October-November-December 2024
3 new REACH papers are out there! Check them under Publications.
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A group of REACH scientists visit the site in the Karoo in October to continue the careful process of refining and fine tuning the instrument in the quest for the first stars (see picture below).
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A contingent of the group visited JPL in Pasadena, where we had the wonderful opportunity to discuss and collaborate with colleagues there on the continued development of the CosmoCube space mission (see picture below).
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This academic year (in Lent term) we will deliver again the MPhil course on Data-driven radio astronomy in the SKA era! Lecturers this year: Vijay Mahatma, Charlie Walker, Haoyang Ye, Harry Bevins, Dominic Anstey, Quentin Geuning, Jeremy Coles and Eloy de Lera Acedo.
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We prepare for the new year, with 3 new members joining the team in January: Adele Chu (MPhil student), Ashish Mhaske (PhD student) and Boyan Zhao (visiting student). Welcome all!
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A group of REACH scientists visit the site in the Karoo in October to continue the careful process of refining and fine tuning the instrument in the quest for the first stars (see picture below).
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A contingent of the group visited JPL in Pasadena, where we had the wonderful opportunity to discuss and collaborate with colleagues there on the continued development of the CosmoCube space mission (see picture below).
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This academic year (in Lent term) we will deliver again the MPhil course on Data-driven radio astronomy in the SKA era! Lecturers this year: Vijay Mahatma, Charlie Walker, Haoyang Ye, Harry Bevins, Dominic Anstey, Quentin Geuning, Jeremy Coles and Eloy de Lera Acedo.
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We prepare for the new year, with 3 new members joining the team in January: Adele Chu (MPhil student), Ashish Mhaske (PhD student) and Boyan Zhao (visiting student). Welcome all!
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July-August-September 2024
4 new REACH papers are out there! Check them under Publications.
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Members of the group attended the 3rd REACH Annual Meeting, in Mahabaleshwar, India (photo below)
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Dr Shikhar Mittal joins the group from TIFR, Mumbai to work on 21-cm cosmology (theory and data analysis). Welcome Shikhar!
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We prepare for the new academic year, with 3 new graduate students joining the team: Gabriella Rajpoot, Adarsh Kumar Dash and Daniel Robins. Welcome all!
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Members of the group attended the 3rd REACH Annual Meeting, in Mahabaleshwar, India (photo below)
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Dr Shikhar Mittal joins the group from TIFR, Mumbai to work on 21-cm cosmology (theory and data analysis). Welcome Shikhar!
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We prepare for the new academic year, with 3 new graduate students joining the team: Gabriella Rajpoot, Adarsh Kumar Dash and Daniel Robins. Welcome all!
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April-May-June 2024
5 new REACH papers are out there! Check them here.
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Members of our group delivered talks at world-class conferences during this term. These are some of them: URSI AT RASC 2024, EUCAP 2024, Cosmology in the Alps, EuCAIFCon 2024, Cosmic Magnetism in the Pre-SKA era.
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Thomas-Gessey Jones defended his PhD viva successfully. Congratulations Thomas!
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Members of our group delivered talks at world-class conferences during this term. These are some of them: URSI AT RASC 2024, EUCAP 2024, Cosmology in the Alps, EuCAIFCon 2024, Cosmic Magnetism in the Pre-SKA era.
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Thomas-Gessey Jones defended his PhD viva successfully. Congratulations Thomas!
January-March 2024
We welcome Aleksandra Dragovic to the group, who just joined us in January as a PhD student, working on data analysis for 21-cm cosmology.
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Members of the group Vijay Mahatma, Eloy de Lera Acedo, Daniel Molnar, Quentin Gueuning, Haoyang Ye, Charlie Walker, Maya Horton, Jeremy Coles, Dominic Anstey and Harry Bevins, have delivered this term for the first time a course on Data Driven Radio Astronomy in the SKA era as part of the MPhil degree on Data Intensive Science.
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CosmoCube (a space mission led by the University of Cambridge to do cosmology at the Dark Ages from the far side of the Moon) gets awarded £1.5M for development by the UKSA.
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Charlie Walker elected Trevelyan Research Associate at Selwyn College. Congratulations Charlie!
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REACH can see the sky! First observations have started!
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Members of the group Vijay Mahatma, Eloy de Lera Acedo, Daniel Molnar, Quentin Gueuning, Haoyang Ye, Charlie Walker, Maya Horton, Jeremy Coles, Dominic Anstey and Harry Bevins, have delivered this term for the first time a course on Data Driven Radio Astronomy in the SKA era as part of the MPhil degree on Data Intensive Science.
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CosmoCube (a space mission led by the University of Cambridge to do cosmology at the Dark Ages from the far side of the Moon) gets awarded £1.5M for development by the UKSA.
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Charlie Walker elected Trevelyan Research Associate at Selwyn College. Congratulations Charlie!
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REACH can see the sky! First observations have started!
November-December 2023
Thommas Gessey-Jones wins the Cavendish Prize in Theoretical Physics at the 2024 Cavendish Annual Thesis Prizes. Congratulations Thommas!
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We welcome Mr Saswata Dasgupta, our latest research student, affiliated with the Institute of Astronomy and working on the calibration of REACH.
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A REACH instrument paper amongst the most read at the Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation. Congratulations John Cumner et al!
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We welcome Mr Saswata Dasgupta, our latest research student, affiliated with the Institute of Astronomy and working on the calibration of REACH.
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A REACH instrument paper amongst the most read at the Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation. Congratulations John Cumner et al!
October 2023
We welcome Dr Haoyang Ye and Dr Charles Walker, who just joined the group to work on SKA UKSRC
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We have just started operations (October 1st) under the "REACH_21" ERC (UKRI guarantee) Consolidator grant. 21-cm line, here we go!
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Sam Leeney has officially started as PhD student under the REACH_21 project after his MPhil degree last year.
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We have just started operations (October 1st) under the "REACH_21" ERC (UKRI guarantee) Consolidator grant. 21-cm line, here we go!
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Sam Leeney has officially started as PhD student under the REACH_21 project after his MPhil degree last year.
September 2023
Harry Bevins, who recently defended his PhD thesis in our group, has now started as Kavli Junior Fellow at the Kavli Institute for Cosmology in Cambridge
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We welcome Dr Maya Horton, Dr Vijay Mahtma, Dr Daniel Molnar and Mr Rohan Patel, who just joined the group to work on SKA and REACH
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The REACH 2nd annual meeting was held between 25th and 27th of September in Valletta, Malta
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We welcome Dr Maya Horton, Dr Vijay Mahtma, Dr Daniel Molnar and Mr Rohan Patel, who just joined the group to work on SKA and REACH
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The REACH 2nd annual meeting was held between 25th and 27th of September in Valletta, Malta
May-August 2023
Eloy de Lera Acedo elected fellow at Selwyn college
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REACH first light took place on August 25th 2023
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Eloy de Lera Acedo gave (with Anastasia Fialkov) the KICC New Frontiers Lecture in Astrophysics in May 2023
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REACH first light took place on August 25th 2023
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Eloy de Lera Acedo gave (with Anastasia Fialkov) the KICC New Frontiers Lecture in Astrophysics in May 2023
March-April 2023
At the end of April CosmoCube participated in a UK Space Mission Incubator in order to prepare for its next development phase
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The UK SKA Science Regional Centre, which started its activities earlier this year with key participation from Cavendish Radio Cosmology researchers, has been ramping up activities to develop interoperable digital research infrastructure which will enable astronomers to access SKAO data & explore the universe
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The UK SKA Science Regional Centre, which started its activities earlier this year with key participation from Cavendish Radio Cosmology researchers, has been ramping up activities to develop interoperable digital research infrastructure which will enable astronomers to access SKAO data & explore the universe
January-February 2023
Eloy de Lera Acedo awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
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John Cumner has now become a PDRA in the group, congratulations!
We also welcome Yuchen Liu as our latest PhD student!
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Cavendish Radio Cosmology researchers organised and taught courses in the SARAO Workshop dedicated to Global 21cm Astronomy Experiments and Technology
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John Cumner has now become a PDRA in the group, congratulations!
We also welcome Yuchen Liu as our latest PhD student!
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Cavendish Radio Cosmology researchers organised and taught courses in the SARAO Workshop dedicated to Global 21cm Astronomy Experiments and Technology
November-December 2022
New limits from HERA! and the paper here.
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First astrophysical constraints from 21-cm observations of the Cosmic Dawn by Harry Bevins et al!
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Exciting times with a new UKSA grant awarded to continue the development of CosmoCube
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First astrophysical constraints from 21-cm observations of the Cosmic Dawn by Harry Bevins et al!
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Exciting times with a new UKSA grant awarded to continue the development of CosmoCube
October 2022
Alec Josaitis and Dominic Anstey have successfully defended their PhD viva! Congratulations Dominic and Alec! Dominic has also just started as a PDRA with us here too
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4 new PhD students join the radio cosmology group! Welcome Christian, Joe, Kaan and Jiten! And our first group meeting of the year was a full house
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4 new PhD students join the radio cosmology group! Welcome Christian, Joe, Kaan and Jiten! And our first group meeting of the year was a full house
Summer 2022 (July-August-September)
The REACH mission paper has been published in Nature Astronomy. The front page of the journal also featured REACH during the month of August
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REACH on the media
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REACH on the media
May-June 2022
Kilian Scheutwinkel awarded G-Research June grant
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HERA Project - Impacting local development through employment creation and encouraging participation of researchers in South Africa
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High-profile technology research published in Nature Communications: Existing infrastructure will be unable to support demand for high-speed internet
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HERA Project - Impacting local development through employment creation and encouraging participation of researchers in South Africa
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High-profile technology research published in Nature Communications: Existing infrastructure will be unable to support demand for high-speed internet
April 2022
£5M grant awarded to Cavendish Astrophysics to build “brains” of the world’s largest radio telescope (Eloy de Lera Acedo, PI)
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REACH All-hands meeting hosted by the Kavli Institute for Cosmology in Cambridge
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REACH featured in the SKA CONTACT magazine
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REACH All-hands meeting hosted by the Kavli Institute for Cosmology in Cambridge
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REACH featured in the SKA CONTACT magazine
February-March 2022
Funding awarded to the group for the development of CosmoCube, a CubeSat-based radiometer for studies of the Dark Ages from Moon's orbit. Follow this link for more information.
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Dominic Anstey and Eloy de Lera Acedo visit the Karoo to continue the installation of REACH.
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Dominic Anstey and Eloy de Lera Acedo visit the Karoo to continue the installation of REACH.
January 2022
Some exciting events to start the new year:
Samuel Leeney joins the group for a MPhil project on Bayesian data analysis of the 21-cm line. Welcome Samuel!
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Eloy de Lera has started his STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship on January 1st.
Samuel Leeney joins the group for a MPhil project on Bayesian data analysis of the 21-cm line. Welcome Samuel!
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Eloy de Lera has started his STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship on January 1st.
November 2021
Thomas Gessey-Jones was awarded the Best Talk Award at the Cavendish Graduate Conference 2021 for his talk:
"Probing the first stars with 21cm cosmology"
Congratulations Thomas!
"Probing the first stars with 21cm cosmology"
Congratulations Thomas!
August 2021
First major scientific results from the
HERA experiment are now public:
Paper 1: Upper limits
Paper 2: Constraints on Astrophysics
HERA experiment are now public:
Paper 1: Upper limits
Paper 2: Constraints on Astrophysics