Jeremiah Horrocks Institute (JHI)

University of Lancashire

Overview

The Jeremiah Horrocks Institute (JHI) is the University of Lancashire's centre for research and teaching in Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy. Named after the pioneering seventeenth-century astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks, the Institute has become an internationally recognised centre for astrophysics, space science, mathematical sciences and physics.

Established as the Centre for Astrophysics in 1993, the Institute was renamed the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute in 2004 and expanded in 2012 to encompass Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy.

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Mission: To advance understanding of the Universe, physical phenomena and mathematical structures through world-class research, education and public engagement.

Research Areas

Solar Physics

Investigating solar activity, space weather and the interaction between the Sun and Earth.

Stellar Astrophysics

Research into star formation, stellar evolution, asteroseismology and exoplanets.

Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics

Exploring galaxies, quasars, dark matter, cosmology and the large-scale structure of the Universe.

Mathematics

Research in algebra, geometry, applied mathematics, computational mathematics and mathematical modelling.

Physics

Theoretical and experimental physics including magnetism, quantum materials, nanophysics and surface science.

Computational Science

High-performance computing, simulations and data-intensive scientific research.

Research Facilities

The Institute hosts the UK hub for data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and participates in major international astronomy and astrophysics collaborations.

Teaching and Research Degrees

JHI offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in Mathematics, Physics, Astophysics and Astronomy.

The Institute is internationally known for its Astronomy by Distance Learning programme, which has attracted students from around the world.

Research Impact and Public Engagement

Researchers publish more than one hundred peer-reviewed papers each year and contribute to major international scientific collaborations. JHI maintains long-standing links with organisations including NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.

Thousands of people participate annually in JHI public lectures, observatory events, astronomy workshops and science outreach activities across Lancashire and beyond.