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:
- The next UK-SOSS on 24th of June, 10:00 (UK time)
from Marianna Korsós [June 14, 2021] - Call for Nominations: RAS Medals and Awards 2022
from Natasha Jeffrey [June 10, 2021] - STFC Horizons Programme Net Zero – Call Closing Soon
from Steve Brygan [June 10, 2021] - Live public debate on satellite megaconstellations, June 15th 19:30-21:30 BST
from Steve Brygan [June 10, 2021] - Registration is open util 14th of June to vote about the future organization of the European Space Weather Community
from Marianna Korsós [June 2, 2021] - DiRAC Resource Allocation Committee Call 13.5: Special Call for Proposals for DiRAC-3 Resources
from Natasha Jeffrey [June 1, 2021] - STFC GCRF START Event Information
from Steve Brygan [May 27, 2021]
Nuggets:
- European Solar Physics Nugget #1 – Heating of the solar chromosphere by acoustic waves
from Richard Morton [June 1, 2021]
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
- RHESSI 20 – Abstract submission DEADLINE TODAY JUNE 15th
from Natasha Jeffrey [June 15, 2021] - Workshop: “The Future of Airborne Infrared/Submm Astronomy: Prospects and Opportunities”
from Steve Brygan [June 15, 2021] - Irish National Astronomy Meeting 2021 – First announcement
from Steve Brygan [June 8, 2021] - PSD12 and VCI2022 – Deadline for abstract submission extended to 14th June
from Steve Brygan [June 8, 2021] - European Space Weather Week 2021 (ESWW2021/ESWW17) – Open Calls
from Mario M. Bisi [May 31, 2021]
Jobs/Studentships:
- JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Fellow Position in Space Physics Group at the Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland (remote work possible)
from Minna Palmroth [June 4, 2021] - Research physicist position at UC Berkeley
from Stuart Bale [June 2, 2021] - Research Fellow in helioseismology/asteroseismology (Fixed term contract until 31 March 2023, University of Warwick, UK)
from Anne-Marie Broomhall [May 28, 2021] - PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) for the modelling of solar coronal oscillations
from Tom Van Doorsselaere [May 27, 2021] - PhD in Physics of Young Stars
from Karen Meyer [May 27, 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]