Careers

Matt Taylor
RAS Awards: recipients profiles: Matt Taylor
My name is Matt Taylor, I work for the European Space Agency as a Project Scientist in the Directorate of Science. I was honoured to be awarded the RAS 2018 Service Award for Geophysics, for my work with the ESA Rosetta mission to a comet. A Project…
GCSE Astronomy specification set by Edexcel
GCSE Astronomy at the RAS
The Education and Outreach team, along with some Fellows, have been teaching GCSE Astronomy at the RAS and at local schools since 2015. There are currently three RAS GCSE Astronomy classes taking place, with examinations in 2019 and 2020. One is…
Caroline and William Herschel, professional astronomers.
Studying and working in Astronomy and Geophysics in the UK
Astronomers use scientific techniques to study the origin and make-up of stars, planets, galaxies and other celestial bodies, as well as the origin and structure of the Universe in general. Geophysicists apply physics concepts and techniques to…
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, observatory building
Which university for astronomy and geophysics?
If you are interested in pursuing astronomy or geophysics as a career a good starting place is to get an undergraduate degree. Undergraduate degrees in Physics with a focus on Astronomy or Geophysics topics, Earth Science, Environmental Geology...