Staff Lead researcher Professor Christian Knigge Professor of Astrophysics Research interests accretion phenomena and associated outflows cataclysmic variables Connect with Christian Email: c.knigge@soton.ac.uk Other researchers Professor Mark Sullivan Head of School Research interests Supernovae Time domain astronomy Connect with Mark Email: m.sullivan@soton.ac.uk Professor Poshak Gandhi Professor of Astrophysics Research interests Accretion & Outflows Time-domain astronomy Connect with Poshak Email: poshak.gandhi@soton.ac.uk FS Professor Francesco Shankar Professor of Astrophysics Research interests Super-massive Black Hole Demography and Evolution Galaxy Evolution: Spheroids and Bulges, Environment, High-redshift galaxies Connect with Francesco Email: f.shankar@soton.ac.uk Doctor Matthew Middleton Associate Professor Connect with Matthew Email: m.j.middleton@soton.ac.uk Professor Sebastian Hoenig Professor of Obs'l & Comp'l Astrophysics Research interests Active Galactic Nuclei Dust Connect with Sebastian Email: s.hoenig@soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups Astronomy Group We aim to understand the nature of cosmic objects and the life cycle of stars including the impact of surrounding galaxies.