Rob Fender

Robert P. Fender is a British astrophysicist. He is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford.^[1]

Rob Fender
Alma mater	University of Southampton (BSc) Open University (PhD)
Awards	Philip Leverhulme Prize (2005) Herschel Medal (2020)
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Oxford
Thesis	Multiwavelength behaviour of Cygnus X-3 and related objects (1996)
Doctoral advisor	Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Fender earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Southampton.^[2] His doctorate was awarded by the Open University in 1996.^[2] He was Head of Astrophysics at Oxford from 2019 to 2024.^[1]

Fender was a Philip Leverhulme Prize winner in 2005, and was the 2020 recipient of the Herschel Medal.^[3][4][5]