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.

We distribute a newsletter of the latest Solar Physics and related news twice a month (1st and 15th). To sign up to the emailing list or to view the archive of newsletters please go here. These news items are also reproduced on this website. To submit information to be posted to the website and to be included in the newsletter please go to the Submit News page. Follow our twitter feed: @uksolarphysics.

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UKSP Nuggets:

• 19. Quasi-biennial variations in helioseismic frequencies [January 2012]
• 18. Mega-tsunamis above the surface of the Sun [December 2011]
• 17. Transverse coronal loop oscillations seen by AIA/SDO [November 2011]
• 16. The Alfvén Amplifier [October 2011]
• 15. Structure and Dynamics of a Polar Crown Cavity as Observed by SDO/AIA [September 2011]
• 14. A New Model for the Solar Magnetic Carpet [August 2011]
• 13. The density of EUV flare footpoints [July 2011]
• 12. The Heating of Coronal Loops by Random Photospheric Twisting [June 2011]
• 11. Tracking CME effects from “the Sun to the mud” [May 2011]
• 10. Searching for the Origin of Sun-quakes [April 2011]
• 9. The influence of coronal loop cooling on transverse oscillations [March 2011]
• 8. Magnetic Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability at the Sun [February 2011]
• 7. Have we resolved the smallest photospheric magnetic elements ? [January 2011]
• 6. Coupled Alfvén and Kink Oscillations Propagating in the Solar Corona [December 2010]
• 5. MHD wave propagation and magnetic topology [November 2010]
• 4. SDO/AIA response to quiet Sun, active region and flare plasma [October 2010]
• 3. Solar flare electrons – testing the two-component model [September 2010]
• 2. Magnetic Relaxation in the Solar Corona [August 2010]
• 1. Probing the 3D structure of the F-corona with STEREO/HI [July 2010]