Staff and students at the University of Tasmania are involved in a wide variety of astrophysical research including radio astronomy, optical astronomy and cosmic ray physics. In particular, the group has a long history of expertise in radio astronomy which is underpinned by the two radio observatories owned and operated by the University of Tasmania.

These two radio observatories, the Mt Pleasant Radio Observatory and the Ceduna Observatory comprise 40% of Australia's Very Long Baseline Interferometric (VLBI) network and provide researchers and students at UTAS with a unique opportunity to conduct cutting edge research. In addition to the radio observatories we also operate the Mt Canopus Optical Observatory outside of Hobart which is open to both researchers and students. For more information about astrophysical research at UTAS or student opportunities please click here .

At MSc and PhD level, research projects centre on gauge theory and supersymmetry, which embraces all physically accepted theories: quantum electrodynamics (electromagnetic forces), chromodynamics (the colour force between quarks), flavourdynamics (weak and hadronic forces between hadrons) and gravitation (in the context of general relativity). More information on the theory group can be found here .