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2025 Gravitational Waves Review report (PDF)
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The gravitational wave (GW) review, conducted in 2025 and commissioned by UK Research and Innovation Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC), reviews UK support for GW science, considers the timeline to the start of operations of the next generation GW facilities in the mid-2030s.
The report gives a set of recommendations (and estimates of the likely financial cost implications) that are timely as at time of production and represent the ambitions of the UK gravitational waves community.
The membership of the panel who developed the review included:
- Nicholas Walton (University of Cambridge), Chair
- Djuna Croon, (Durham University)
- Giles Hammond (University of Glasgow)
- Patrick Sutton (University of Cardiff)
- Nils Andersson (University of Southampton)
- Ian Harry (University of Portsmouth)
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