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:
- Newton Fund Call for Proposals – Collaborative research for higher level STEM skills in Malaysia
from Sian Giles [October 13, 2017] - STFC Challenge Led Applied Systems Programme (CLASP) 2017 – Healthcare
from Sian Giles [October 9, 2017] - COSPAR Awards
from Richard Harrison [October 6, 2017] - RCUK GCRF UK Regional Engagement Event
from Sian Giles [September 29, 2017]
Nuggets:
- New UKSP Nugget #83
from Iain Hannah [October 8, 2017]
Meetings/Workshops/Summer Schools:
- “Theory and Simulation of Solar System Plasmas – particle acceleration and plasma heating” Session at EGU General Assembly – first annoucement
from Philippa Browning [October 16, 2017] - Helicity Thinkshop 3: 19–23 November 2017 (SEIKEN SYMPOSIUM), Tokyo, Japan – Registration and Abstract Submission Deadline Extended
from Kirill Kuzanyan [October 16, 2017] - NAM/EWASS 2018 SS12 Flares in the Lower Atmosphere of the Sun and Stars
from Lyndsay Fletcher [October 12, 2017] - Dynamic Sun: II. Solar Magnetism from Interior to the Corona
from Richard Morton [October 11, 2017] - Reminder: RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting “Wave-based heating in the solar atmosphere”
from Paolo Pagano [October 6, 2017] - CISM School “Advanced topics in MHD”, June 11-15, 2018
from David MacTaggart [October 3, 2017] - “Solar Orbiter: Synergy between Observations and Theory” – 2nd announcement
from Duncan Mackay [September 28, 2017]
Jobs/Studentships:
- 3-year Postdoc Position in Heliophysics at FHNW, Switzerland
from Marina Battaglia [October 18, 2017] - VACANCY AT LANCASTER UNIVERSITY: 3-year Research Associate post in space weather impacts
from Richard Morton [October 12, 2017] - Group Leader Positions at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (Gottingen, Germany)
from Richard Morton [October 8, 2017]
UKSP Nuggets:
UKSP Nuggets highlight the latest solar physics research led from the UK:
- 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]
- 81. Time dependence of heavy ion ratios in solar events [July 2017]
- 80. Large Scale Coronal Structures Imaged During the 2012/2013 Total Solar Eclipses [June 2017]
- 79. Flare Forecasting at the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre [May 2017]
- 78. Tracking flare chromospheric ionisation in the infrared [April 2017]
- 77. Just before an X-class flare [March 2017]