The study of the Sun, or solar physics, is a vibrant field of research in the UK. Over 150 UK scientists are actively investigating the dynamic evolution of our closest star using numerical, computational and observational techniques.
The UK Solar Physics community (UKSP) is a Specialist Scientific Group affiliated to the Royal Astronomical Society. This website serves as a repository of information for the UKSP community, with community news, information about national and international conferences, employment and study opportunities, solar missions, and computing resources.
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Latest News Updates
General News/UKSP Business:
- DiRAC Call for Proposals Closing date: Tuesday 1st October 2019
from Sian Giles-Titcombe [June 3, 2019] - Waves and Instabilities in the Solar Atmosphere (WISA: formerly known as BUKS) – Proposals Sought for Next Workshop
from Richard Morton [June 1, 2019] - UKSP Business Lunch
from Richard Morton [June 1, 2019]
Nuggets:
- New UKSP Nugget #101
from Iain Hannah [June 12, 2019] - CESRA solar radio science highlights in May 2019
from Eduard Kontar [May 31, 2019]
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
- Registration Open: STFC Advanced Summer School in Solar System Plasmas (2019)
from Richard Morton [June 15, 2019] - SHINE Session #18 – Data Analysis Tools and Methods for Observations of the Solar Corona
from Nathalia Alzate [June 13, 2019] - Preparing for When the Sun Wakes Up: Workshop on Deep-Space Sun-Earth L5/L1 Space-Weather Missions
from Mario M. Bisi [June 7, 2019] - Fifth UK-Ukraine-Spain Meeting on Solar Physics and Space Science (UKUS) – final announcement
from Viktor Fedun [May 30, 2019] - “Scintillating Science: Cutting-Edge Science Achieved Through the Observations of Radio Scintillation” Workshop – Final Announcement
from Mario M. Bisi [May 30, 2019]
Jobs/Studentships:
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Magnetohydrodynamics/Solar Physics at the University of Dundee
from David Pontin [June 15, 2019] - Royal Observatory of Belgium (Brussels) – Vacancy for a Space Weather Collaborator
from Richard Morton [June 1, 2019] - NASA – Postdoctoral Fellowship Application Deadline July 1, 2019
from Richard Morton [June 1, 2019] - University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) – Project Manager
from Richard Morton [June 1, 2019] - University of New Hampshire – Post-doctoral Research Position in the Study of CMEs and SEPs
from Richard Morton [June 1, 2019]
UKSP Nuggets:
UKSP Nuggets highlight the latest solar physics research led from the UK:
- 101. Mapping the magnetic field of solar coronal loops [June 2019]
- 100. A Century of UKSP Nuggets [April 2019]
- 99. Preflare and flare turbulence in the transition region [March 2019]
- 98. Observing and Modelling a Flux Rope in the Corona [January 2019]
- 97. Jet formation and evolution due to 3D magnetic reconnection [December 2018]
- 96. Magnetic Helicity, Sunspot Number and Solar Activity [November 2018]
- 95. Trick or TWIKH Spicules [October 2018]