RadioNet newsletter 08/2021 issued
Find here the issue 08/2021 of the RadioNet newsletter.
ScienceSummit@UNGA76 as online event Sep 14-30, 2021
ISC will organise the second edition of the UNGA76 Science Summit around the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA76) in New York in September 2021. The UNGA76 Science Summit will be held for September 14-30, 2021 with the objective to raise awareness of the role and contribution of science to the attainment of the United Nations [...]
LOFAR and Westerbork combined- discovery that simple binary wind cannot cause the puzzling periodicity of a Fast Radio Burst
By connecting Westerbork and LOFAR, two of the biggest radio telescopes in the world, astronomers have discovered that a simple binary wind cannot cause the puzzling periodicity of a Fast Radio Burst after all. The bursts may come from a highly magnetized, isolated neutron star. The radio detections also show that Fast Radio Bursts, some [...]
Most detailed-ever images of galaxies revealed using LOFAR
After almost a decade of work, an international team of astronomers has published the most detailed images yet seen of galaxies beyond our own, revealing their inner workings in unprecedented detail. The images were created from data collected by the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a radio telescope built and maintained by ASTRON, LOFAR is a [...]
EC published Annual Report on Research and Technological Development Activities of the European Union and Monitoring of Horizon 2020 in 2020
The European Commission has published the Annual Report on Research and Technological Development Activities of the European Union and Monitoring of Horizon 2020 in 2020. This report provides a concise, non-exhaustive overview of key research and innovation (R&I) activities taken in 2020. It refers to the Horizon Dashboard for more detailed monitoring data.
Professor Maria Leptin appointed next President of the European Research Council
The European Commission on June 30, 2021 appointed Professor Maria Leptin as the next President of the European Research Council (ERC). Professor Leptin, who is currently the Director of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), will take on her new role on October 1, 2021. Read the EC press release here.
IAU invites for proposals to host IAU Centre for Protection of the Dark Sky
The IAU is accepting proposals to host the IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference. Deadline: 10 September 2021 at 12:00 CEST. Deadlines and evaluation timeline: September 10, 2021, 12:00 pm CEST: Proposals (preferably < 25 000 characters) should be received by Assistant General Secretary José Miguel Rodriguez Espinosa October [...]
EC published pre-draft of Annotated Model Grant Agreement for Horizon Europe
On 23 July 2021, the European Commission published a pre-draft of the Annotated Model Grant Agreement (AGA) for Horizon Europe on the Funding & Tenders Portal. This document is intended to support the contractual partners in interpreting the grant agreement and contains further explanations and examples for related assistance. Find all relevant guidance documents and [...]
BAASP 2021 – Abstract submission
The deadline for registration for participation in the 7th International Scientific Conference “Baltic Applied Astroinformatics and Space data Processing” (BAASP 2021) with contribution and abstract submission has been extended to August, 8th. Note that this will be the final deadline for organizational reasons. If you are not registering and submitting an abstract yet but considering taking part in [...]