We welcome applications for STFC funded studentships for postgraduate research with projects in simulation and data analysis of space and astrophysical plasmas.

The Space and Astrophysical Plasmas group carries out research into the naturally occurring plasmas which pervade the solar system. We use state of the art numerical simulation and analysis of data from scientific spacecraft. The group has a broad range of interests, including the solar wind, plasma turbulence, collisionless shocks, plasma waves and instabilities, reconnection and the geomagnetic tail. We have involvement in several spacecraft missions.

The Space Plasma Group is part of the Astronomy Unit which carries out research in a wide range of areas from Cosmology to Solar System physics.