RadioNet Newsletter 09/2022
The RadioNet newsletter issue 09/2022 has been just issued. Read here.
ERIS 2022
The ERIS 2022 took place on 19-23 September 2022 in Dwingeloo/NL, hosted by JIVE and ASTRON. Over 70 students participated and had a week of lectures and tutorials on how to achieve scientific results from radio interferometry. Read here the JIV-ERIC news article.
e-MERLIN cycle 15: Call is open now
The e-Merlin call for proposals for Cycle 15 is now open. Details specific to Cycle 15 are available here. Use the e-MERLIN proposal tool to submit your proposal. Access/funding is offered through the ORP (Opticon RadioNet Pilot) project. Submission deadline: November 3, 2022, 13:59:59 UT
DESCA Model Consortium Agreement
DESCA, the most widespread model Consortium Agreement in Horizon 2020, has now been updated for use in Horizon Europe projects. The revised model takes into account requirements stemming from the rules of the new EU Framework Programme Horizon Europe and experience of the user community in working with DESCA 2020, as well as other legal [...]
LMT Call for Proposals open for the semester 2023-S1
Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT) Call for Proposals for the semester 2023-S1 is open. The schedule for the next observing season (2023-S1) is January 2 – June 30, 2023. Deadline: October 22, 2022, 05:00 UTC Image: © Large Millimeter Telescope.
EC: Innovation Scoreboard published
The Commission has published on the 2022 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard. The EU's innovation performance has grown by about 10% since 2015; compared to 2021, innovation performance in 2022 has improved for 19 Member States, and declined for eight.
ALMA: Astronomers detect hot gas bubble swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have spotted signs of a ‘hot spot’ orbiting Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. The finding helps us better understand the enigmatic and dynamic environment of our supermassive black hole. Read the ESO article here. Image: © EHT Collaboration, ESO/M. Kornmesser (Acknowledgment: [...]
James Webb Space Telescope: Image Captures Clearest View of Neptune’s Rings in Decades
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope published its first image of Neptune. Webb captured the clearest view of this peculiar planet’s rings in more than 30 years and its cameras are also revealing the ice giant in a whole new light. Most striking about Webb’s new image is the crisp view of the planet’s dynamic [...]
Commission announces top experts to advise on EU Missions
On September 6, 2022, the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel announced the names of the experts who have been selected to be the new Chairs and members of the Mission Boards of the five EU Missions. Their mandate will run from 2022 to 2025. A first Mission Boards introduction will take place [...]
European VLBI Network: Call for Proposals open
The call for proposals for the European VLBI Network (EVN) is open. EVN access and travel support is possible through the OPTICON RadioNet Pilot project (ORP). All regular proposals should be submitted through the Northstar submission tool. Submission deadline: 1 October 2022 16:00 UTC