UK Solar Physics - UKSP

16/10/2026

HelioFleet: An Interactive Map of Heliophysics Spacecraft Positions and Fields of View (Web)

I’d like to share HelioFleet, a free, open-source web tool that shows where the heliophysics fleet was, or will be, relative to the Sun and Earth at any moment since 2010. I built it for easy access to spacecraft positions without running any codes or downloading packages. It can be used to check/verify/scope past or future multi-spacecraft positions for research or planning new coordinated observations....

I’d like to share HelioFleet, a free, open-source web tool that shows where the heliophysics fleet was, or will be, relative to the Sun and Earth at any moment since 2010. I built it for easy acces…

14/10/2026

Second Announcement — 2nd Open Sunrise III Science Meeting: Data Availability and Science Opportunities

The 2nd Open Sunrise III Science Meeting will be held at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory on January 20 – 22, 2027. The community is invited to register to the meeting by December 10, 2026 and submit pertinent abstracts by December 15, 2026, at The meeting program will be announced shortly after the completion of the abstract submission process....

14/10/2026

UKRI Research Data Policy

UKRI has published its new Research Data Policy. This UKRI-wide policy updates and harmonises our expectations for responsibly managing and sharing research data so it is findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) and as open as possible, and as closed as necessary. For researchers and organisations, the policy will provide greater consistency and clarity to existing expectations without introducing significant new requirements....

UKRI has published its new Research Data Policy. This UKRI-wide policy updates and harmonises our expectations for responsibly managing and sharing research data so it is findable, accessible, inte…

14/10/2026

Four new PDRA posts available at Northumbria University

Please find below advertisements for FOUR new PDRA posts in the Solar and Space Physics group at Northumbria University. We welcome informal enquiries about all positions before the deadline on Monday 9th November 2026 (please get in touch with Professor Clare Watt – [email protected] who can direct your query) THREE FIVE-YEAR PDRA POSTS IN RADIATION BELT AND MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS We are excited to offer 3 post-doctoral research associate positions at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK that are each funded for five years commencing in April 2027....

Please find below advertisements for FOUR new PDRA posts in the Solar and Space Physics group at Northumbria University. We welcome informal enquiries about all positions before the deadline on Mon…

13/10/2026

Help us better understand the Space Weather & Space Climate community’s needs!

The Operational Activities, Infrastructure, Data and Models Working Group of European Space Weather and Space Climate Association (E-SWAN) is conducting a short survey to better understand the community’s needs and current practices regarding infrastructure, data and modelling in Space Weather and Space Climate. In particular, we would like to gather your views on the accessibility and use of existing resources, the challenges you encounter, and the potential value of a more centralised repository/catalogue bringing together datasets, models and infrastructures....

The Operational Activities, Infrastructure, Data and Models Working Group of European Space Weather and Space Climate Association (E-SWAN) is conducting a short survey to better understand the comm…

13/10/2026

New UKSP nugget #148

148. Observational Analysis of Line Formation Heights in the Flaring Chromosphere Using DKIST 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 ([email protected])

148. Observational Analysis of Line Formation Heights in the Flaring Chromosphere Using DKIST Link: UKSP Nuggets are published on a monthly basis highlighting solar physics research led from the UK…

13/10/2026

Final Programme of the European Space Weather Week 2026 Now Available Online

The final programme of the European Space Weather Week (ESWW) 2026, taking place in Florence, Italy, from 2 to 6 November 2026, is now available online! Discover the full scientific programme, including oral presentations, poster sessions, and special events, on the official conference website: We look forward to welcoming you to Florence for an exciting week of scientific exchange and collaboration within the space weather community! Kamen Kozarev and Michele Piana

The final programme of the European Space Weather Week (ESWW) 2026, taking place in Florence, Italy, from 2 to 6 November 2026, is now available online! Discover the full scientific programme, incl…

12/10/2026

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity: Observational Solar Physics

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity: Observational Solar Physics Centre for Space Research (CSR), North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa Overview The Centre for Space Research (CSR) at North-West University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in observational solar physics, available from 1 March 2027. The successful candidate will join the CSR solar physics group, led by Dr Ruhann Steyn, working on high-resolution observations of the solar photosphere and chromosphere....

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity: Observational Solar Physics Centre for Space Research (CSR), North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa Overview The Centre for Space Resea…

02/10/2026

Registration Deadline (9 Oct) for RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting (16 Oct)

Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder to register for the upcoming RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting: "How Does Solar Wind Control Earth's Radiation Belt Dynamics?" Date: Friday, 16 October 2026 Venue: Burlington House, Piccadilly, London Registration for the meeting is required and should be completed by 9 October 2026. Please register via the following link: We look forward to welcoming you to Burlington House in October....

Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder to register for the upcoming RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting: “How Does Solar Wind Control Earth’s Radiation Belt Dynamics?” Date: Friday, 16…

01/10/2026

Save the Date: UKSWSE V – COSPAR ISWAT – RMetS: Bringing Communities Together to Protect Society from Space Weather – 18–24 September 2027.

Dear Colleagues. We are pleased to announce that the next UK Space Weather and Space Environment meeting (UKSWSE V) will jointly take place with the COSPAR International Space Weather Action Teams (ISWAT) Initiative and the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) in the UK, 18-24 September 2027. Information will be populated at the website in due course: - please bookmark this for future reference....

Dear Colleagues. We are pleased to announce that the next UK Space Weather and Space Environment meeting (UKSWSE V) will jointly take place with the COSPAR International Space Weather Action Teams …