Organisation

The department board is the department's highest decision-making body.

The department board is led by the head of department (chair) or deputy head of department (vice chair). The members are representatives of the teaching / research staff, technical / administrative staff and by student representatives from both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The working environment group

The working environment group deals with all issues that affect the work environment in the broadest possible sense, so not only the physical work environment but also, and even more importantly for our department, the psychosocial work environment. This includes issues such as gender equality, discrimination and harassment, information for new employees, etc.

Organizationally, the department's researchers are divided into 5 research groups.

The Galaxy group In this area, galaxy formation and galaxy development are studied

The group for stars, planets and astrobiology In this area, stars and planets are studied, together with the elements and processes that are part of their life cycle.

The supernova group Massive stars end their lives in giant explosions, and the end result is compact  objects which we call neutron stars and black holes.

Computational Astrophysics group This is the research area where complex astrophysical processes are studied through advanced computer models.

Institute for Solar Physics The Institute of Solar Physics conducts both theoretical and observational research of the Sun.