Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

The Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory, part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

The Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, at the University of Manchester, UK, consists of the Jodrell Bank Observatory and the academics based in the Alan Turing Building in Manchester.

Research

The research at the Centre focuses on:

• Astrochemistry
• Astrophysical masers
• The Cosmic Microwave Background
• Gravitational lenses
• Planetary nebulae
• Pulsars
• Stellar physics (including star formation and solar plasmas)
• Development of telescope receivers