A STAR IS BORN - INAUGURAL LECTURE

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Posted on 20 April 2012

Professor Robin Jeffries, Astrophysics, this week gave the latest lecture in the University's series of professorial Inaugural Lectures for 2011 – 2012.

In his lecture, "A star is born", Professor Jeffries outlined the basic steps in the formation of a star like the Sun and discussed what recent observations tell us about such a star's early life and how unusual (or common) our solar system is.

He explored whether the properties of our Sun and solar system tell us anything about their early history and where in the Galaxy and in what environment they were born. He concluded by speculating on what all this means in our quest to determine whether other planets like Earth exist and whether we are alone in the Universe.

Professor Jeffries is pictured with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Rama Thirunamachandran.

The other lectures in the series are:
Tuesday, 8 May, 2012, Professor Carole Thornley, Management, "Why are the low-paid always with us?"; Monday, 11 June, 2012, Professor Andy Hassell, Medicine, "The patient with arthritis, the medical student and the rheumatologist: influencing tomorrow's doctors".

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