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
Kiessling A
(2011)
Simulating the effect of non-linear mode coupling in cosmological parameter estimation Simulating non-linear mode coupling
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kitching T
(2011)
3D photometric cosmic shear 3D photometric cosmic shear
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kitching T
(2011)
On mitigation of the uncertainty in non-linear matter clustering for cosmic shear tomography Small-scale information
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kitching T
(2012)
Image analysis for cosmology: results from the GREAT10 Galaxy Challenge GREAT10 Galaxy Challenge
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kitching T
(2010)
Path integral marginalization for cosmology: scale-dependent galaxy bias and intrinsic alignments Path integral marginalization
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kitching TD
(2011)
Model selection for modified gravity.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Kocevski D
(2012)
CANDELS: CONSTRAINING THE AGN-MERGER CONNECTION WITH HOST MORPHOLOGIES AT z ~ 2
in The Astrophysical Journal
Koekemoer A
(2011)
CANDELS: THE COSMIC ASSEMBLY NEAR-INFRARED DEEP EXTRAGALACTIC LEGACY SURVEY-THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS, IMAGING DATA PRODUCTS, AND MOSAICS
in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
Lehnert M
(2011)
The Na D profiles of nearby low-power radio sources: jets powering outflows
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Letarte B
(2009)
A Keck/DEIMOS spectroscopic survey of the faint Mâ??31 satellites Andâ??XV and Andâ??XVI
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description | ERC Fellowships |
Amount | £4,000,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 09/2009 |
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 |