Cosmologists win prize for Japanese partnership
Fri, Sep 3, 2010
The team from the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) was awarded the Daiwa Adrian prize by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, a UK charity established in 1988 to support closer links between Britain and Japan.
The Foundation recognizes significant scientific collaboration between Japanese and British research teams every three years.
The money will fund further research into theoretical cosmology, which looks into the early universe and the origin of structure.
Professor of Cosmology, David Wands, who is leading the Portsmouth research team said: “This money will be used to fund further research into what I call ‘the lumps and bumps’ of the Universe which become galaxies and stars.
“The collaboration is extremely important because we’re linking with some of the top researchers in the world and furthering scientific discovery through the exchange of ideas.
“Kyoto is one of the big two universities in Japan and home to excellent researchers with a high level of expertise so we’re delighted to be working in partnership with them.”
The funding will allow for a continued collaboration with Professor Misao Sasaki and his team at Kyoto University, which was previously supported by a Royal Society sponsored project, led by Kazuya Koyama from the ICG.
Dr Kazuya Koyama, Professor Roy Maartens, Dr Marco Bruni, Dr Robert Crittenden amd Cyril Pitrou make up the rest of the Portsmouth research team.
The prize money will be awarded at a ceremony at the Royal Society in London in December.