RadioNet Newsletter 05/2024 issued
The RadioNet Newsletter 05/2024 has just been issued. Read here.
Council adopts a recommendation to enhance research security
The European Council has adopted a Council recommendation on enhancing research security. The main objective of the recommendation is to support the Commission and member states to address research security risks deriving from international cooperation.
Michael Garrett elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Michael Garrett, Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society - the UK’s national academy of sciences. Professor Garrett holds the prestigious Sir Bernard Lovell Chair of Astrophysics and is a leading figure in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). He currently serves as the [...]
Horizon Europe: fully annotated version of the Model Grant Agreement
See here the European Commission´s fully annotated version of the Model Grant Agreement in the Funding & Tenders Portal.
ORP Science Talks – second session on 5 June 2024
The second session of the ORP Science Talks will take place on June 5 at 11am CEST, featuring Gyula Józsa and Lukasz Wyrzykowski. In the ORP Science Talks astronomers not only from ORP can present their work and scientific results. View recordings of the previous session here. Join the session of 5 June here.
New calibration technique circumvents Earth’s ionosphere
An international team of researchers has developed a new calibration technique to circumvent disturbances of Earth’s ionosphere. Using this technique with the LOFAR telescope, the researchers have already made some new discoveries about the distribution of radio emissions. The new calibration technique allowed the researchers to produce the first sharp radio maps of the universe [...]
EVN VLBI Call for proposals open
Observing proposals are invited for the European VLBI Network (EVN). Travel support could be accessed through the ORP. Check details of the call for proposals here. Submission Deadline: 1 June 2024 at 16:00 UTC.
Report on research assessment published
The report addresses the contributions of projects funded by Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe to the reform of research assessment practices. It is part of a series of three reports, produced in parallel, that take stock of the progress and promising practices generated by a selection of EU-funded projects on skills, research assessment reform and [...]
Inspiring ERA project
Inspiring ERA is a project funded by the Horizon Europe program aimed at breathing new life into the European Research Area (ERA). Goal is to raise awareness, share best practices and speed up the adoption of advancements made under the umbrella of the ERA to benefit researchers and citizens across the countries involved. See here the [...]