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We are pleased to announce a parallel session at the upcoming UK National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) <b>on July 20th-24th 2026, </b>at Birmingham University: </div>
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<b><i>Galaxy evolution across environments: connecting observations and simulations</i></b> </div>
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We encourage you to submit abstracts (<b>deadline April 2nd 23:45 GMT</b>) and please feel free to forward this announcement to anyone who may be interested. While we anticipate many in-person attendees, NAM will be fully hybrid this year, so we encourage researchers
outside the UK to participate and attend as well. </div>
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The session will consist of 3 90-minute blocks of talks and discussion, with the schedule to be confirmed. </div>
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Further details can be found in the abstract below. </div>
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“<i>Galaxy evolution is shaped by the environment galaxies reside in. Models predict that galaxies follow distinct evolutionary pathways depending on whether they are isolated or embedded in groups, clusters, filaments, or voids. Observationally, however, environmental
trends are sensitive to how “environment” is defined and to practical limitations such as data depth, resolution, sensitivity, and selection effects.</i> </div>
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<i>This session aims to connect theoretical predictions to observational measurements with the goal of assessing how the environment influences galaxy formation and evolution. By bringing together observers and numerical simulation experts, we will focus on
several questions: (i) To what extent do simulations and observations converge on the environmental drivers of galaxy evolution? (ii) How should filaments and voids be defined to remain physically meaningful and observationally robust? (iii) What have recent
studies revealed about galaxy evolution at high redshifts? (iv) Do interactions between dark matter and baryons drive evolutionary effects? And is this behaviour similar at all redshifts? (v) How are the current and upcoming facilities (such as JWST, Euclid,
Rubin/LSST and DESI) supporting the advancement of our understanding of environmental effects across cosmic time?</i>” </div>
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Best wishes, and we very much look forward to seeing you this summer in Birmingham! </div>
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<b>The Organizers</b> </div>
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Stephane Werner (Durham University), Mathilde Jauzac (Durham University), David Lagattuta (University of Hertfordshire) </div>
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Abstract submission: (deadline April 2nd 23:45 GMT): <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW249107550 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAdd3057ff-add3-98e1-d09e-5e60e94fa5a7" href="https://uobevents-national-astronomy-meeting-2026.eventsair.site/callforabstracts" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">https://uobevents-national-astronomy-meeting-2026.eventsair.site/callforabstracts</a></u></span> </div>
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Registration for NAM (deadline June 20th): <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_Hyperlink x_SCXW249107550 x_BCX0 x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA24331639-89c8-65ce-abbc-ea670fbe2ef9" href="https://uobevents-national-astronomy-meeting-2026.eventsair.site/registration" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin: 0px;">https://uobevents-national-astronomy-meeting-2026.eventsair.site/registration</a></u></span> </div>
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<p style="margin: 0px; direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: monospace, monospace_EmbeddedFont, monospace_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 11px;">Postdoctoral Research Associate </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: monospace, monospace_EmbeddedFont, monospace_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 11px;">Institute for Computational Cosmology</span></p>
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