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==Education==
He received his undergraduate degree in physics in summer 1971 and proceeded to gain his doctorate, also from the [[University of Cambridge]].
 
===Career===
He has lived and worked in Wales for over 45 years, having settled there after receiving his doctorate in Cambridge, England.
He has lived and worked in Wales for over 35 years. He is an Emeritus Professor and former Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy at [[Cardiff University]] in Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/913927-edmunds-michael |title=Professor Michael Edmunds M.A., Ph.D., FRAS, FInstP, CPhys |work=Cardiff University}}</ref> He has served on many committees and panels of the UK Research Councils, [[The Royal Astronomical Society]] and the [[Institute of Physics]]. He was formerly a member of the [[PPARC|Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council]]. In 2015, he was elected a [[Learned Society of Wales|Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales]].<ref>{{Cite web |work=The Learned Society of Wales |title=Michael Edmunds, FAS FINSTP FLSW |url=https://www.learnedsociety.wales/fellow/michael-edmunds/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>▼
 
▲He has lived and worked in Wales for over 35 years. He is an Emeritus Professor and former Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy at [[Cardiff University]] in Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/913927-edmunds-michael |title=Professor Michael Edmunds M.A., Ph.D., FRAS, FInstP, CPhys |work=Cardiff University}}</ref> He has served on many committees and panels of the UK Research Councils, [[The Royal Astronomical Society]] and the [[Institute of Physics]]. He was formerly a member of the [[PPARC|Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council]]. In 2015, he was elected a [[Learned Society of Wales|Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales]].<ref>{{Cite web |work=The Learned Society of Wales |title=Michael Edmunds, FAS FINSTP FLSW |url=https://www.learnedsociety.wales/fellow/michael-edmunds/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Beginning in May 2022, he was appointed as chair of Royal Astronomical Society for a two year term.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2522071-cardiff-academic-named-president-of-the-royal-astronomical-society |title=Cardiff academic named President of the Royal Astronomical Society |work=Cardiff University News |date=25 May 2021 |access-date=24 September 2024 }}</ref>
 
===Research===
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