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Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology at Edinburgh

Lead Research Organisation: University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Inst for Astronomy

Abstract

Astronomical research at the University of Edinburgh covers a wide range of topics, which share the common aim of understanding the emergence of complex structures in the universe.

Publications

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Robotham A (2013) Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): Optimal Tiling of Dense Surveys with a Multi-Object Spectrograph in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

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Best P (2012) On the fundamental dichotomy in the local radio-AGN population: accretion, evolution and host galaxy properties The fundamental dichotomy in local radio-AGN in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Sobral D (2012) Star formation at z=1.47 from HiZELS: an Ha+[O ii] double-blind study? Star formation at z= 1.47: a stereoscopic view in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Caputi K (2012) THE NATURE OF EXTREMELY RED H - [4.5] > 4 GALAXIES REVEALED WITH SEDS AND CANDELS in The Astrophysical Journal

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Roseboom I (2012) The Herschel Multi-tiered Extragalactic Survey: SPIRE-mm photometric redshifts SPIRE-mm photometric redshifts in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Dunlop J (2012) A critical analysis of the ultraviolet continuum slopes (ß) of high-redshift galaxies: no evidence (yet) for extreme stellar populations at z > 6 The UV slopes of high-redshift galaxies in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Hilton M (2012) The XMM Cluster Survey: evidence for energy injection at high redshift from evolution of the X-ray luminosity-temperature relation Evolution of the L X -T relation from XCS-DR1 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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Taylor J (2012) MEASURING THE GEOMETRY OF THE UNIVERSE FROM WEAK GRAVITATIONAL LENSING BEHIND GALAXY GROUPS IN THE HST COSMOS SURVEY in The Astrophysical Journal

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Conn A (2012) A BAYESIAN APPROACH TO LOCATING THE RED GIANT BRANCH TIP MAGNITUDE. II. DISTANCES TO THE SATELLITES OF M31 in The Astrophysical Journal

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Kocevski D (2012) CANDELS: CONSTRAINING THE AGN-MERGER CONNECTION WITH HOST MORPHOLOGIES AT z ~ 2 in The Astrophysical Journal

 
Description ERC Fellowships
Amount £4,000,000 (GBP)
Organisation European Research Council (ERC) 
Sector Public
Country Belgium
Start 08/2009 
End 09/2014
 
Description GAMA 
Organisation Australian Astronomical Observatory
Country Australia 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Principal component sky subtraction. Redhsift-space distortion analysis.
Collaborator Contribution Ideas.
Impact GAMA survey extended to GAMA-II in 2010 (109 allocated AAT nights)
Start Year 2007
 
Description ROE Visitor Centre 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Multiple Edinburgh researchers regularly give talks that engage with the public, and particularly schools groups, under the auspices of the ROE Visitor Centre. These range from informal "meet the astronomer" sessions to more structured presentations on advances in astronomy.

Evidence of Short-Term Impact is provided by basic numbers, and immediate feedback from questionnaires etc. For example, the annual ROE Open Days attract ~2500 visitors of all ages, while ~6000 school-age children either visit ROE, or receive school visits each year. In addition, more than 50 community Dark Sky events have now been held throughout Scotland, and more than 800 teachers and educators have been trained to run Dark Sky activities. The IfA makes a major contribution towards this direct people contact; for example, in 2010, ten IfA post-graduate students contributed a combined total of over 300 hours to outreach activity. It is also possible to identify clear evidence of Long-Term Impact. For example, over 100 school teachers have attended our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, and have been provided with Deep Space Resources (developed as part of the CPD work at ROE) for use in the classroom.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014