Research Areas
IfA Research Areas
Members of the IfA are involved in research in a number of different areas. See below for details.
Active Galactic Nuclei
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AGN research at the IfA
Cosmology
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Cosmology research at the IfA
Exoplanets
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Exoplanet research at the IfA
Galaxy Formation & Evolution
![NGC 4676](/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/ngc4676_hst_big.jpg?itok=TS-p9PbA)
Galaxies research at the IfA
Milky Way & Local Group
![Milky Way](/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/milky-way-1655504_1280.jpg?itok=OFAhILND)
Local Group research at the IfA
Simulations
![SIMBA Cosmological Simulation](/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/simba.png?itok=gihSwQ2K)
Research on astrophysical simulations at the IfA.
Solar System
![67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko](/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/comet_67p_on_19_september_2014_navcam_mosaic.jpg?itok=ENneFa7R)
Solar System research at the IfA
Wide-Field Astronomy Unit
![WSA Mosaic](/sites/default/files/styles/panel_breakpoints_theme_uoe_mobile_1x/public/thumbnails/image/wfau.png?itok=ZMIafrFz)
WFAU provides survey archives to the community and develops software for survey astronomy.