Staff Lead researcher RF Professor Robert Fear Professor Research interests Magnetic reconnection Large-scale solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling Global magnetospheric dynamics Connect with Robert Email: r.c.fear@soton.ac.uk Other researchers DW Dr Daniel Whiter Associate Professor Research interests Earth's aurora Auroral acceleration and structuring mechanisms Effects of auroral precipitation on the upper atmosphere Connect with Daniel Email: d.whiter@soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups In situ and Remote Intelligent Sensing (IRIS) The In situ and Remote Intelligent Sensing centre is working towards a new generation of intelligent sensing systems that will give us new insights into today's environmental and human challenges. Astronomy Group We aim to understand the nature of cosmic objects and the life cycle of stars including the impact of surrounding galaxies.