Annual Physics Schools Lecture: Cosmic detectives

A physics outreach lecture explores black holes, dark matter and the first stars, with a student research talk and audience Q&A.

Professor Malcolm Fairbairn discusses black holes, dark matter and the first stars through gravitational-wave observations and James Webb Space Telescope imagery. Physics PhD student Davina Nwachukwu gives a shorter research talk before the keynote. The official schedule runs 16:30–18:00, with theatre doors at 16:15.