An interview with Peter Coles
I did this interview for the LGBT STEM website, where you can find similar profiles of other LGBT folk working in STEM disciplines. Why not give it a look?
Name: Peter Coles
Current Job: Professor of Theoretical Physics
Scientific Discipline/Field: Cosmology
Country: Ireland
Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G
Website:https://telescoper.wordpress.com
Twitter or other social media handle:@telescoper
What does your job involve?
I do research in theoretical cosmology and the large-scale structure of the Universe and teach various topics in theoretical physics, including computational physics, vector calculus and astrophysics and cosmology.
How did you get to this job (education etc.)?
I did my first degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in Theoretical Physics in my final year. I then did a postgraduate research degree (DPhil) at the University of Sussex under the supervision of John Barrow. I subsequently held postdoctoral research positions at Sussex and Queen Mary, University of London, before I got my first professorial position at the University of Nottingham. I moved to Cardiff to become Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics in 2007, and then back to Sussex…
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In the Dark 
August 11, 2018 at 3:08 pm
Sigh. Reading through Peter’s impressive CV, I can’t help reflecting that I am the same age and my job description is the same as the day I started, ‘lecturer in physics’. I’ve often wondered if our union’s resistance to professorships in Institutes of Technology is such a good idea
August 24, 2018 at 5:50 pm
I must be young at heart. Actually, I very often get the opposite comment at conferences – it’s usually “Oh, I thought you’d be older! “
October 15, 2018 at 4:29 am
Thanks Peter for this post! Beautiful example! Wave from France, Christophe