The University conducts a wide range of research in theoretical and experimental astroparticle physics and cosmology. Researchers use phenomena such supernovae and gravitational lenses to measure distances in the universe in order to improve our understanding of dark matter and dark energy.
Our research is focused on dark matter (both theory and experiment), dark energy (both theory and experiment), cosmology, string theory and general relativity. We also employ gamma-ray based methods to indirectly detect dark matter. On the theoretical side, researchers primarily work with models based on ideas like supersymmetry and string theory, as well as exploring possible explanations for the nature of dark energy.