A 3.5-year PhD studentship is available in the Solar and Magnetospheric Theory group at the University of St Andrews, recruiting now for a start in September/October 2026. The project will be supervised by Dr Alexander…
The SMTG welcomes three postdocs who have joined the group in recent months. Dr Simon Daley-Yeates, Dr Hemanthi Miriyala and Dr Kostas Karampelas are working on projects with Dr Ineke De Moortel. We also welcome Liam…
The SMTG invites expressions of interest for the following fellowship opportunities to be hosted by the group: STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship (STFC deadline 1 Oct 2025, 16:00 UK time): The School of Mathematics and…
For 2025 our group has one STFC funded studentship available for a project supervised by Dr. Andy Wright entitled “Theory and Simulations of Space Weather in the Earth’s Magnetosphere”. For more details see this advert…
The SMTG welcomes its two new PhD students James Brooks and Qihui Ming. James will be working with Tom Elsden on magnetospheric ULF waves and Qihui with Alex Russell on magnetic reconnection.
The SMTG says “Goodbye” to our PostDoc Jordi De Jonghe who is starting a personal 3-year PostDoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Plasma Astrophysics, KU Leuven, Belgium from 4 November 2024 onwards. Farewell, Jordi,…
The Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group (SMTG), School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews encourages expressions of interest for the STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship. The School of Mathematics…
Welcome to our Jordi De Jonghe, who has joined the group as an STFC-funded PDRA. Jordi has recently completed his PhD at KU Leuven, Belgium, under the supervision of Rony Keppens.
This week (21 -25 August 2023) the SMTG has hosted the 2023 STFC Introductory Course in Solar and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. Further details can be found on the course’s webpage.
Welcome (back) to Alex Russell who has joined the Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group as a Senior Lecturer. Alex was an undergraduate and PhD student in St Andrews and has since worked at the Universities of Glasgow…