MA/MS in Astronomy and High-Tech Innovation

This specialisation combines astronomy with interdisciplinary technologies relevant to high-tech industries such as precision instrumentation, semiconductors and nano-fabrication. Alongside astronomy, students build analytical skills to design semi-conducting nano-materials, develop instrumentation for high-precision measurement, or develop software and hardware aimed at design and integration, applying this knowledge through a research project carried out with an industrial partner. Learning draws on real-life industrial case studies, lectures from industry guest speakers, and teamwork on multidisciplinary problems, connecting research with experience of a scientific business environment from idea through prototype to application.