Dear Colleagues

This note is to advise that the 2012 Astronomy guidelines for Applicants have now been published and can be found at http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Our+Research/12214.aspx

There have been a few revisions, for example the duration of grant request and some minor changes to page limits etc .… continue to the full article

STFC is seeking nominations of outstanding individuals to appoint to the Astronomy Grants Panel (AGP). The AGP is responsible for assessing and making recommendations to the STFC Executive on research grant applications.

Vacancies have arisen due to normal rotation of membership.… continue to the full article

Many congratulations to David Pontin on being one of five winners this year of an Astronomy and Astrophysics Leverhulme Prize.

Well done David !… continue to the full article

The diary of forthcoming events has been input onto the STFC homepage (calendar at the bottom right corner of the page). Dates for December 2011, January and February 2012 have been added. You can view the diary at http://www.stfc.ac.uk/… continue to the full article

No registration required. No strings attached. Simply click to view or download all content from the astronomy journals: Solar Physics, Astrophysics and Space Science, Experimental Astronomy, The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, Astrophysics, Astronomy Letters, Astronomy Reports, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics, Earth, Moon, and Planets.… continue to the full article

At midday on 24th November the STFC Science Roadmap will go live. You may view it at:

http://www.stfc.ac.uk/roadmap/

The STFC Science Roadmap sets out the current STFC science programme, together with future opportunities for investment, and shows how they address a range of science challenges.… continue to the full article

Dear Colleague,

We would like to announce the release of version 7.0 of the CHIANTI
database for astrophysical spectroscopy. With Version 7.0, CHIANTI
now includes data for several new ions as well as significant updates to
many ions, including several key Fe species routinely observed by
Hinode/EIS and SDO.… continue to the full article

The Science and Technology Facilities Council offers free one-day Media Awareness and Communications Skills courses for researchers, as part of its Science in Society programme.

The Media course introduces scientists to the world of the mass media, press releases, how to be interviewed etc.… continue to the full article

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DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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31 October – 1 November – Challenge Led Applied Systems Panel (CLASP), Royal College of Physicians, London
STFC contact : Penny.Woodman@stfc.ac.uk

November – date to be advised – e-MERLIN Steering Committee, venue tbc
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

2 November – CERN Finance Committee, CERN, Geneva
STFC contact : Charlotte.Jamieson@stfc.ac.uk

3 November – Nuclear Structure Astrophysics and Reactions (NuSTAR) Oversight Committee, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Katharine.Schofield@stfc.ac.uk

3 November – ISIS Crystallography User Group Meeting, Cosener’s House, Abingdon
STFC contact : David.Keen@stfc.ac.uk

8 November – Experimental Particle Physics/HEPP half day meeting in honour of Professor Norman McCubbin “………the nature of matter from the ISR to the LHC”
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, R22 Pickavance
Online registration at http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/accel/forum/2011/mccubbinfest/home.htm

8 November – Futures Advisory Panel Meeting, Coseners House, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharmila.Banerjee@stfc.ac.uk

8 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

8 November – UK PrepSKA Oversight Committee, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

9 November – ISIS disordered materials user group meeting, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Daniel.Bowron@stfc.ac.uk

10 November – Closing date of Large Awards Scheme for projects in public engagement
STFC contact : Chris.Woolford@stfc.ac.uk

10 November – Imaging in conservation: Looking at artefacts under a new light, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : winfried.kockelmann@stfc.ac.uk

10 – 11 November – ISIS Empirical potential structure refinement workshop, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Daniel.Bowron@stfc.ac.uk

10 – 11 November – Science Board, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Victoria.Wright@stfc.ac.uk

11 November – Big Telescopes training for physics teachers, Selkirk
STFC contact : Dan.Hillier@stfc.ac.uk

14 November – Programme Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Wendy.Light@stfc.ac.uk

14 – 15 November – ING Board, La Palma, Hawaii
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

16 November – Research Councils UK Executive Group (RCUKEG), Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield @stfc.ac.uk

16 – 17 November – European Space Agency Science Programme Committee (ESA SPC), Paris
UKSA contact : Chris.Castelli@stfc.ac.uk

17 – 18 November – ISIS molecular spectroscopy user group meeting, Cosener’s House, Abingdon
STFC contact : felix.fernandez-alonso@stfc.ac.uk

21 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

21 November – Centres Forum, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot and Daresbury Laboratory
STFC contact : Zoe.Gayfer@stfc.ac.uk

22 November – STFC Council Meeting, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Andy.Boyd@stfc.ac.uk

22 November – Education, Training and Careers Committee meeting, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Katharine.Hollinshead@stfc.ac.uk

23 November – SKA Founding Board, Heathrow Airport
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

24 – 25 November – Innovations Partnerships Scheme (IPS) Peer Review Meeting, Medical Research Council, London
STFC contact : Andi.Kidd@stfc.ac.uk

29 November – NCCPE Conference – Engage 2011 : Making an Impact, The Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol
STFC contact : Neville.Hollingworth@stfc.ac.uk

30 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk… continue to the full article

Colleagues may be interested in the following Public Engagement funding scheme.

STFC SiS Large Awards Scheme – This scheme offers funding for STFC science and technology projects that aims to inspire and involve a wider audience. Up to £100,000 can be applied for.… continue to the full article