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:
- Tom Duvall Chosen to Write Solar Physics Memoir for 2019
from Ed Cliver [April 19, 2018] - Low-Frequency Radio data from Glasgow CALLISTO now included in the RHESSI Browser
from Nicolina Chrysaphi [April 16, 2018] - IRIS Science Planners – 4th ESA AO
from Richard Morton [April 16, 2018] - Global Webinar in solar physics
from Hugh Hudson [April 16, 2018] - ESWW 2018 – Call for nominations: international space weather and space climate medals
from Mike Hapgood [April 16, 2018] - Future Leaders Fellowships
from Sian Giles [April 13, 2018] - ESPD Prizes
from Istvan Ballai [April 11, 2018]
Nuggets:
- Two new RHESSI Science Nuggets
from Hugh Hudson [April 11, 2018]
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
- Space Weather Forecasting Session at the ESWW15
from Anastasios Anastasiadis [April 19, 2018] - Funding available to support attendance at the CISM Advanced topics in MHD summer school
from Andrew Hillier [April 18, 2018] - EST Science Meeting – 11–15 June 2018: Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline
from Richard Morton [April 16, 2018] - STFC Introductory Solar System Plasmas Summer School 2018 (ISSP18): 27 – 31 August 2018
from Claire Foullon [April 16, 2018] - EPSC2018 – Session on ‘Global modelling and remote sensing of planetary magnetospheric dynamics ‘
from Richard Morton [April 13, 2018] - FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ‘PARTICLE ACCELERATION AND TRANSPORT: FROM THE SUN TO EXTRAGALACTIC SOURCES’, 12-16 NOVEMBER 2018, UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA, RENDE, ITALY
from Silvia Perri [April 12, 2018] - 2nd announcement: CISM MHD Summer School
from David MacTaggart [April 9, 2018] - EMS “Sun, space weather and the atmosphere”‘ session, Budapest, 3-7 Sept 2018
from Robertus Erdelyi [April 8, 2018] - Solar Spectropolarimetry and Diagnostic Techniques, Fall School – Estes Park (Colorado), September 24–October 5, 2018
from Richard Morton [April 1, 2018] - 2018 SDO Science Workshop – Catalyzing Solar Connections (Ghent, Belgium ), October 29–November
from Richard Morton [April 1, 2018]
Jobs/Studentships:
- STFC PhD studentship in Space Plasma or Solar Physics Research
from Viktor Fedun [April 13, 2018] - Stockholm University – Assistant Professor Position (deadline May 15, 2018)
from Richard Morton [April 1, 2018] - University of the Balearic Islands (Spain) – Postdoctoral Position
from Richard Morton [April 1, 2018] - University of Oslo, Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics – 4 PhD fellowships in Solar Physics
from Richard Morton [April 1, 2018]
UKSP Nuggets:
UKSP Nuggets highlight the latest solar physics research led from the UK:
- 88. Excitation of coronal loop oscillations by coronal rain [March 2018]
- 87. Giant solar loops and LOFAR radio observations [February 2018]
- 86. Evidence of recurrent reconnection driving fan-shaped jets. [December 2017]
- 85. The role of the magnetic field in sunquakes [November 2017]
- 84. The first NuSTAR microflare [October 2017]
- 83. Beam electrons as sources of Hα ribbons in a C-class flare [September 2017]
- 82. Propagation of information within coronal mass ejections [August 2017]