Catherine Heymans

Catherine Heymans is an Astrophysicist at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh, where she teaches the course AstroTech: The Science and Technology behind Astronomical Discovery. Her research focuses on the Dark Universe, particularly through weak gravitational lensing, and is supported by the European Research Council under the Horizon 2020 program. Catherine has contributed to significant astronomical surveys, including KiDS, CFHTLenS, and RCSLenS, which are among the largest deep ground-based surveys available. She also engages with the public through various platforms, offering resources such as her short e-book on the Dark Universe and a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on astronomical technology.