Description: The Black Hole Universe: Portal of the EU Initial Training Network
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The Black Hole Universe consortium is an Initial Training Network funded by the European Commission and made up of seven leading astronomy institutions across Europe. The network aims to reveal many of the hidden aspects of black holes and their impact on the universe. Our main scientific focus is on X-ray binary systems which contain the black hole remnant of a massive star orbiting a normal stellar companion and feeding from it through a process called `accretion'. These systems are laboratories for study
This research will be performed by 10 PhD students and two young scientists at the postdoctoral level , who will be based at one of the participating institutions but will also spend time with other institutions in the Network, to make full use of the network-wide expertise. Besides making many new discoveries in black hole astrophysics, the other key aim of the Network is to train the next generation of astronomers, astrophysicists, and space scientists to work in an exciting and international environment,