STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship opportunity to be hosted at the University of Exeter If you would like to apply for the 2026 STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to be hosted in the Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (GAFD) research group in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at…

“Croeso i ESWW2028 yng Nghymru” – “Welcome to ESWW2028 in Wales” The European Space Weather Week (ESWW) Programme Committee, The Institute of Physics (IOP), United Kingdom Research and Innovation – Science & Technology Facilities Council – Department for Space (STFC RAL Space), and the Met Office…

Applying for an STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to be hosted at University of St Andrews – Deadline 23rd June 2026 he University of St Andrews’ Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group invites expressions of interest in applying for the 2026 STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship with the group. We…

ABSTRACT EXTENSION: UKSWSE IV – New Deadline Friday 12 June 2026… Dear Colleagues (apologies if you get this more than once). The abstract-submission deadline for the upcoming UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting IV: Space as a Global Endeavour meeting, has been extended to Friday 12 June…

Nominations for the 2027 RAS Awards are now open The annual awards, medals and prizes recognise significant achievement in the fields of astronomy and geophysics, encompassing different types of talent from research to education and outreach. Some are aimed at young scientists, while others…

DiRAC’s upcoming Workshop on GPU Performance Portability Training Are you a computational researcher working within the STFC remit thinking about adapting your codes for running on GPUs? DiRAC’s upcoming  Workshop on GPU Performance Portability Training in  Nottingham 15-17 September could well be…

Heliophysics in Europe 2026 – Programme Update! We are delighted to announce that the 3rd Heliophysics in Europe Meeting will take place at ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, from 21 to 24 September 2026. Deadline for Registration is 31 July 2026.  No registration fees. Register here: Abstract…

12th ESA Announcement of Opportunity for Science Planners for IRIS – now open ESA solicits proposals for participation in the NASA-led IRIS mission from scientists working in ESA Member States, in the role of Science Planners. The 12th Announcement of Opportunity (AO) and a Letter of Invitation by…

Solar Orbiter Community Building Webinar #4 (2026) – Reminder Dear colleagues, The fourth of the Solar Orbiter community building webinars (season 2) will take place on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 (14:00 – 14:30 CET). This webinar, titled “4 years of Solar Orbiter Observing Plans: a beginner’s guide…

Solar Orbiter science nuggets (May 2026 releases) Dear colleagues, It is our pleasure to share new Solar Orbiter science nuggets (May 2026 releases):  SO Nugget #90:  Periodic density structures in Solar Orbiter data: radial evolution and embedded helical structures (C. Katsavrias, S. Di Matteo,…

STFC Introductory Course in Solar and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 2026 – Registration Open Dear UKSP community, We are pleased to announce that registration for the STFC Introductory Course in Solar and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 2026 is now open! This year's course will be hosted by the Space…

Funding Opportunity: UKRI Venture Doctorates Ex From: UKRI talent and skills teams (contact for venture doctorates [email protected])  New funding opportunity coming soon: Doctoral Focal Award: UKRI Venture Doctorates As announced in the autumn budget 2025, UKRI is providing a funding…

Final announcement [29 May Deadline]: UKSWSE IV (2026) Dear Colleagues, Abstracts are warmly invited from all national and international colleagues for UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting IV: Space as a Global Endeavour. 14-17 September 2026, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne,…

Final Reminder – ESWW 2026 Oral Presentations Abstract & Live Forecasts Deadline Today – 21 May Please kindly note that the deadline for submitting abstracts for oral presentations and Live Forecasts at the European Space Weather Week 2026 is today, 21 May 2026. Participants wishing to propose an…

UK Space Frontiers 2035: Update No. 3: May 2026 First we extend our thanks to all who took part in the Frontiers community meeting in April, and to those who have submitted feedback. Second, we extend our apologies to the community for the delayed communication of the meeting proceedings and the…

EPRV x Solar Physics On-line Workshop (10 & 11 June 2026) The organizers of NASA’s Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Research Coordination Network (EPRV RCN) are planning an on-line workshop focused on the synergies between EPRV and solar physics for the mornings of June 10th and 11th, 2026. The…

Community input on PPAN science and EPSRC Dear Colleagues Some of you may be aware of discussions around the suggestion of PPAN science possibly moving from STFC into EPSRC. STFC's PPAN Science Board were also asked for their feedback on this topic, you can read their letter to the STFC and UKRI…

Pre-announcement: DiRAC Resource Allocation Committee Facility Time Opportunity: RAC19 The DiRAC Resource Allocation Committee facility time opportunity (RAC19) will be opening soon.  The UK theory and modelling communities in astronomy and cosmology, astrophysics, solar system physics, particle…

UKRI National Compute Ecosystem Town Hall Meeting Date: Tuesday 2 June 2026 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 (exact times TBC) Location: Riverside Room, County Hall, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 7PB This Town Hall meeting will engage the research and innovation community in UKRI’s plans for the Next National…

ESA – IRIS Science Planners: 12th ESA Announcement of Opportunity opening soon ESA solicits proposals for participation in the NASA-led IRIS mission from scientists working in ESA Member States, in the role of Science Planners. The 11th Announcement of Opportunity (AO) and a Letter of Invitation…

NAM 2026 Registration Open (Deadline: 1 July 2026) Dear Colleagues, The NAM 2026 registration is now open. You can register here: The deadline for registration is 1 July 2026.

Extension of Abstract Submission Deadline for ESWW 2026 Oral Presentations – 21 May Please be informed that the deadline for submitting abstracts for oral presentations at the European Space Weather Week 2026 has been extended to 21 May 2026. Participants wishing to propose an oral contribution…

Fully-funded PhD opportunities to join the ‘Solar and Space Physics’ research group at Northumbria University for October 2026 start We have fully-funded PhD studentships available for entry in October 2026. These PhD studentships include full UK fees, a living allowance (stipend) and additional…

Applying for a STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to be hosted at Northumbria University – Expressions of Interest – deadline 23rd June 2026 If you would like Northumbria University to act as the host institution for your 2026 STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship application, then an expression of…

Solar Orbiter Community Building Webinar #4 (2026). Dear colleagues, The fourth of the Solar Orbiter community building webinars (season 2) will take place on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 (14:00 – 14:30 CET). This webinar, titled “4 years of Solar Orbiter Observing Plans: a beginner's guide to…

Open letter from IOP President Paul Howarth and Royal Astronomical Society President Jim Wild We would like to highlight the open letter from IOP President Paul Howarth and Royal Astronomical Society President Jim Wild, addressed to Science Minister Lord Vallance, calling for a full impact…

Submission deadline approaching for UKMHD 2026 – May 20th UKMHD 2026 will be hosted by the University of Glasgow. Full details can be found here: Abstract submission deadline: May 20th Registration deadline: May 27th For booking hotels, we recommend Booking.com in the first instance. There is a…

Space Frontiers Community Engagement Event – Additional Astro panel presentation material Dear Delegates and Members of the UK Space Science Community, We're pleased to attach the additional Astro panel presentation that was used as a basis for discussion during the parallel thematic panel…

Reminder: Abstract Submission Deadline for ESWW 2026 Oral Presentations – 15 May Dear ESWW 2026 participants, We would like to kindly remind you that the deadline for submitting abstracts for oral presentations at the European Space Weather Week 2026 is 15 May 2026. Participants wishing to propose…

NASA Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Research Coordination Network online workshop

Open letter from the former STFC Chief Executive We would like to highlight the open letter by John Womersley, former Chief Executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), addressed to the Science Minister and UK Research and Innovation leadership, regarding the current funding…

STARPLAN online workshop Dear Solar Physics Communities, The organizers of NASA’s Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Research Coordination Network (EPRV RCN, website: are planning an online workshop that will focus on the synergies between EPRV and solar physics. Exact times are to-be-confirmed,…

“New UKSP nugget #140 140. Multi-spacecraft observations of the decay phase of solar energetic particle events Link: UKSP Nuggets are published on a monthly basis, highlighting solar physics research led from the UK. Regards, Sargam Mulay ([email protected]) and Alexander Russell…

Official notes and slides from Royal Astronomical Society Online Town Hall Meeting , 29 April 2026 Dear Colleagues, The Royal Astronomical Society Town Hall Meeting was held online on 29 April 2026. This community Town Hall provided an opportunity to receive updates from Prof. Michele Dougherty…

[MOSWePP] Workshop, 24 June: Shaping the Met Office space weather research programme A one‑day, face‑to‑face workshop is planned at the Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, London, on either Tuesday 23 June or Wednesday 24 June. The workshop aims to collaboratively shape the Met Office…

Call for Expressions of Interest for Scientific Advisor to UK SKAO Council Delegates In accordance with the timeline for the next SKAO Council meeting in July 2026, expressions of interest are being invited for the next Scientific Advisor to UK SKAO Council Delegates, supporting the STFC Executive…

Solar radio science highlights in April 2026 Signatures of Large-scale Magnetic Field Disturbances and Switchbacks in Interplanetary Type III Radio Bursts by Daniel L. Clarkson et al. Dataset for Recognition and Detection Based on Solar Radio Spectrogram Data by Yan et al

UK Space Frontiers 2035: Community engagement event material and feedback form Dear Delegates and Members of the UK Space Science Community, On behalf of the Steering Committee, thank you for your participation in the recent UK Space Frontiers 2035: Astro, Planetary & Helio community engagement…

Untitled Dear UKSP community, STFC PPAN project prioritisation continues to move forward. The 5 Advisory Panel chairs are attending prioritisation meetings (as non-voting members), although there will also be closed sessions without them. I have met with the science board chair, who thanks you for…

Unofficial notes from the RAS Astronomy Forum Dear UKSP colleagues, We would like to share a set of unofficial notes from the RAS Astronomy Forum held on Wednesday 22nd, kindly provided by Prof. Catherine Heymans. She mentioned that these notes have not been formally approved by STFC, so there may…

Abstracts (2nd announcement): UK Space Weather & Space Environment IV (2026) [29 May Deadline] Dear Colleagues, Abstracts are warmly invited from all national and international colleagues for UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting IV: Space as a Global Endeavour. 14-17 September 2026,…

Space Instrument Engineering at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL Please see the link below for details of an exciting new academic post in Space Instrument Engineering at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL: Best wishes Claire Puddephatt - Department Manager Mullard Space Science…

RMetS Event on 20th May – “Space Climate: An overview of space weather on long timescales” Dear UKSP community, On Wednesday 20th May 13:00 – 17:00, the Royal Meteorological Society is hosting an online event “Space Climate: An overview of space weather on long timescales”. This event brings…

Solar Orbiter science nuggets (April 2026 releases) Dear colleagues, It is our pleasure to share new Solar Orbiter science nuggets (April 2026 releases):  SO Nugget #88:  Compression structures in the foreshock of collisionless shocks (S. Raptis, D. Trotta, D. Turner et al.) SO Nugget #89: Non-LTE…

Call for abstracts: radio-focused session at ESWW 2026 Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that abstract submissions are now open for European Space Weather Week (ESWW) 2026, taking place in Florence, Italy, from 2-6 November 2026. This year, a radio-focused session aims to showcase…

SolarNuggets in April 2026 The SolarNuggets continue the earlier series of RHESSI Nuggets, and are now located here No. 521, "Can EUV Power-Spectral Indices Reveal Imminent Solar Flares?” by Sihui ZHONG et al.: A new flare-precursor observable - power spectra. No. 522, "Lateral Deformation of…

Reconstructing an Artemis II Solar Eclipse with SunPy In a new post on the SunPy blog, we work through the reconstruction of the solar eclipse observed by the Artemis II crew on 7 April 2026, starting from a single photograph taken from the Orion spacecraft. Using SunPy together with JPL Horizons,…

Save the date: RAS online town hall meeting [11am, Wed 29 April] Dear colleagues, Please save the date for our Royal Astronomical Society Town Hall Meeting, to be held online from 11:00 to 12:45 on Wednesday 29 April. This will be an opportunity to hear updates from Prof Michele Dougherty…

Summary of recent information from STFC/PPAN Town Halls Dear Colleagues, Many of you will have seen presentations at the recent annual IoP High Energy Particle Physics and Astroparticle Physics or Nuclear Physics Community meetings this month, or be aware of some of their content. We are emailing…

Fully funded PhD project – The dynamics of Earth’s magnetopause and their space weather impacts The ESA-CAS SMILE mission, due to launch imminently, will image the dayside magnetosphere for the first time in soft X-rays from solar wind charge exchange. Since X-ray emissions are expected to peak at…