<>The research of the group
is focused on extra-galactic astronomy, mainly from an observational
viewpoint. Areas under study includes the formation and evolution of
galaxies, clusters of galaxies, starburst galaxies, high redshift galaxies,
supernova
cosmology, host galaxies of supernovae and gamma ray bursts,
and gravitational lensing. One of the major undertakings of
the group right now is to conduct a Large Programme at ESO/VLT: a
survey of high redshift supernovae from which we reconstruct the
cosmic star formation rate history, as traced by core-collapse
supernovae. The group heavily relies on observations with ESOs telescopes at
Paranal and La Silla, the Nordic Optical Telescope on La Palma, and has
also been using Hubble Space Telescope and other satellite missions
extensively. The group is also involved in the Swedish part of MIRI - a
mid-infrared camera and spectrograph under construction for the James
Webb Space Telescope.
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