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Geophysical Journal International (GJI) will be holding an Author Workshop entitled 'Getting your paper published' at the 2012 European Geosciences Union General Assembly, which will be held at the ACV conference centre in Vienna, Austria.
The workshop, which will be held on Friday 27th April 2012 from 9:30 – 11:30am, will...
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 February 2012 15:15 |
 The centre of just about every galaxy is thought to host a black hole, some with masses of thousands of millions of Suns and consequently strong gravitational pulls that disrupt material around them. They had been thought to hinder the birth of stars, but now an international team of astronomers studying the nearby galaxy...
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 February 2012 11:56 |
 The February digest of upcoming space and astronomy events, from the RAS. This month sees the annual Astrofest conference, the launch of the LARES satellite to investigate Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and a conference on the geophysics of the cryosphere.
9 February: Launch of LARES...
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Last Updated on Monday, 30 January 2012 16:53 |
 Astronomers, particle physicists, chemists and other scientists all handle their information in different ways, according to a new report from the Research Information Network (RIN). The study, entitled "Collaborative yet independent: Information practices in the physical sciences", is backed by the RAS and the Institute of...
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2012 10:51 |
 Applications are invited for the position of Executive Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society. The current Executive Secretary, David Elliott, has announced his intention to retire; the position will be available from May 2012. The deadline for receipt of applications is 13 February 2012.
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2012 13:08 |
 UK-Germany joint National Astronomy Meeting 2012: 1st media announcement
From 27 to 30 March 2012, around 600 astronomers and space scientists will gather at the University of Manchester for the National Astronomy Meeting 2012 (NAM 2012), one of Europe's largest professional astronomy conferences. This year NAM 2012 is a joint...
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Last Updated on Monday, 30 January 2012 17:00 |
 Honorary Fellow of the RAS Professor Reinhard Genzel, of the University of California at Berkeley, USA and Scientific Director of the Max-Planck Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany has been named the joint winner of the 2012 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy.
Prof. Reinhard Genzel. Credit: Max Planck Institut...
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:44 |
 The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) today announced the winners of the Society's medals and awards for 2012. These prizes honour leading figures that have made an outstanding contribution to astronomy (designated 'A') and geophysics (designated 'G') and recognise individuals and groups in the UK and around the world.
The Gold...
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Last Updated on Monday, 23 January 2012 11:21 |
 Dr Becky Parker, Head of Physics at Simon Langton Grammar School, has won the first RAS Patrick Moore Medal in recognition of her outstanding work as a teacher of astronomy.
Dr Becky Parker, first winner of the RAS Patrick Moore MedalDr Parker has been an enthusiast for astronomy and physics throughout her career in education,...
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 January 2012 16:39 |
 The January digest of upcoming space and astronomy events. This month sees the launch of an Italian probe to investigate general relativity, a special conference on the history of astronomical imaging and the maximum of the Quadrantids meteor shower.
4 January: Peak of Quadrantids meteor shower
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 January 2012 14:13 |
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