Graduate Studies in Astrophysics

Located in lively downtown Toronto, the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics is actively engaged in a wide range of observational and theoretical research on solar system dynamics, stars, stellar systems, the interstellar medium, the Galaxy, galaxies, quasars, clusters of galaxies, cosmology, and problems in general relativity.  The Department has close ties with the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (DIAA) which further enhance the opportunities for our students to interact with leading researchers.

Faculty and students use the major optical, radio, and satellite observing facilities of the world. Of particular importance are the national facilities: the Canada-France-Hawaii optical telescope, the James Clerk Maxwell radio telescope, the Gemini telescopes located at the world’s finest observing sites. 

The Herschel Space Observatory and Planck was launched in 2009, and soon to will come the James Webb Space Telescope, ALMA, and the Thirty Metre Telescope.  We have an active experimental program using telescopes on long-duration stratospheric balloons and a complementary program designing and building instrmentation for large optical telescopes, for cosmological and Galactic research.   We presently enjoy access to the Dupont 2.5-m telescope at Las Campanas under an instrumentation development collaboration with the Carnegie Observatories.

Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is consistently ranked the number one research university in Canada. The city of Toronto supports one-tenth of Canada's population, and is a safe, diverse multicultural city with over 80 resident ethnic groups.

Applications should be submitted by February 1.

All successful applicants receive full financial support.