Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

The Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (JBCA) at the University of Manchester is among the largest astrophysics groups in the UK. It includes the Jodrell Bank Observatory, the MERLIN/VLBI National Facility, and the Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre. The centre was formed after the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), which brought two astronomy groups together. The Jodrell Bank site also hosts the headquarters of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) - the international governmental organisation (IGO) tasked with the delivery and operation of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), created on the signing of the Rome Convention in 2019. The SKA will be the largest telescope in the world.

The JBCA is part of the School of Physics and Astronomy. The current director is Professor Michael Garrett.

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