JIVE´s Annual Report 2023
See here the Annual Report 2023 from JIVE and have overview of JIVE activities over the past year, covering all dimensions of JIVE’s operations.
Michiel van Haarlem new LOFAR ERIC Executive Director
The LOFAR ERIC Council has appointed Dr. Michiel van Haarlem as the new LOFAR ERIC Executive Director. Dr. van Haarlem will play a crucial role in representing LOFAR ERIC to stakeholders, ensuring the efficient operation of the LOFAR facilities, and advancing the consortium's mission to coordinate the use of this vital radio astronomy instrument for [...]
Canada joins Horizon Europe programme
On 3 July 2024, Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, and Francois-Philippe Champagne, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, have signed the agreement that gives Canadian researchers and organisations the opportunity to participate in the programme on equal terms with their EU counterparts. Read more here.
First SKA-Mid dish takes shape in South Africa
The SKAO has celebrated another construction milestone, with the assembly on Thursday 4 July of the first SKA-Mid telescope dish on site in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Read more here. Image: © SKAO; A team from the SKAO, SARAO, CETC54 and Power/Adenco were on site in the Northern Cape to carry out the lift.
ERAC: Opinion on the next Framework Programme for Research & Innovation
The European Research Area and Innovation Committee (ERAC ) adopted the ERAC Opinion on Guidance for the next Framework Programme for Research & Innovation. With this ERAC provides advice to the Council, the Commission and the Member States on strategic R&I policy issues and recommendations on the next EU Framework Programme.
ICRAR visiting Fellowship for Senior Women FELLOWSHIP FOR SENIOR WOMEN+ in Astronomy
The call for applications for the ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women+ in Astronomy is now open. This fellowship aims to provide an opportunity for senior women+ astronomers, as well as engineers and data scientists working in astronomy, to visit ICRAR (split between Curtin University and UWA) and interact with ICRAR researchers and graduate students. Applicants should [...]
I-HOW: Open call for applications for IAU Workshops
The IAU calls for applications for workshops under the IAU Hands-On Workshops (I-HOW) initiative. Motivation: Vast amounts of astronomical data are currently available in archives scattered around the world, for instance in the archives of telescopes run by big consortia, like ESO, NSF’s NOIRLab, NRAO, ALMA, ATCA, LOFAR, etc., or space missions developed by NASA [...]
EC: Science, Research and Innovation Performance report released
The Commission has released the 2024 edition of the Science, Research and Innovation Performance (SRIP) report. This new edition offers a comprehensive and detailed overview of how Europe is performing today in terms of science, research and innovation and analyses the key determinants of this performance. By highlighting the essential role of R&I in driving competitiveness, [...]
ESFRI Roadmap 2026 Information Day
ESFRI organises an Information Day, on 8 October 2024 in Brussels, to kick-off the process of updating its Roadmap - to be completed in 2026. Top Roadmap stakeholders will provide a thorough presentation of the requirements, the procedure and the methodology of selection of proposals for new RI Projects to enter the Roadmap. There will [...]
RadioNet newsletter 06/2024 issued
The RadioNet newsletter 06/2024 has been issued. Read here.