The new theory group is a joint initiative of the Departments of Physics and Astronomy and of the School of Mathematics and Statistics. It is supported by the University of Sheffield, STFC and EPSRC.

Our main research interests and activities include:

• Particle astrophysics: particle models for dark matter and prospects for its detection, formation and structure of dark matter halos
• Early Universe and brane world cosmology, inflation, particle relics
• Dark energy: cosmological consequences and observational constraints on diverse models
• Quantum gravity, black holes, quantum field theory in curved space
• Particle theory beyond the Standard Model, supersymmetry, grand and string unification, SUSY signatures in rare processes and in collider searches.

STFC and EPSRC PhD studentships may be available for projects in the above areas, see the PhD projects page for further information.

We do not currently have any postdoctoral positions available. Please contact us if you are interested in applying for a fellowship (e.g. STFC or EPSRC) to be hosted at Sheffield.

See http://www.shef.ac.uk/research/stories/sciences/18.html for a popular account on our research on dark matter and LHC physics.

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