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Open now for summer 2027! URSS 2027 student application deadline: Friday 5 February 2027.

Summer Research Internships

I am selectively looking for undergraduate students interested in summer research projects in astrophysics.

If you are based at the University of Warwick, I may be able to host your URSS application. If you are based elsewhere, or at Warwick but are interested in applying for a summer research internship through another funding scheme, check out my page for these opportunities on my page and please feel free to get in touch.

My summer research projects are primarily focused on observational X-ray astronomy, using real data from X-ray telescopes. These projects are designed to give students first-hand experience working with telescope data and exploring real astrophysical research questions.

If you are interested, please get in touch with a brief introduction about yourself, your research interests, and the summer funding scheme you are considering.

Image credit: eROSITA and MPE

Open now for 2027 entry! EOI expected by 16 Nov 2026.

MSc & PhD Projects

I selectively take on postgraduate research students for both MSc and PhD projects.

My MSc and PhD research projects are centred on fundamental questions in astrophysics, particularly:

How do black holes grow?

You will investigate black-hole accretion using multi-wavelength observations, with a particular focus on data from X-ray telescopes such as eROSITA, XMM-Newton, Chandra, Swift, NICER, XRISM, NuSTAR and others. Depending on the project, targets may include active galactic nuclei, X-ray binaries, tidal disruption events, and other accreting systems.

In addition, I am the Principal Investigator of the future X-ray telescope mission AXTS. Students may have the opportunity to contribute to developing the scientific cases that will motivate this future mission.

For PhD applicants, please refer to this page for information on the application requirements and procedures. My MSc and PhD projects require students to apply separately for funding or scholarships. You can find a list of scholarship opportunities for which you may be eligible here. You can also find the Warwick PGR Scholarship Competition here and the instruction on Warwick Astrophysics page.

If you are planning to apply through a funding route that is not listed on these pages, please do get in touch with me.

Image credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA

Open all year round!

Postdoctoral Fellowships

I selectively host postdoctoral fellows through external fellowship schemes.

Your research interests and proposed project do NOT need to align directly with my own research. I am particularly interested in supporting fellowship applications from researchers who:

1. Are interested in accretion physics and/or high-energy astrophysics; or

2. Make extensive use of X-ray telescope data in their research; or

3. Numerical simulations of accretion systems.

If your research fits either of these areas, please feel free to get in touch to discuss a potential fellowship application.

A list of postdoctoral fellowship schemes that can be hosted in the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick can be found here.

Image credit: ESA and D. Ducros