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YERAC 2026

By | 2026-09-16T07:22:07+00:00 September 16th, 2026|press release|

The 54th edition of the Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC) was hosted in Oxford from the 17th-21st August to great success. This year’s edition was attended by 40 early career researchers (ECRs), representing institutes from 12 countries, with participants from at least 20 countries represented. YERAC is a unique conference in the landscape of ECR meetings, [...]

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ERIS 2026 brings the next generation of radio astronomers to Noto

By | 2026-09-14T06:46:11+00:00 September 14th, 2026|announcement, press release|

Around 70 participants from across Europe and beyond have gathered in Noto, Sicily, for the XI European Radio Interferometry School (ERIS 2026), taking place from 7 to 11 September and hosted by the Institute of Radio Astronomy, part of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). The school is being held at the Consorzio Universitario [...]

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A new Call for Proposals for IRAM telescopes

By | 2026-08-28T19:07:40+00:00 August 28th, 2026|announcement, transnational access|

The call for IRAM NOEMA and 30-meter proposals for the winter semester 2026 (01 December 2026 to 31 May 2027) is available online. The proposal deadline is 10 September 2026. A detailed description of the observing capabilities of the 30m telescope and the current status of the NOEMA interferometer are given in two separate documents: https://www.iram.fr/GENERAL/calls/w26/30mCapabilities.pdf [...]

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17th EVN Symposium & Users’ Meeting – finall call

By | 2026-08-28T18:59:04+00:00 August 28th, 2026|announcement|

Dear Colleagues, This is our Final Call to register for the 17th EVN Symposium & Users’ Meeting, happening from Monday 14th – Friday 18th September 2026 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Register here: [Registration | 17th EVN Symposium [e-merlin.ac.uk]] Deadline: Tuesday 1st September 2026 at 23:59 UTC. We look forward to receiving your registration. Best regards, Emmanuel Bempong-Manful & Jack Radcliffe. [...]

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New SKAO Science Book Showcases the Breadth of SKA Science

By | 2026-08-28T18:15:15+00:00 August 28th, 2026|announcement, press release|

The SKA Observatory has released Advancing Astrophysics II, a new collection showcasing the broad range of science that will be enabled by the SKA telescopes. The anthology brings together 221 peer-reviewed papers from more than 1,500 scientists in 51 countries, covering topics from the Sun, planets and star formation to galaxies, cosmology and the extreme [...]

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ALMA Reveals a Trillion-Mile Gas Stream Feeding GW Orionis

By | 2026-08-28T18:10:54+00:00 August 28th, 2026|announcement, press release|

ALMA has captured a vast stream of gas feeding the young triple-star system GW Orionis, located about 1,300 light-years away. Stretching roughly 12,000 astronomical units (0.2 light-years), the streamer connects the surrounding molecular cloud with the system’s unusual, misaligned planet-forming rings. The observations provide strong evidence that late infall of material from a star’s natal [...]

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Effelsberg – Call for Proposals

By | 2026-08-28T17:45:12+00:00 August 28th, 2026|announcement, transnational access|

Call for proposals for the Effelsberg 100-m radio telescope is open until Tue, September 1st, 1500 UT. Please see the recent Newsletter for more information and  details about technical specifications, observing modes and the submission process. Image Credit: N. Tacken/MPIfR

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Recent UKRI/STFC Statement on e-MERLIN Funding

By | 2026-07-31T18:10:59+00:00 July 31st, 2026|Uncategorized|

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) have announced that operational funding for the e-MERLIN radio interferometer will not be renewed beyond March 2028. In response, the University of Manchester, which operates e-MERLIN from the Jodrell Bank Observatory, reaffirmed its commitment to working with partners to explore options for securing [...]

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Call for Sessions Open for EAS Annual Meeting 2027

By | 2026-07-29T08:53:50+00:00 July 29th, 2026|announcement, meetings|

The European Astronomical Society (EAS) has opened the Call for Sessions for the EAS Annual Meeting 2027, which will take place 21–25 June 2027 in Vienna, Austria. Researchers are invited to help shape the scientific programme by proposing Symposia, Special Sessions, and Lunch Sessions covering all areas of astronomy and astrophysics. Session proposals can be [...]

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