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 [...]
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 [...]
The RadioNet newsletter 7/2021 has been issued.
The 2022A call for Optical telescope transnational access supported by the OPTICON-RadioNet Pilot (ORP) opens on Wednesday 4 August 2021. This call includes access to the 11m SALT and the ORP team encourages you to take advantage of this opportunity. Deadline: August 31, 2021 at 23.59UT Credit: ORP
The International LOFAR Telescope has open the call for proposals for the Worldwide Community: Cycle 17 (01 December 2021 - 31 May 2022) Submission only via the online tool NorthStar. Submission deadline: September 08, 2021, 12 UT
The European Commission has open the call on Transition to digital/remote research infrastructure service provision: lessons learnt, needs and best practices (HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-01-03). Proposals for topics under this destination should set out a credible pathway to contributing to one or several of the following impacts: Disruptive research and breakthrough science and innovation through cutting-edge, interconnected and sustainable [...]
The European Commission adopted on July 16, 2021 its proposal for a Council Recommendation on “A Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe” to support the implementation of national European Research Area (ERA) policies. The Pact is aimed to be the long-standing foundation for the EU’s commitment to the new European Research Area (ERA). Find here the [...]
An international team anchored by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has now imaged the heart of the nearby radio galaxy Centaurus A in unprecedented detail. This work, led by Michael Janssen from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn and Radboud University Nijmegen is published in Nature Astronomy on 19 July 2021. [...]
Read here the Nature article Astronomers push for global debate on giant satellite swarms. The article deals with the concern of astronomers and other skygazers about interferences with observations of the night sky and reports that “Working with the United Nations, scientists hope to establish standards for satellite ‘megaconstellations’ and reduce disruption of astronomical observations.” [...]
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 [...]