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Groups, institutes, departments and organizations devoted to research on relativity: The special theory of relativity, and Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity. Included are groups doing research on relativity theory's main applications, such as gravitational waves, black holes, gravitational lensing, cosmology and quantum gravity.

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• Gravitational Wave Observatories

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• Ann Arbor Area Relativity Group

  http://www-personal.umich.edu/~englass/aarg/
  Loose association of physicists from a variety of institutions in the Ann Arbor Area. Page contains list of participants, past talks, and links to further resources; members' research interests include black holes, singularities, quantum gravity, numerical relativity, relativistic astrophysics and mathematical relativity.

• Astrophysics & Relativity Theory at Cornell

  http://astrosun2.astro.cornell.edu/research/projects/art/
  Contains illustrated list of members and information about research projects. Research focuses on black hole simulations, plasma astrophysics, and certain types of gravitational wave sources.

• Astrophysics and Relativity Group at the Racah Institute of Physics

  http://www.phys.huji.ac.il/astro
  Relativity group at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Research interests include cosmology and general relativity; site offers information about group members and seminars.

• Australian International Gravitational Research Centre

  http://www.gravity.pd.uwa.edu.au/
  Information about the centre's research, which focuses on gravitational waves; also includes more general information about members, events and outreach activities.

• Cambridge Relativity Group

  http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/
  Features links to relevant conference announcements, brief descriptions of research areas, staff list and a publications index. Research interests include quantum gravity, the physics of black holes, cosmology, and numerical relativity.

• Department of General Relativity and Astrophysics at the Jagellonian University

  http://th-www.if.uj.edu.pl/ztwa/
  Relativity group in Cracow, Poland; features information about the current members of the group. Research interests include mathematical aspects of gravitational collapse and gravitational waves.

• General Relativity and Cosmology Group, Buenos Aires

  http://www.df.uba.ar/users/chimento/
  Information about the research activities, members and publications of the General Relativity and Cosmology Group at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Research focuses on cosmology and exact solutions of nonlinear differential equations related thereto.

• General Relativity and Gravitation at FaMAF

  http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/~gdotti/grg/grge.html
  Information about members, publications and events from the relativity group at the Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics of the National University of Cordoba, Argentina. Research interests include mathematical relativity and alternative theories of gravity.

• Gravitation and Cosmology Group, University of Barcelona

  http://www.ffn.ub.es/gcg/members.html
  Includes information about members, research, and open positions.

• Gravitation and Relativity Group, University of Cologne

  http://www.thp.uni-koeln.de/gravitation/
  The group's main research interests are quantum gravity, black holes, cosmology, mathematical foundations of relativity, as well as scientific computing. Information about the group members, their research and teaching, and seminars.

• Gravitational Physics Group, Vienna University

  http://gravity.univie.ac.at/
  Includes information about the group's location and members. Research is in mathematical and numerical classical relativity.

• Gravitational Physics in Thessaloniki

  http://www.astro.auth.gr/~gravity/
  Information about members, research interests and publications of the relativity group at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Main research topics are the astrophysics of gravitational wave sources and related data analysis issues.

• Gravity Group at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

  http://gravity.phy.umassd.edu/
  Group specializes in black hole physics and quantum cosmology; page gives list of group members and external links.

• Gravity Probe B at Stanford University

  http://einstein.stanford.edu/
  Research group devoted to a satellite experiment testing specific predictions of general relativity. Includes press information and outreach resources.

• Gravity Theory Group at the University of Maryland

  http://www.physics.umd.edu/grt/
  Includes information about the group's members, the PhD program, seminars, and available positions. Research topics include the cosmology of the early universe, numerical relativity, and quantum gravity.

• Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow

  http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/igr/index.php
  Research is focused on gravitational waves and their sources. Page includes information about group members, publications and collaborations.

• Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth

  http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/
  Includes information about research areas and seminars, as well as a staff list. Research covers a wide range of topics in theoretical, observational and mathematical aspects of cosmology and astrophysics.

• Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)

  http://www.aei.mpg.de/
  Institute of the Max Planck Society, located in Potsdam and Hannover. Research topics are mathematical relativity, gravitational waves, numerical relativity and quantum gravity. Includes staff and seminar list.

• Pennsylvania State University: Institute for Gravitational Physics & Geometry

  http://gravity.psu.edu/
  Includes lists of staff, publications lists, visitor information and event announcements, as well as brief descriptions of the research undertaken, which concentrates on gravitational wave physics, quantum gravity and the physics of black holes.

• Prague Relativity Group

  http://utf.mff.cuni.cz/Relativity/
  Contains a brief history of relativity in Prague, as well as information about members, seminars and publications.

• QMUL Relativity Group

  http://www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/Astronomy/research/cosmo/index.shtml
  Pages of the Cosmology, Gravitation and Relativity Group at Queen Mary, University of London, with information on the group's members, research and PhD projects. The group's focus is on various aspects of cosmology.

• Relativistic Astrophysics Department at Sternberg Astronomical Institute

  http://xray.sai.msu.su/
  Relativity group at Moscow State University. Pages give information on staff members, the group's history, and seminars. Research includes the physics of neutron stars, accretion disks, and cosmology.

• Relativity and Gravitation at the Universitat de les Illes Balears

  http://www.uib.es/depart/dfs/GRG/
  Research group specializing in numerical relativity, the cosmology of inhomogeneous universes, and gravitational wave astronomy. Includes information on group members, seminars, and job openings.

• TAPIR Group at Caltech

  http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/
  Theoretical AstroPhysics Including Relativity; includes information about group members, research topics and opportunities, seminars, and publications. Research topics include compact objects, cosmology, numerical relativity, and gravitational waves.

• TUB Relativity and Quantum Group

  http://wwwitp.physik.tu-berlin.de/hellwig/
  Relativity group at the Technical University, Berlin, with information about the group's research, group members, seminars, and publications.

• Tufts Institute of Cosmology

  http://cosmos2.phy.tufts.edu/xbook.html
  Information about staff, collaborations, and job openings.

• UCSB Gravity Group

  http://www.physics.ucsb.edu/~relativity/
  Gravitational Physics research at the University of California, Santa Barbara; includes information on group members and their research interests, as well as on upcoming events. Research focuses on quantum gravity, black holes, and quantum cosmology.

• University of Utah Relativity Group

  http://www.physics.utah.edu/research/relativity/
  Includes a list of members as well as information about the group's seminars and publications. Research interests include quantum gravity, black holes, and gravitational waves.

• UWM Center for Gravitation and Cosmology

  http://www.gravity.phys.uwm.edu/
  Relativity group at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Includes information on staff, events, collaborations and publications. Research interests include gravitational waves, quantum gravity, and cosmology.

• WFU Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics

  http://www.wfu.edu/physics/gravitation.html
  Relativity and astrophysics group at Wake Forest University. Research interests include black holes, quantum field theory, and the early universe; pages give information about staff members and academic programs.

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