(North-West Wing Lecture Theatre G22)
Alessio Spurio Mancini (Royal Holloway)Cosmology with Euclid: an Overview
The Euclid mission, launched in July 2023 by the European Space Agency, is set to revolutionise our understanding of the Universe by probing the nature of dark energy, dark matter, and fundamental physics with unprecedented precision. By surveying approximately one third of the sky, Euclid will create a 3D map of the Universe observing around 1.5 billion galaxies across 10 billion years of cosmic history. In this talk, I will provide an overview of Euclid’s scientific goals and its unique observational strategy. I will focus on the “3x2pt analysis”—combining weak lensing and galaxy clustering measurements—as a powerful tool to constrain modifications to General Relativity, neutrino masses, and the nature of dark energy. Additionally, I will discuss the computational challenges posed by Euclid’s unprecedented dataset, and highlight the role of advanced statistical methods and machine learning in tackling them.
Applications are now open for Brian Duff summer internships in the HEP group:
the application deadline is 17:00 on Monday 28th April 2025.
See the HEP Summer Students Project Page for a list of projects and details of how to apply.
It is with great sadness that we wish to inform you that Professor Basil Hiley passed
away peacefully on Saturday the 25th of January at the age of 89.
He will be remembered by many as a great physicist, one who was always willing to
follow his intuition while backing up his ideas with a phenomenal knowledge and
insight in to physics. He was also a hugely generous person, keen to share his ideas
and collaborate with many of us in the department - young and old alike.
In January 2025, UCL's President and Provost, Dr Michael Spence, visited CERN,
alongside a UCL delegation for an in-depth look at some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific advancements,
and to explore opportunities for strengthening the UCL-CERN collaborations.
(North-West Wing Lecture Theatre G22)
Alessio Spurio Mancini (Royal Holloway)Cosmology with Euclid: an Overview
The Euclid mission, launched in July 2023 by the European Space Agency, is set to revolutionise our understanding of the Universe by probing the nature of dark energy, dark matter, and fundamental physics with unprecedented precision. By surveying approximately one third of the sky, Euclid will create a 3D map of the Universe observing around 1.5 billion galaxies across 10 billion years of cosmic history. In this talk, I will provide an overview of Euclid’s scientific goals and its unique observational strategy. I will focus on the “3x2pt analysis”—combining weak lensing and galaxy clustering measurements—as a powerful tool to constrain modifications to General Relativity, neutrino masses, and the nature of dark energy. Additionally, I will discuss the computational challenges posed by Euclid’s unprecedented dataset, and highlight the role of advanced statistical methods and machine learning in tackling them.
Applications are now open for Brian Duff summer internships in the HEP group:
the application deadline is 17:00 on Monday 28th April 2025.
See the HEP Summer Students Project Page for a list of projects and details of how to apply.
It is with great sadness that we wish to inform you that Professor Basil Hiley passed
away peacefully on Saturday the 25th of January at the age of 89.
He will be remembered by many as a great physicist, one who was always willing to
follow his intuition while backing up his ideas with a phenomenal knowledge and
insight in to physics. He was also a hugely generous person, keen to share his ideas
and collaborate with many of us in the department - young and old alike.
In January 2025, UCL's President and Provost, Dr Michael Spence, visited CERN,
alongside a UCL delegation for an in-depth look at some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific advancements,
and to explore opportunities for strengthening the UCL-CERN collaborations.
New results from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) collaboration involving UCL researchers have put the best-ever limits on weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), a leading candidate for what makes up our universe’s invisible mass.
Applications are now open for Brian Duff summer internships in the HEP group:
the application deadline is 17:00 on Monday 29th April 2024.
See the HEP Summer Students Project Page for a list of projects and details of how to apply.
When Going Underground, Don’t Forget the Sunscreen (and other lessons from experimental neutrino physics)
The High Energy Physics group at UCL invites applications for a
Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) diagnostics development.
A new, ultraprecise measurement of the subatomic muon particle’s anomalous magnetic moment, conducted at US-based Fermilab and involving researchers from UCL, reinforces a discrepancy between theory and experiment that physicists can’t explain, potentially hinting at new physics.
We are keen to support a limited number of strong candidates in applying for Research Fellowships.
If your profile and interests match our activities, we would be very interested to hear from you.
The High Energy Physics group at UCL invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) diagnostics development.
