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:
- Michael Thompson – “Dynamics of the Sun and Stars”
from Natasha Jeffrey [January 22, 2021] - A&A Page Charges
from Natasha Jeffrey [January 14, 2021] - UK-SOSS next talk – 21st January 2021
from Chris Nelson [January 11, 2021] - RAS Keith Runcorn Thesis Prize
from Natasha Jeffrey [January 5, 2021] - Astronomy Research Grants 2021 – Guidelines for Applicants
from Natasha Jeffrey [January 5, 2021]
Nuggets:
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
- SOLARNET Public Engagement Workshop (rescheduled) 12th April – 13th April 2021
from Richard Morton [January 21, 2021] - Sign up to Celebrate a Solar Cycle of SDO Science!
from William D Pesnell [January 14, 2021] - ST04 ‘MHD Wave Processes in the Solar Atmosphere’, AOGS 2021 (Virtual meeting)
from Viktor Fedun [January 11, 2021] - EGU Session – Call for Abstracts – Energetic Particles
from Simon Thomas [January 7, 2021] - EGU Session ST1.8 “Observing and Modelling the Solar Wind and its Transients (CMEs and SIRs) Through the Heliosphere” – Submission deadline January 20th 13:00CET
from David Barnes [January 5, 2021]
Jobs/Studentships:
- Postdoctoral Position in Solar, Stellar and Exoplanet Sciences in Exeter, UK
from Raphaelle Haywood [January 21, 2021] - Key foreign researcher at the Research Centre of Cosmic Rays and Radiation Events in the Atmosphere (CRREAT), Prague
from Miroslav Dockal [January 15, 2021] - Job offer at ROB (EUHFORIA)
from Marianna Korsos [January 14, 2021] - Full time position at BIRA-IASB-KU Leuven (Belgium) Space physics ZAP-2020-202
from Natasha Jeffrey [January 7, 2021]
UKSP Nuggets:
UKSP Nuggets highlight the latest solar physics research led from the UK:
- 115. Revealing the dynamic & magnetic nature of chromospheric vortices [December 2020]
- 114. Hidden Coronal Loop Strands within Hi-C 2.1 Data [October 2020]
- 113. Probing small-scale solar magnetic fields [September 2020]
- 112. Particle acceleration and transport in CME eruptions [August 2020]
- 111. Increasing occurrence of inverted magnetic fields from 0.3 to 1 au [July 2020]
- 110. Flare/CME Cartoons [June 2020]
- 109. Kink oscillations of sigmoid coronal loops [May 2020]