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Galaxies and Galaxy Evolution

Submm image of the Andromeda galaxy, credit HASHTAG
Submm image of the Andromeda galaxy, credit HASHTAG

We try to understand the origin and evolution of galaxies, as well as the physical and chemical processes at work within them, by making observations using telescopes on the ground.

These include the Atacama Large Millimetre Array and the Very Large Telescope, and telescopes in space such as Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope. The observations we obtain include images of nearby galaxies, such as the first detailed submm image of the Andromeda galaxy shown above, and images of high-redshift galaxies that reveal what these galaxies were like over ten billion years in the past.

Dr Timothy A Davis

Dr Timothy A Davis

Reader, Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology

Email
davist@cardiff.ac.uk
Professor Stephen A Eales

Professor Stephen A Eales

Head of Astronomy Group
Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology (Co-Director)

Email
ealessa@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0) 7775 871 691
Professor Haley Gomez

Professor Haley Gomez

Deputy Head of School
Astronomy Group
Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology

Email
gomezh@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 4058
Dr Mattia Negrello

Dr Mattia Negrello

Senior Lecturer
Astronomy Group
Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology

Email
negrellom@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2068 7124
Dr Matthew W L Smith

Dr Matthew W L Smith

Senior Lecturer
Director of Postgraduate Research Studies
Astronomy Group
Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology

Email
matthew.smith@astro.cf.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)29 2087 5106