New Horizons for High Redshifts

Monday 25th - Friday 29th July, 2011

Tremendous advances in the study of the early Universe have been made over the past decade. Even so, many of our most basic questions remain largely unanswered. This meeting will discuss recent progress and the next steps forward in understanding the z=5-10 Universe. Read more...

Gruber Foundation 2011 Cosmology Prize

George Efstathiou joint recipient

Professor George Efstathiou, Director of the KICC, has been named as the joint recipient of the Gruber Foundation 2011 Cosmology Prize Read more...

About the IoA

Institute of Astronomy

The Institute of Astronomy (IoA), at the University of Cambridge, is one of the largest centres for astronomical research in the UK, and is engaged in world-class teaching and research in the fields of theoretical and observational Astronomy. Read more...

Research

Research at the Institute of Astronomy

The Institute of Astronomy researches across the entire breadth of astronomy. Find out more about our current fields of research and project involvement. Read more...

Undergraduate Study Opportunities

For Cambridge students

The Institute of Astronomy offers two exciting courses in Astrophysics, providing the University's only dedicated astronomy course at the Part II level and a Part III course offering the opportunity to conduct a substantial research project. Read more...