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:
- RAS Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship
from Natasha Jeffrey [April 12, 2021] - Next UK-SOSS talk – 10am on 15th April 2021
from Chris Nelson [March 30, 2021]
Nuggets:
- RHESSI Nuggets in March 2021
from Hugh Hudson [March 30, 2021]
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
- Summer School – High Resolution Solar Physics
from David Kuridze [April 18, 2021] - Reminder: NAM 2021 Abstract Deadline 30th April
from Natasha Jeffrey [April 15, 2021] - European Solar Physics Meeting (ESPM16)–1st Announcement
from Istvan Ballai [April 14, 2021] - Reminder: NAM 2021 Session – Space weather and plasma processes: From the Sun to the Earth
from Karen Meyer [April 9, 2021] - NAM 2021 Session – From Plasma to Galactic Dynamics: Collisionless Physics Across the Universe
from Oliver Allanson, Thomas Neukirch, Chris Hamilton, Luca Franci, Jean-Baptiste Fouvry [April 7, 2021] - NAM 2021 Session: Solar Physics Open Session
from Natasha Jeffrey [April 1, 2021] - Online Radio Heliophysics Catch-up – 10-13 May 2021 (NEW DATES) – Zoom – Final Announcement!
from Mario M. Bisi [April 1, 2021] - NAM 2021 Session: DKIST and Solar Orbiter era observations and modeling of photospheric and chromospheric plasma flows and magnetic elements at fine scales.
from Suzana S. A. Silva [March 30, 2021]
Jobs/Studentships:
- 12 Early-Stage Researcher positions open in Space Weather Awareness Training Network (SWATNet)
from Emilia Kilpua [April 14, 2021] - PhD opportunities (3.5 years, fully-funded) within the Solar and Space Physics research group at Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK). Deadline = 28th April 2021
from James McLaughlin [April 13, 2021] - PhD opportunities (3.5 years, fully-funded) within the Solar and Space Physics research group at Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK). Deadline = 28th April 2021
from James McLaughlin [March 30, 2021]
UKSP Nuggets:
UKSP Nuggets highlight the latest solar physics research led from the UK:
- 116. Pushing GREGOR to the limit: observing weak, small-scale magnetism in the photosphere with the GRIS-IFU [February 2021]
- 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]