Multi-Pops is an European Research Council (ERC) funded project with two overarching goals.  The first is to understand the origin of multiple stellar populations observed in globular clusters, and the second is to place the formation and evolution of globular clusters in a full cosmological context.  Our current projects are given below.

A recent article summarising our work can be found here (from EU Research Magazine).

-Using young massive clusters (YMCs) to constrain the origins of multiple populations observed in the ancient globular clusters.  Led by Ms. Silvia Martocchia and Dr. Ivan Cabrera-Ziri (Harvard). 

-Quantifying the range of multiple population characteristics present and how they relate to the host cluster properties, as well as the full cluster population in general.  Led by Dr. Carmela Lardo (Lausanne).

-Using integrated light measurements to understand the properties of stellar populations in globular clusters, bulges and early type galaxies.  Led by Dr. Chris Usher and Dr. William Chantereau.

-Resolved kinematical studies of young and old GCs in the Galaxy and nearby neighbours.  Led by Dr. Sebastian Kamann.

-E-MOSAICS:  The EAGLE Modelling Star Cluster System Assembly in Cosmological Simulations.  We use the EAGLE cosmological simulations to follow the formation and evolution of globular clusters in tandem with the formation of their host galaxies.  Led by Dr. Joel Pfeffer in collaboration with Dr. Diederik Kruijssen (Heidelberg) and Dr. Rob Crain (LJMU).