SKA job vacancy: Operations Scientist/SAFe® Product Manager (10086)
SKA is looking for an Ops Scientist to join the international team in the UK. Deadline for applications: 30 April 2020. More information here.
ESO job vacancy: Position of a Software Engineer (ALMA Science Archive)
For its Science Operations Software Department (SCS), within the Directorate of Engineering (DoE) at its Headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany, ESO is advertising the position of a Software Engineer (ALMA Science Archive). Deadline: 17.5.2020. More information here.
New EC newsletter & information on impact of COVID-19 on projects
From April 2020, the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel publishes a monthly newsletter with relevant news and information on the topic area. The first issue explains the reactions on the challenges connected to the Corona Virus. Find here the new launched webpage on Corona Research and Innovation. Subscription to the monthly [...]
Something is Lurking in the Heart of Quasar 3C 279
The Event Horizon Telescope observes a bent jet near a black hole. A team led by Jae-Young Kim at the MPI für Radioastronomie has imaged the jet origin at 20 µas resolution and found that deep in the quasar 3C279’s heart, something weird goes on: rather than a simple straight structure, two perpendicular features appear, [...]
EAS 2020 moving to a virtual meeting, 29 June – 3 July 2020
Due to the Covid19 situation, EAS (EWASS) will be held as virtual meeting. More Information here.
COVID19 FAQs
The European Commission just published new FAQ due to the COVID-19 outbreak, read more. For information on research & innovation in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, please visit the European Research Area (ERA) Corona Platform
15th European VLBI Network (EVN) Symposium – with information on COVID19
It is currently planned that the RadioNet co-funded 15th European VLBI Network (EVN) Symposium, “Providing the Sharpest View of the Universe,” and the EVN Users Meeting will be hosted by University College Cork on behalf of the EVN Consortium Board of Directors during July 6-10, 2020. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic makes it uncertain whether it [...]
50th Young European Radio Astronomers Conference, 18-21 August 2020 in Grenoble
The 50th YERAC will take place on August 18-21, 2020 at IRAM in Grenoble/FR. More information here.
IRAM antennas stopped due to COVID-19
UPDATE from March 18, 2020: Following the development of the COVID19 epidemic and the measures recently enforced by the French and Spanish authorities, the activities at the institute headquarters in Grenoble as well as at the Granada office have been reduced to a strict minimum. No visitors at any site, including the observatories, are allowed. [...]
Update of March 19, 2020 from Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics on COVID-19 pandemic
Following the development of the COVID19 epidemic and information from UK Government and Public Health England, The University of Manchester has taken the decision to suspend face to face activities across the University, including temporarily reducing those at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (JBCA). Many JBCA staff are working at home, delivering online lectures, supervising students, [...]