satellite Pre-Launch Large-Scale Structure of Galaxies Traced by the WISE Mission Prof Andrew Blain 
Hot Neptunes Next-Generation Transit Survey : Searching for Hot Neptunes Dr Matt Burleigh and Dr Mike Goad 
Gamma-ray Burst The Physical Origin of Gamma-ray Bursts and their Afterglows Prof Dick Willingale 
Artist's Impression of Sirius A and Sirius B Sirius Binaries Dr Matt Burleigh and Prof Martin Barstow