Meet the team
About Us
Universe Makers is brought to you by a team of astrophysicists from Durham University, the University of Sussex, Imperial College London, and the University of Portsmouth. Our team spans every stage of a research career — from PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to senior academic staff — all working together to bring cutting-edge cosmology and astrophysics to life for visitors of all ages. We are united by a shared fascination with how the Universe came to look the way it does, and by a passion for sharing that science with the public. This exhibit is made possible thanks to the generous support of Durham University and The Ogden Trust.
The Universe Makers Team
- Kirill Batrakov
- Carlton Baugh
- Benjamin Beauchesne
- Bjarki Björgvinsson
- Sownak Bose
- Ella Buxton
- Shaun Cole
- Harrison Davies
- Emma Dodd
- Vince Eke
- Paula Gherghinescu
- Claire Greenwell
- Anastasia Gvozdenko
- John Helly
- Elaine Hibbitts
- Oscar Hickman
- Jake Howard
- Ieva Jankute
- Adrian Jenkins
- Dorothy Jenkins
- Owen Jessop
- Sarah Johnston
- Jacob Kegerreis
- Rohit Kondapally
- Gavin Leroy
- Mark Lovell
- Richard Massey
- Xander Menegas
- Kyle Oman
- Will Roper
- Shufei Rowe
- Daniela Saadeh
- Sameeksha Saini
- Isabel Santos
- Ciera Sargent
- Difu Shi
- Daniele Sorini
- Thomas Tomlinson
- James Trayford
- Kai Wang
- Louise Welsh
- Stephane Werner
- Maximilian von Wietersheim-Kramsta
- Stephen Wilkins
- Martyna Winiarska
- Nathaniel Woodcock