Jeremiah Horrocks Institute (JHI)

Our institute is based in Preston as part of the University of Lancashire. The Institute contains about 25 teaching and research staff.

The institute was established in 1927 as the Jeremiah Horrocks Observatory (JHO) on Moor Park. In 1993 it became the Centre for Astrophysics and in 2004 was renamed 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 and research in all of these areas. We pursue research into:

• Analytical acoustics and applied differential geometry
• Cluster algebras and computational group theory
• Theoretical and laboratory-based physics, including magnetism, quantum materials and surface physics
• The astrophysics of planets, stars, black holes, galaxies and the Universe.

Opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate study (PhD and MSc by Research) are available:

• BSc (Hons) Mathematics
• BSc (Hons) Physics
• BSc (Hons) Physics with Astrophysics
• BSc (Hons) Astrophysics/MPhys Astrophysics
• BSc (Hons) Astronomy by distance learning
• MSc by Research in Astrophysics/MSc by Research in Physics/MSc by Research in Mathematics
• PhD