Our research and knowledge exchange institute carries out teaching and research in areas of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy. Our institute is based in Preston as part of the University of Central Lancashire. The Institute contains about 30 teaching and research staff. We offer alternative start dates for your research degree, commencing in September, January and March for maximum flexibility. September 2024 entry: Deadline for home students is 1 June 2024, EU/International is 1 May 2024, January 2025 entry: Deadline for home students is 1 November 2024, EU/International is 1 September 2024, March 2025 entry: Deadline for home students is 1 December 2024, EU/International is 1 November 2024. September 2025 entry: Deadline for home students is 1 June 2025, EU/International is 1 May 2025. The institute established in 1927 as the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory (JHO) on Moor Park. In 1993 it became the Centre for Astrophysics. Renamed in 2004 as the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute (JHI) for Astrophysics and Super-Computing. Our institute grew in 2012 to become the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute for Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy. We carry out teaching in all of these areas. We pursue research into: Analytical acoustics Non-associative algebras Model theory and its applications Theoretical and laboratory-based physics The astrophysics of planets, stars, galaxies and the Universe.
January 2026
Preston Campus
Preston,
Preston,
Lancashire,
PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
January 2026
Westlakes Campus
John Fyfe Building, Westlakes Science and Technology Park,
Moor Row,
Cumbria,
CA24 3JY, United Kingdom
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