The University of Manchester has announced 2 new research support scientist positions: Position of a Research Support Scientist with the e-MERLIN/VLBI National Facility at Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics. Application deadline is August 16, 2021. At UK’s e-MERLIN/VLBI National Facility Science and Operations group within the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (JBCA). University Manchester is seeking candidates [...]
The European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting 2022 will take place on June 27-July 1, 2022 in Valencia. The call for Expressions of Interest to organize symposia, Special Sessions, and Lunch Sessions at the EAS 2022 is open. Deadline for proposal submission is September 30, 2022. Find all information on the open call here.
The extremely heavy rain in the Eifel region on July 14 and 15, 2021, also hit the Radio Telescope Effelsberg. It caused flooding in the area of the Rötzelbach and the Effelsbergbach, both of which flow in the area of the observatory. The observatory crew is now busy cleaning up and assessing the damage. This [...]
The adopted European Research Council’s work programme 2022 includes over EUR 2.4 billion to fund grants for some 1,100 excellent scientists and scholars in the EU and associated countries. Read here the ERC press release ERC PLANS FOR 2022 ANNOUNCED.
As part of the European Research & Innovation Days in June 2021, the workshop Research infrastructures – hubs of excellence, knowledge creation and innovation was held on June 24, 2021. Apostolia Karamali (Head of Unit DG R&I), Anton Zensus (RadioNet Coordinator and Director of Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy), Nicolas Pade (Executive Director of European Marine [...]
The monitoring flash series ‘Keeping our eyes on the Horizon’ presents detailed analysis of key aspects of the EU R&I framework programme developments in recent years, such as participation by country and its contribution to sustainability issues. It shows that Horizon 2020 is already helping to build a more sustainable future: four in every five [...]
Tantalising evidence has been uncovered for a mysterious population of “free-floating planets, planets that may be alone in deep space, unbound to any host star. The results include four new discoveries that are consistent with planets of similar masses to Earth, published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Read here the full [...]
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) invites scientists to participate in the Semester 2022A Call for Proposals for the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), High Sensitivity Array (HSA), and Global 3mm VLBI Array (GMVA). The submission deadline for Semester 2021B proposals is August 2, 2021, at 17:00 EDT (21:00 [...]
At the European Research & Innovation Days, June 23-24, 202, policymakers, researchers, innovators, and citizens from Europe and beyond took part in more than 70 immersive sessions to shape the future research and innovation landscape. Over 21,000 registered participants from 105 countries stressed the need for Europe to remain at the forefront of research and innovation [...]
An exciting new instrument, a spectrometer called CONCERTO, has successfully produced its first observations: test images of the Cat's Paw Nebula and the Crab Nebula. The instrument, installed on the ESO-operated Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX), will help astronomers probe the mysterious, ancient cosmic epoch during which the first stars lit up. Read here the full [...]