Philip Best

Research interests

• Observational cosmology, studies of galaxy formation, and the high redshift Universe.
• Active galactic nuclei (AGN), in particular their host galaxies, and their influence on galaxy evolution.
• Radio astronomy, the cosmic evolution of radio sources, their growth, and radio source shocks
• Star-forming galaxies at high redshift, and the star-formation history of the Universe
• Clusters and groups of galaxies, and the effect of environment on the nature and properties of galaxies.

I have designed, organised and lectured a number of different courses, from pre-honours to Masters level, as well as serving on the School's Teaching Committee for five years, and being Senior Director of Studies of four years. Currently, I organise and lecture the pre-honours course "Discovering Astronomy" and the Senior Honours level course "High Energy Astrophysics" as well as supervising Senior Honours and Integrated Masters projects. I am the Admissions Officer for the School, and Chair the School Board of Studies.

Philip has featured in the following recent School news stories:

Recent publications