I am a Professor in Extragalactic Astronomy at the University of St Andrews
My research is focussed on galaxy formation and evolution. In particular I am interested in the role of galaxy mergers in building elliptical galaxies, the link between galaxies and their gaseous halos using absorption line systems, and the impact of active galactic nuclei on galaxy evolution.
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From 2012-2019 I was Director Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Physics and Astronomy, and am currently the Deputy Director. In 2017 we achieved Juno Champion and Athena Swan Silver status, which was renewed in 2022. (IoP and School press releases).
From 2012 I was project leader of the European Research Council funded project SEDmorph: The origins of galaxy bimodality, please see the tab on the left for further information.
