Mt Stromlo is a very exciting place to be a PhD student. The academic staff are leading the world in many areas of research, while telescopes, instruments and astronomy software are all being developed on-site.

Whilst observing with the ANU 2.3m telescope at Siding Spring, Dr Jerjen recently made a very surprising discovery.

Professor Brian Schmidt from the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics has won the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics.