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:
- Congratulations
from Richard Morton [January 15, 2019] - Annales Geophysicae, special issue “Solar magnetism from interior to corona and beyond” – second announcement
from Viktor Fedun [January 14, 2019]
Nuggets:
- Announcing RHESSI Nuggets
from Hugh Hudson [January 14, 2019]
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
- FReSWeD 2019 (July 2–7, 2019; San Juan, Argentina) – Reminder and Deadline Extension
from Hebe Cremades [January 16, 2019] - Boulder Space Weather Summer School (July 8 – July 19, 2019)
from Richard Morton [January 15, 2019] - ST15 ‘MHD Waves and Instabilities in the Solar Atmosphere: Identification and Modelling’, AOGS 2019 – second announcement
from Viktor Fedun [January 14, 2019] - Online programme available for 11th January RAS Discussion Meeting
from Andrew Hillier [January 1, 2019]
Jobs/Studentships:
- Postdoc position in MHD at Durham University
from Anthony Yeates [January 18, 2019] - Solar System PhD Opportunities at Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Department of Space & Climate Physics, University College London
from David Long [January 15, 2019] - Leibniz Institute for Solar Physics (formerly known as Kiepenheuer-Institute, KIS, Freiburg, Germany) – Postdoctoral Position in Observational Solar Physics
from Richard Morton [January 15, 2019] - SOLAR PHYSICS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW – ID# 19025
from Taylor Chang [January 15, 2019] - Research Fellow in Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics
from Richard Morton [January 10, 2019] - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC, Tenerife, Spain) – Postdoctoral Contract: SNSF Sinergia Project – REMINDER
from Richard Morton [January 1, 2019] - Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC, Tenerife, Spain) – Postdoctoral Contract: ERC AdG POLMAG
from Richard Morton [January 1, 2019] - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan – SUNRISE-3 Project Research Fellow
from Richard Morton [January 1, 2019]
UKSP Nuggets:
UKSP Nuggets highlight the latest solar physics research led from the UK:
- 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]
- 94. Evidence of coronal jets in the solar wind? [September 2018]
- 93. The Magnetic Response of the Solar Atmosphere to Umbral Flashes [August 2018]
- 92. Null collapse and oscillatory reconnection about 3D magnetic null points [July 2018]
- 91. Magnetic field line tangling and twisting in the corona [June 2018]