Prof Rita Tojeiro

Prof Rita Tojeiro

Professor

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 1677
Email
rmftr@st-andrews.ac.uk

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Research areas

I currently do research in Astrophysics, education and inclusion.

My astrophysics research focuses on exploring large spectroscopic galaxy redshift surveys, which collect spectra for millions of galaxies in the near and distant Universe. I use these to learn not only how galaxies themselves have evolved, but also to understand the content, geometry and expansion history of the Universe. Currently I'm particularly interested in understanding how knowing more about the evolution of galaxies can help us derive more robust information about the evolution of the Universe as a whole, and specifically the role of the cosmic web in that context. I'm a member of SDSS-III, SDSS-IV, VIPERS, GAMA and DESI.Ìý

My education research focuses on the impact of professional development sessions for secondary school physics in Scotland, and the role of current astronomy research and research data in that context.

My inclusion research focuses on attitutes towards inclusion in higher education, the hidden curriculum, and literacy in STEM subjects.

PhD supervision

  • ZoeÌýHarvey
  • AlfieÌýRussell
  • HollyÌýSeo
  • JinzhiÌýShen

Selected publications

  • Open access
    DESI Collaboration, Abdul Karim, M., Adame, A. G., Aguado, D., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Aldering, G., Alexander, D. M., Alfarsy, R., Allen, L., Allende Prieto, C., Alves, O., Anand, A., Andrade, U., Armengaud, E., Avila, S., Aviles, A., Awan, H. & Bailey, S. & 31 others, Baleato Lizancos, A., Ballester, O., Bault, A., Bautista, J., Bean, R., Behera, J., BenZvi, S., Beraldo e Silva, L., Bermejo-Climent, J. R., Beutler, F., Bianchi, D., Blake, C., Blum, R., Bolton, A. S., Bonici, M., Brieden, S., Brodzeller, A., Brooks, D., Buckley-Geer, E., Burtin, E., Byström, A., Canning, R., Carnero Rosell, A., Carr, A., Carrilho, P., Casas, L., Castander, F. J., Cereskaite, R., Cervantes-Cota, J. L., Chaussidon, E. & Tojeiro, R., 1 May 2026, In: The Astronomical Journal. 171, 5, 34 p., 285.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Harvey, Z., Krishna, S., Wild, V., Tojeiro, R. & Hewett, P., 20 Nov 2025, In: The Open Journal of Astrophysics. 8, 18 p., 147836.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Chittenden, H. G., Behera, J. & Tojeiro, R., 1 Aug 2025, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 541, 2, p. 1682-1705 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Behera, J., Tojeiro, R. & Chittenden, H. G., 1 Jul 2025, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 540, 4, p. 3753-3769 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Scholte, D., Saintonge, A., Moustakas, J., Catinella, B., Zou, H., Dey, B., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Anand, A., Blum, R., Brooks, D., Circosta, C., Claybaugh, T., deÌýlaÌýMacorra, A., Doel, P., Font-Ribera, A., Förster, P. U., Forero-Romero, J. E., Gaztañaga, E. & GontchoÌýAÌýGontcho, S. & 27 others, Juneau, S., Kehoe, R., Kisner, T., Koposov, S. E., Kremin, A., Lambert, A., Landriau, M., Maraston, C., Martini, P., Meisner, A., Mighty, A. S., Miquel, R., Myers, A. D., Nie, J., Poppett, C., Prada, F., Rezaie, M., Rossi, G., Sanchez, E., Schubnell, M., Silber, J., Sprayberry, D., Siudek, M., Speranza, F., Tarlé, G., Tojeiro, R. & Weaver, B. A., Dec 2024, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 535, 3, p. 2341-2356 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    DESI Collaboration & Tojeiro, R., 1 Aug 2024, In: Astronomical Journal. 168, 2, 33 p., 58.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    DESI Collaboration, Adame, A. G., Aguilar, J., Ahlen, S., Alam, S., Aldering, G., Alexander, D. M., Alfarsy, R., Allende Prieto, C., Alvarez, M., Alves, O., Anand, A., Andrade-Oliveira, F., Armengaud, E., Asorey, J., Avila, S., Aviles, A., Bailey, S., Balaguera-Antolínez, A. & Ballester, O. & 31 others, Baltay, C., Bault, A., Bautista, J., Behera, J., Beltran, S. F., BenZvi, S., Beraldo e Silva, L., Bermejo-Climent, J. R., Berti, A., Besuner, R., Beutler, F., Bianchi, D., Blake, C., Blum, R., Bolton, A. S., Brieden, S., Brodzeller, A., Brooks, D., Brown, Z., Buckley-Geer, E., Burtin, E., Cabayol-Garcia, L., Cai, Z., Canning, R., Cardiel-Sas, L., Carnero Rosell, A., Castander, F. J., Cervantes-Cota, J. L., Chen, S., Moore, S. & Tojeiro, R., 1 Feb 2024, In: Astronomical Journal. 167, 2, 33 p., 62.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Fraser, T. S., Tojeiro, R. & Chittenden, H. G., Jul 2023, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 522, 4, 19 p., stad015.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Chittenden, H. G. & Tojeiro, R., 1 Feb 2023, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 518, 4, p. 5670–5692 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Hahn, C., Kwon, K. J., Tojeiro, R., Siudek, M., Canning, R. E. A., Mezcua, M., Tinker, J. L., Brooks, D., Doel, P., Fanning, K., Gaztañaga, E., Kehoe, R., Landriau, M., Meisner, A., Moustakas, J., Poppett, C., Tarle, G., Weiner, B. & Zou, H., 1 Mar 2023, In: Astrophysical Journal. 945, 1, 23 p., 16.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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