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Physics and astronomy

The East and West observatories atop the Southampton physics and astronomy building at Highfield Campus.

Our work is centred around astronomy, quantum light and matter, and theoretical particle physics. We're ranked in the top 5 physics and astronomy departments in the Russell Group.

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A satellite image of a galaxy, with a box zooming in on the centre and revealing a supermassive black hole hidden behind a cloud of gas and dust.

Revealing space’s secret supermassive black holes

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Scientists from the University of Southampton have found that there are more hidden supermassive black holes in the universe than previously thought.

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