Exceptional research degrees at ANUThe Australian National University provides our Master of Philosophy students with a vibrant research community and outstanding program support. When selecting a research program, an institution's reputation is everything. ANU is one of the world's leading universities, and the smart choice for your research program.As an MPhil student you will work with increased independence, under the direction of a supervisory panel of experts in the field. Your research will make an original and important contribution to human knowledge, research and development.The MPhil program offers students access to state-of-the-art optical, infra-red, radio, and computational facilities and draws on the expertise of some 50 RSAA astronomers, as well as researchers at CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility, the Australian Astronomical Observatory, and collaborators around the world.The main research areas at RSAA include:Observational and theoretical aspects of extra-solar planetsStellar atmospheres and evolutionThe interstellar mediumGalactic structure and stellar populationsThe Magellanic Clouds and dwarf galaxiesThe formation and evolution of galaxiesSupernovae and gamma-ray burstsCosmology
