Our institute is based in Preston as part of the University of Central Lancashire. The Institute contains about 30 teaching and research staff.
The institute established in 1927 as the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory (JHO) on Moor Park. In 1993 it became the Centre for Astrophysics. Renamed in 2004 as the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute (JHI) for Astrophysics and Super-Computing.
Our institute grew in 2012 to become the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy. We carry out teaching in all of these areas. We pursue research into:
- Analytical acoustics
- Non-associative algebras
- Model theory and its applications
- Theoretical and laboratory-based physics
- The astrophysics of planets, stars, galaxies and the Universe.
Opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate study (PhD and MSc by Research) are described on the JHI website. Visit the Distance Learning website for more information on our distance learning courses.
Derek teaches across a rage of subjects in Physics and Astrophysics. His particular expertise lies in the fields of star and planet formation, as well as interstellar magnetic fields, from the most diffuse regions of space to the dense environments around the event horizons of bl…
Megan is an astrophysicist studying galaxies, supernovae and black holes at high resolution using large networks of radio telescopes. She teaches across both the on-campus and distance learning degrees in Physics and Astronomy including introductory courses, laboratory classes, …
