Astro-Obs Newcastle 🔭

The Astro-Obs group, researching observational astrophysics and cosmology at the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at Newcastle University. 🌌 🔭📡

[Dr Vicky Fawcett @astro_fawcett]

Excited and honoured to be giving the Caroline Herschel Prize Lecture on Thursday 20th November at the @UniofBath and online 🔭

I will be talking about all things supermassive black holes and quasars! 🌌
@RoyalAstroSoc @UniofNewcastle

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New paper by PhD student Devang Liya 🎉
This study demonstrates the power of JWST photometry to constrain the SEDs of AGN 📈

Read the paper here: https://t.co/yIVQxGwZr2

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Congratulations to Carola Zanoletti for publishing her paper on principal components for modified gravity 🎉✨

[Carola Zanoletti @Cosmoletti]

Just published on PhysRev D - Principal Components for Model-Agnostic Modified Gravity with 3x2pt data 🌌🎉

One of my favorite plots: our method breaking the degeneracy in modified gravity parameters for LSST Year 1 WL and LSS data!

You can read it here: https://t.co/TMhD45fxfS

[Dr Vicky Fawcett @astro_fawcett]

The @AstroObsNCL team will be at this year's #stemfest in Newcastle!
We'll be exploring invisible light and space with ~3000 students across 3 days! ✨
#rtcnorth

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Congratulations Ann Njeri! 🎉

[Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering @Sage_NCL]

Congratulations to Ann Njeri of @NCLMathsStats on being shortlisted in the Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science. Through ‘Educate a girl, educate the community,’ she’s empowering girls in rural Kenya & Uganda to thrive in STEM. Good luck in the finals https://t.co/hUqJlVFHLZ

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Check out this paper on arXiv today by Carolyn Mill:
https://t.co/rdjWVyO0l3

[Dr Vicky Fawcett @astro_fawcett]

@blackholephd presenting her poster on dust in nearby AGN with JWST ✨

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@UniofNewcastle @NAM25_Durham @astro_fawcett @astro_sario @blackholephd @astrojocksteph Massive congratulations to @Rosedshepherd for winning the #NAM2025Durham 3 minute thesis competition!! 🎉🎉

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Lots of @UniofNewcastle representation at @NAM25_Durham this week! ✨
First up, @astro_fawcett talking about evidence for a blow-out phase in dusty QSOs 💨
#NAM2025Durham

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@UniofNewcastle @NAM25_Durham @astro_fawcett @astro_sario @blackholephd @astrojocksteph Check out the amazing space art by @blackholephd! 🎨✨

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@UniofNewcastle @NAM25_Durham @astro_fawcett @astro_sario @blackholephd @astrojocksteph @beththeroman with their poster on multi-scale and multi-tracer 1-point statistics 📊

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@UniofNewcastle @NAM25_Durham @astro_fawcett @astro_sario @blackholephd @astrojocksteph talking about emission line contamination in JWST imaging of nearby Seyferts 🔭

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@UniofNewcastle @NAM25_Durham @astro_fawcett @astro_sario @blackholephd @astrojocksteph Check out the amazing space art by @blackholephd! 🎨✨

[Dr Vicky Fawcett @astro_fawcett]

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A few photos from the Discover Festival at @UniofNewcastle - great event with lots of engagement from the public! ✨

@cosmicsheargirl @astro_fawcett @Rosedshepherd

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Great watching the 3 Minute Thesis @UniofNewcastle final, featuring 3 of our brilliant astro PhD students! ✨
@Rosedshepherd @Cosmoletti Julie Thomas

@3MT_official

[Dr Vicky Fawcett @astro_fawcett]

Very honoured the our project Space Investigators: Astronomy in the North East won the @UniofNewcastle Engagement and Place Award for Engaging for Cultural Benefit ✨

Thank you to all the team! 🔭
Find out more here: https://t.co/dTPsPytLc1

#EngageAwards2025