Members of the Centre

I want to understand when and how General Relativity begins to fail as a theory of gravitation and whether this breakdown can be probed with observations and experiments. This question led me to alternative theories of gravity, black holes and compact stars, and observational signatures of strong gravity, such as gravitational waves.

I am interested in understanding the impact fundamental physics can have on the behaviour of gravity at large scales. I’m particularly interested in the cosmological constant problem and understanding the microscopic nature of dark energy.

I am interested in the Physics of the Early Universe and its observational signatures, such as gravitational waves from cosmic inflation and from topological defects.

My research is in quantum gravity. At the moment it is focussing on explaining the Planck-scale structure of spacetime using non-commutative geometry. 

My research focuses on Numerical Relativity—solving Einstein’s equations with advanced computing. I simulate isolated and binary compact objects, like black holes and neutron stars, both within general relativity and in theories that extend beyond it. My work explores the dynamics and phenomenology of these systems and the gravitational waves released during their mergers.

I am interested in in the phenomenology of theories of dark energy, modified gravity and dark matter, and in devising novel tests for these theories.

I am interested in gravity on all scales, from how it manifests itself in the early universe through inflation, primoridal black holes and phase transitions leading to the formation and evolution of topological defects, through to the late universe and it's influence on the accelerating universe we are living with.

Gravitational waves are perhaps the only signal that can reach us today from the very early universe, before the cosmic microwave background was produced. My research aims to leverage gravitational wave observations to learn about the electroweak phase transition, a dramatic event in the very early universe whereby elementary particles first gained mass through the Higgs mechanism.

I'm focussed on understanding the nature of dark matter. My interests range from the production of dark matter in the early Universe, to its distribution within the Milky Way today, and the resulting observational and experimental signals.

I have broad interests across gravitational wave astronomy, from theory to data analysis. My main research is in developing AI methods for fast and accurate gravitational wave parameter estimation. I also work in black hole perturbation theory, with the aim of producing more accurate models.

Research interests: Self-duality in four dimensional geometry; Geometry of G-structures; Alternative formulations of GR

I work with curved spacetime quantum fields, their connection to the quantum structure of spacetime, and their simulation in condensed matter laboratory systems. 

My research is based at the interface of theory and observation, in particular the physics of the Cosmic Microwave Background. I am also interested in applying Machine Learning to large cosmological datasets.

The behaviour of gravity in different situations is fascinating and I look into how it behaves in various settings, from cosmological dynamics of modified gravity to gravitational collapse of quantum fields.

My research explores how gravitational waves can expand our understanding of the Universe. I work on both theoretical aspects of general relativity and practical data analysis techniques and astrophysical models, especially in anticipation of future detectors like LISA.

My research is at the interface between quantum technology and fundamental physics. I am interested in the dynamics of the early universe and black holes arising of the interplay between general relativity and quantum fields. I am exploring these effects in laboratory experiments employing analogue gravity systems.