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Message-ID: Is served! 1 lacto-vegetarian (ie no eggs) party cake 1 vegan lemon cake Enjoy! --- Mike (but sent from my phone, so I am probably not at my desk) _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From Swagat.Mishra at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Nov 4 08:00:00 2024 From: Swagat.Mishra at nottingham.ac.uk (Swagat Mishra) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] Particle Cosmology and Gravity Seminar this Tuesday: 12.30 - 1.30 pm: Yuyu Mo (Edinburgh) Message-ID: Dear All, We haveYuyu Mo visiting from Edinburgh this week to deliver the seminar. The details are as follows - (PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIMING) Speaker: Yuyu Mo (Higgs Centre, University of Edinburgh) Seminar date: 5th November, Tuesday 12.30 pm Venue: Seminar Room A 113 (Cripps North Building) Title: From On-shell amplitude in AdS to Cosmological correlators Abstract: We will begin by discussing the motivation and setup of Mellin-momentum amplitudes, along with several examples, including the Feynman rules and their associated pole structures. Following this, we will present the recursive on-shell bootstrap process, which is designed to compute higher-point Mellin-momentum amplitudes for YM and GR in AdS space. Additionally, the bootstrap can be used to derive the Class I soft theorem for Mellin-momentum amplitudes in a diagrammatic fashion. If time permits, we will also introduce a recursive method for finishing the bulk scalar integrals, which connects Mellin-momentum amplitudes to boundary CFT correlators. This process leads to the wavefunction coefficients through wick rotation, thereby providing the cosmological correlators. This talk is based on the works [2305.13894], [2402.09111], [2407.16052], and [2410.04875]. Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d List of Upcoming Seminars . 12 Nov | Alex Jenkins (UCL) | Quantum Matter, Analogue Gravity ? 19 Nov | Bjoern Friedrich (Heidelberg) | String Phenomenology ? 26 Nov | Tamara Evstafyeva (DAMTP Cambridge) | Gravitational Waves ? 03 Dec | Emma Albertini (Imperial College London) | Gravity, Scattering Amplitudes ? 10 Dec | TBD With Regards, -Swagat Swagat Saurav Mishra, Postdoctoral Research Associate ? Particle Cosmology Group, Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. 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Particle Cosmology and Gravity Seminar Yuyo Mo (Higgs Centre, Edinburgh) From On-shell amplitude in AdS to Cosmological correlators We will begin by discussing the motivation and setup of Mellin-momentum amplitudes, along with several examples, including the Feynman rules and their associated pole structures. Following this, we will present the recursive on-shell bootstrap process, which is designed to compute higher-point Mellin-momentum amplitudes for YM and GR in AdS space. Additionally, the bootstrap can be used to derive the Class I soft theorem for Mellin-momentum amplitudes in a diagrammatic fashion. If time permits, we will also introduce a recursive method for finishing the bulk scalar integrals, which connects Mellin-momentum amplitudes to boundary CFT correlators. This process leads to the wavefunction coefficients through wick rotation, thereby providing the cosmological correlators. This talk is based on the works [2305.13894], [2402.09111], [2407.16052], and [2410.04875]. Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d --- Thursday 7th November at 1pm, A113 CAPT ? Astronomy Lunch Talk Hua Gao IllustrisTNG in the HSC-SSP: No Shortage of Thin Disk Galaxies in TNG50 We perform a thorough analysis of the projected shapes of nearby galaxies in both observations and cosmological simulations. We implement a forward-modeling approach to overcome the limitations in previous studies, which hinder accurate comparisons between observations and simulations. We measure axis ratios of z = 0 (snapshot 99) TNG50 galaxies from their synthetic Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (HSC-SSP) images and compare them with those obtained from real HSC-SSP images of a matched galaxy sample. Remarkably, the comparison shows excellent agreement between the observations and the TNG50 simulation, challenging previous claims that ?CDM models underproduced the abundance of thin galaxies. Specifically, for galaxies with stellar masses 10?log(M?/M?)?11.5, we find ?0.1? tensions between the observations and the simulation, a stark contrast to the previously reported ?10? tensions. We reveal that low-mass galaxies (M??10^9.5M?) in TNG50 are thicker than their observed counterparts in HSC-SSP and attribute this to the spurious dynamical heating effects that artificially puff up galaxies. We also find that, despite the overall broad agreement, TNG50 galaxies are more concentrated than the HSC-SSP ones at the low- and high-mass end of the stellar mass range of 9.0?log(M?/M?)?11.2 and are less concentrated at intermediate stellar masses. But we argue that the higher concentrations of the low-mass TNG50 galaxies are not likely the cause of their thicker/rounder appearances. Our study underscores the critical importance of conducting mock observations of simulations and applying consistent measurement methodologies to facilitate proper comparison with observations. Thursday 7th November, A113 CAPT at 3pm ? Particle Cosmology Journal Club --- Fridays at 2pm, A113 CAPT ? CAPT Coding Club Fridays at 4pm, CAPT Foyer ? 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We measure axis ratios of z = 0 (snapshot 99) TNG50 galaxies from their synthetic Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (HSC-SSP) images and compare them with those obtained from real HSC-SSP images of a matched galaxy sample. Remarkably, the comparison shows excellent agreement between the observations and the TNG50 simulation, challenging previous claims that ?CDM models underproduced the abundance of thin galaxies. Specifically, for galaxies with stellar masses 10?log(M?/M?)?11.5, we find ?0.1? tensions between the observations and the simulation, a stark contrast to the previously reported ?10? tensions. We reveal that low-mass galaxies (M??10^9.5M?) in TNG50 are thicker than their observed counterparts in HSC-SSP and attribute this to the spurious dynamical heating effects that artificially puff up galaxies. We also find that, despite the overall broad agreement, TNG50 galaxies are more concentrated than the HSC-SSP ones at the low- and high-mass end of the stellar mass range of 9.0?log(M?/M?)?11.2 and are less concentrated at intermediate stellar masses. But we argue that the higher concentrations of the low-mass TNG50 galaxies are not likely the cause of their thicker/rounder appearances. Our study underscores the critical importance of conducting mock observations of simulations and applying consistent measurement methodologies to facilitate proper comparison with observations. Thanks, Mikey Mikey Anderson Jennings Astronomy PhD Student University of Nottingham Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Luke.Conaboy at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Nov 4 09:52:29 2024 From: Luke.Conaboy at nottingham.ac.uk (Luke Conaboy) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 09:52:29 +0000 Subject: [Astro] No astro seminar this week Message-ID: <07BB1D55-5A66-4BF2-9C8B-1BEEAE92243C@nottingham.ac.uk> Hi all, no astronomy seminar this week. We will continue with Yannick's seminar next week. Best, Jesse and Luke From Swagat.Mishra at nottingham.ac.uk Tue Nov 5 12:11:36 2024 From: Swagat.Mishra at nottingham.ac.uk (Swagat Mishra) Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 12:11:36 +0000 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] Particle Cosmology and Gravity Seminar this Tuesday: 12.30 - 1.30 pm: Yuyu Mo (Edinburgh) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A gentle reminder of today's seminar which starts in 20 mins at 12.30 pm (A 113) Swagat Saurav Mishra, Postdoctoral Research Associate ? Particle Cosmology Group, Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. Website: https://swagatam18.wordpress.com/ Research Link:https://inspirehep.net/authors/1517353 ________________________________ From: Maths-quantum-gravity-group on behalf of Swagat Mishra Sent: 04 November 2024 08:00 To: capt at nottingham.ac.uk ; maths-quantum-gravity-group at lists.nottingham.ac.uk ; O365-Gravity Laboratory Cc: Yuyu Mo ; Bobby Acharya ; Drande Patogu ; Leonora van Deurs ; Ella Batchelor (staff) Subject: [Maths-quantum-gravity-group] Particle Cosmology and Gravity Seminar this Tuesday: 12.30 - 1.30 pm: Yuyu Mo (Edinburgh) Dear All, We haveYuyu Mo visiting from Edinburgh this week to deliver the seminar. The details are as follows - (PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIMING) Speaker: Yuyu Mo (Higgs Centre, University of Edinburgh) Seminar date: 5th November, Tuesday 12.30 pm Venue: Seminar Room A 113 (Cripps North Building) Title: From On-shell amplitude in AdS to Cosmological correlators Abstract: We will begin by discussing the motivation and setup of Mellin-momentum amplitudes, along with several examples, including the Feynman rules and their associated pole structures. Following this, we will present the recursive on-shell bootstrap process, which is designed to compute higher-point Mellin-momentum amplitudes for YM and GR in AdS space. Additionally, the bootstrap can be used to derive the Class I soft theorem for Mellin-momentum amplitudes in a diagrammatic fashion. If time permits, we will also introduce a recursive method for finishing the bulk scalar integrals, which connects Mellin-momentum amplitudes to boundary CFT correlators. This process leads to the wavefunction coefficients through wick rotation, thereby providing the cosmological correlators. This talk is based on the works [2305.13894], [2402.09111], [2407.16052], and [2410.04875]. Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d List of Upcoming Seminars . 12 Nov | Alex Jenkins (UCL) | Quantum Matter, Analogue Gravity ? 19 Nov | Bjoern Friedrich (Heidelberg) | String Phenomenology ? 26 Nov | Tamara Evstafyeva (DAMTP Cambridge) | Gravitational Waves ? 03 Dec | Emma Albertini (Imperial College London) | Gravity, Scattering Amplitudes ? 10 Dec | TBD With Regards, -Swagat Swagat Saurav Mishra, Postdoctoral Research Associate ? Particle Cosmology Group, Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. 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If you would like to take part, please fill in this Microsoft form. We only need your name and dietary requirements (as free soft drinks and pizza will be provided). Although I?m sure we will come up with some extremely funny team names, any suggestions as inspiration are welcome in the third box of the form. The deadline for this form is the 13th December, so we can allocate teams quickly as spots can fill up fast. Any other questions please ask me (Adela) or Jacob. Best wishes, Adela and Jacob Form link again: https://forms.office.com/e/sySvURyjne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As the first year Astronomy PhD students it?s our responsibility to organise and submit teams. If you would like to take part, please fill in this Microsoft form. We only need your name and dietary requirements (as free soft drinks and pizza will be provided). Although I?m sure we will come up with some extremely funny team names, any suggestions as inspiration are welcome in the third box of the form. The deadline for this form is the 13th December, so we can allocate teams quickly as spots can fill up fast. Any other questions please ask me (Adela) or Jacob. Best wishes, Adela and Jacob Form link again: https://forms.office.com/e/sySvURyjne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Dear colleagues, friends I'd be grateful if you could share this vacancy for a Postdoctoral Researcher in High-z Galaxy Evolution with JWST at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD with your students and postdocs: https://aas.org/jobregister/ad/cf594096 Interested candidates are welcome to reach out to me with any questions! Thanks & best wishes Sarah ************************************************* Dr Sarah Kendrew JWST-MIRI Branch Manager European Space Agency/Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, MD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We implement a forward-modeling approach to overcome the limitations in previous studies, which hinder accurate comparisons between observations and simulations. We measure axis ratios of z = 0 (snapshot 99) TNG50 galaxies from their synthetic Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (HSC-SSP) images and compare them with those obtained from real HSC-SSP images of a matched galaxy sample. Remarkably, the comparison shows excellent agreement between the observations and the TNG50 simulation, challenging previous claims that ?CDM models underproduced the abundance of thin galaxies. Specifically, for galaxies with stellar masses 10?log(M?/M?)?11.5, we find ?0.1? tensions between the observations and the simulation, a stark contrast to the previously reported ?10? tensions. We reveal that low-mass galaxies (M??10^9.5M?) in TNG50 are thicker than their observed counterparts in HSC-SSP and attribute this to the spurious dynamical heating effects that artificially puff up galaxies. We also find that, despite the overall broad agreement, TNG50 galaxies are more concentrated than the HSC-SSP ones at the low- and high-mass end of the stellar mass range of 9.0?log(M?/M?)?11.2 and are less concentrated at intermediate stellar masses. But we argue that the higher concentrations of the low-mass TNG50 galaxies are not likely the cause of their thicker/rounder appearances. Our study underscores the critical importance of conducting mock observations of simulations and applying consistent measurement methodologies to facilitate proper comparison with observations. Thanks, Mikey Mikey Anderson Jennings Astronomy PhD Student University of Nottingham Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best wishes Clare ________________________________ From: Silvia Pascoli Sent: 07 November 2024 10:30 AM To: eucapt-members at cern.ch ; eucapt-news at cern.ch Cc: Eucapt Secretariat Subject: IMPORTANT: Invitation to EuCAPT survey on astroparticle theory Dear colleague, in view of the current strategy efforts both in astroparticle and particle physics, with the preparation of the future APPEC Roadmap (2027-2036, European Astroparticle Physics Strategy) and the European Strategy for Particle Physics, we are gathering input from the astroparticle theory community on the key challenges for the next decade (2027-2036). Your input will help shape the theoretical and experimental directions of this field in the next decade. The survey is available at: https://forms.gle/SEBtHS2ppKoZv22U8 The deadline to provide input with the questionnaire is 30 November 2024. We welcome submissions from all researchers in theoretical astroparticle physics and cosmology based in Europe, including both EuCAPT members and non-members. We think this is a unique opportunity to make the voice of our community heard at the European level and to contribute to the current strategy efforts. The input collected will constitute the basis of the community discussion in a remote meeting on 10 December 2024 (2pm-5pm CET) (via zoom). This meeting will lay the groundwork for the EuCAPT strategy document (2027-2036). We think it is crucial that the largest part of the community is involved in this survey and subsequent discussion, at all levels of seniority. I kindly ask you to forward this email to any astroparticle theorist in Europe who may be interested and to encourage other people in your group to fill the questionnaire and to participate in the meeting on 10 Dec 2024. 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However, we lack a satisfying theoretical understanding of this process, with existing approaches working only in imaginary (Euclidean) time, and relying on assumptions that have yet to be empirically tested. In this talk, I will describe ongoing efforts to simulate vacuum decay in tabletop experiments, using ultra-cold atomic condensates which mimic the behaviour of relativistic quantum fields. I will present recent theoretical work to understand this analogy using semiclassical lattice simulations, and will discuss opportunities and challenges for realising these analogues in the laboratory. Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d List of Upcoming Seminars . 12 Nov | Alex Jenkins (UCL) | Quantum Matter, Analogue Gravity ? 19 Nov | Bjoern Friedrich (Heidelberg) | String Phenomenology ? 26 Nov | Tamara Evstafyeva (DAMTP Cambridge) | Gravitational Waves ? 03 Dec | Emma Albertini (Imperial College London) | Gravity, Scattering Amplitudes ? 10 Dec | Bruno (Imperial College London) | Higgs Mechanism in Plebanski Gravity With Regards, -Swagat Swagat Saurav Mishra, Postdoctoral Research Associate ? Particle Cosmology Group, Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. 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Particle Cosmology and Gravity Seminar Alex Jenkins (Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge) Cold-atom analogues for vacuum decay False vacuum decay plays a pivotal role in many models of particle physics and the early Universe. However, we lack a satisfying theoretical understanding of this process, with existing approaches working only in imaginary (Euclidean) time, and relying on assumptions that have yet to be empirically tested. In this talk, I will describe ongoing efforts to simulate vacuum decay in tabletop experiments, using ultra-cold atomic condensates which mimic the behaviour of relativistic quantum fields. I will present recent theoretical work to understand this analogy using semiclassical lattice simulations, and will discuss opportunities and challenges for realising these analogues in the laboratory. Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d --- Wednesday 13th November at 3.45pm, C5 Physics ? Astronomy Weekly Seminar Yannick Bah? Simulating the cosmic web and its galaxies Galaxies are not distributed randomly in our Universe, but trace an intricate ?cosmic web? with galaxy clusters and filaments as its most prominent elements. Observations tell us that these different environments have a strong impact on the galaxies within them, but our theoretical understanding of this co-evolution remains patchy. In this seminar, I illustrate how modern hydrodynamic simulations can help fill this gap and provide physical insight into the processes that shape clusters, filaments, and their galaxies. I will highlight progress on three central questions: Why have so many galaxies in clusters quenched their star formation? What is the origin of the faint ?intra-cluster light? that permeates galaxy clusters? And how much do filaments really affect the evolution of galaxies? To end, I will discuss how new tools will soon enable another leap forward in our modelling and understanding of the cosmic web. --- Thursday 14th November at 3pm, A113 CAPT ? Particle Cosmology Journal Club --- Friday 15th November at 2pm, A113 CAPT ? CAPT Coding Club Making Matplotlib Pretty: Using rcParams, kwargs and other methods to make your figures consistent, and ready for publication. Fridays at 4pm, CAPT Foyer ? 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URL: From Luke.Conaboy at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Nov 11 11:34:41 2024 From: Luke.Conaboy at nottingham.ac.uk (Luke Conaboy) Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:34:41 +0000 Subject: [Astro] =?utf-8?q?Astro_seminar_Wed_13th_Nov_15=3A45_C5/C4_--_Ya?= =?utf-8?q?nnick_Bah=C3=A9_=28Notts=29?= Message-ID: <605CF3FF-A92B-4028-B688-5209A190209C@nottingham.ac.uk> Hi all, this week's astronomy seminar will be given by our own Yannick Bah?, talking about the cosmic web and galaxies. Yannick has some tight time constraints on Wed, so there will be no lunch/meet-the-speaker session. We have booked C5, but if C4 is free we will move there as the lights are better (C4 is booked at the seminar time but may well be empty). Post-seminar refreshments will be wine and cheese. Timings are as usual: - seminar at 15:45 in C5/C4 - post-seminar wine and cheese at 16:45 This seminar will be conducted in person only. Best, Jesse and Luke = Simulating the cosmic web and its galaxies Galaxies are not distributed randomly in our Universe, but trace an intricate ?cosmic web? with galaxy clusters and filaments as its most prominent elements. Observations tell us that these different environments have a strong impact on the galaxies within them, but our theoretical understanding of this co-evolution remains patchy. In this seminar, I illustrate how modern hydrodynamic simulations can help fill this gap and provide physical insight into the processes that shape clusters, filaments, and their galaxies. I will highlight progress on three central questions: Why have so many galaxies in clusters quenched their star formation? What is the origin of the faint ?intra-cluster light? that permeates galaxy clusters? And how much do filaments really affect the evolution of galaxies? To end, I will discuss how new tools will soon enable another leap forward in our modelling and understanding of the cosmic web. From Omar.Almaini at nottingham.ac.uk Tue Nov 12 11:30:39 2024 From: Omar.Almaini at nottingham.ac.uk (Omar Almaini) Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:30:39 +0000 Subject: [Astro] Fwd: NAM2025 at Durham reminder: session proposal deadline of 6th December References: Message-ID: Is anyone interested in organising a session at the National Astronomy Meeting in Durham next year? See below for details. Postdocs/fellows ? this is the sort of thing that will look very good on your CV! Omar Begin forwarded message: From: "ALEXANDER, DAVID M." > Subject: NAM2025 at Durham reminder: session proposal deadline of 6th December Date: 11 November 2024 at 16:09:27 GMT To: "ALEXANDER, DAVID M." > A reminder for those interested in submitting a proposal to organise a parallel or lunch-time session at NAM2025, along with their organising team. Deadline Friday 6th December at 17:00 UTC; see email below. Call for session proposals - NAM 2025 The Royal Astronomical Society is pleased to announce that the 2025 National Astronomy Meeting (NAM2025) will be held at Durham University from Monday 7th July to Friday 11th July. In addition to the UK's broad astronomy community, including the astro-particle and instrumentation communities, the meeting is also focused on the UK Solar Physics (UKSP) community with participation from both the Magnetosphere Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial (MIST) and planetary geophysics communities. NAM2025 is organised in conjunction with Durham University's Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, the Institute for Computational Cosmology, the Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, and the Department of Mathematical Sciences. The call for session-proposal submissions is now open. We encourage members of all communities across all levels of seniority to apply for specialist and cross-disciplinary scientific presentation and discussion sessions. As well as hosting parallel sessions of varying duration, the conference may host collaborative meetings, workshops and lunch sessions. The applicants of any successful proposals will be expected to take on the role of scientific organisers of the session. We also encourage proposals for dedicated sessions on topics relevant to the UK astronomical community, such as professional practice, sustainability, engagement, diversity and inclusion. We note that abstracts will be assessed anonymously and request that applicants take this into account when writing their session-proposal plans. We are planning a hybrid meeting, in which the majority of participants attend in person, but with the opportunity for remote participation for additional delegates. Session proposers should consider any implications for their proposals. Participant accessibility is a key consideration for NAM2025. Proposals should be submitted on-line at https://nam2025.astro.durham.ac.uk/abstracts/. Note we are using Indico for NAM2025 and so you will need an account to submit a proposal but, don't worry, an Indico account is quick and easy to create. The deadline for submitting session proposals is Friday 6th Dec 2024 at 17:00 UTC. For other information about NAM2025, including key deadlines, please see our web page: https://nam2025.astro.durham.ac.uk. For information or queries about NAM2025 please contact the organisers on nam2025 at durham.ac.uk. For the meeting code of conduct please click here: https://nam2025.astro.durham.ac.uk/page/10-code-of-conduct. ---- Prof. David Alexander, Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, Department of Physics, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom. 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(Notts) Date: 11 November 2024 at 11:34:30 GMT To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Hi all, this week's astronomy seminar will be given by our own Yannick Bah?, talking about the cosmic web and galaxies. Yannick has some tight time constraints on Wed, so there will be no lunch/meet-the-speaker session. We have booked C5, but if C4 is free we will move there as the lights are better (C4 is booked at the seminar time but may well be empty). Post-seminar refreshments will be wine and cheese. Timings are as usual: - seminar at 15:45 in C5/C4 - post-seminar wine and cheese at 16:45 This seminar will be conducted in person only. Best, Jesse and Luke = Simulating the cosmic web and its galaxies Galaxies are not distributed randomly in our Universe, but trace an intricate ?cosmic web? with galaxy clusters and filaments as its most prominent elements. Observations tell us that these different environments have a strong impact on the galaxies within them, but our theoretical understanding of this co-evolution remains patchy. In this seminar, I illustrate how modern hydrodynamic simulations can help fill this gap and provide physical insight into the processes that shape clusters, filaments, and their galaxies. I will highlight progress on three central questions: Why have so many galaxies in clusters quenched their star formation? What is the origin of the faint ?intra-cluster light? that permeates galaxy clusters? And how much do filaments really affect the evolution of galaxies? To end, I will discuss how new tools will soon enable another leap forward in our modelling and understanding of the cosmic web. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: Astro on behalf of Adela Fernandez Date: Tuesday, 5 November 2024 at 14:20 To: capt at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] School Christmas Quiz Sign Up Dear all, It might feel a little early to be getting into the Christmas spirit, but hopefully you?ve all seen email from Emily Jackson about this year?s Physics and Astronomy School Christmas quiz. It will take place on Wednesday 4th December at 6pm, in the Senate Chamber in the Trent building. As the first year Astronomy PhD students it?s our responsibility to organise and submit teams. If you would like to take part, please fill in this Microsoft form. We only need your name and dietary requirements (as free soft drinks and pizza will be provided). Although I?m sure we will come up with some extremely funny team names, any suggestions as inspiration are welcome in the third box of the form. The deadline for this form is the 13th December, so we can allocate teams quickly as spots can fill up fast. Any other questions please ask me (Adela) or Jacob. Best wishes, Adela and Jacob Form link again: https://forms.office.com/e/sySvURyjne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk Wed Nov 13 15:40:12 2024 From: Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk (Jesse Golden-Marx) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:40:12 +0000 Subject: [Astro] =?windows-1252?q?Astro_seminar_Wed_13th_Nov_15=3A45_C5/C?= =?windows-1252?q?4_--_Yannick_Bah=E9_=28Notts=29?= In-Reply-To: <09664E07-E6E0-47BC-8F73-2A0410B933DA@nottingham.ac.uk> References: <605CF3FF-A92B-4028-B688-5209A190209C@nottingham.ac.uk> <09664E07-E6E0-47BC-8F73-2A0410B933DA@nottingham.ac.uk> Message-ID: We are in c4. Where the lights work. In peace, Jesse ________________________________ From: Astro on behalf of Luke Conaboy Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 9:41 AM To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: [Astro] Fwd: Astro seminar Wed 13th Nov 15:45 C5/C4 -- Yannick Bah? (Notts) Reminder for our seminar today at 15:45! Best, Luke Begin forwarded message: From: Luke Conaboy Subject: Astro seminar Wed 13th Nov 15:45 C5/C4 -- Yannick Bah? (Notts) Date: 11 November 2024 at 11:34:30 GMT To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Hi all, this week's astronomy seminar will be given by our own Yannick Bah?, talking about the cosmic web and galaxies. Yannick has some tight time constraints on Wed, so there will be no lunch/meet-the-speaker session. We have booked C5, but if C4 is free we will move there as the lights are better (C4 is booked at the seminar time but may well be empty). Post-seminar refreshments will be wine and cheese. Timings are as usual: - seminar at 15:45 in C5/C4 - post-seminar wine and cheese at 16:45 This seminar will be conducted in person only. Best, Jesse and Luke = Simulating the cosmic web and its galaxies Galaxies are not distributed randomly in our Universe, but trace an intricate ?cosmic web? with galaxy clusters and filaments as its most prominent elements. Observations tell us that these different environments have a strong impact on the galaxies within them, but our theoretical understanding of this co-evolution remains patchy. In this seminar, I illustrate how modern hydrodynamic simulations can help fill this gap and provide physical insight into the processes that shape clusters, filaments, and their galaxies. I will highlight progress on three central questions: Why have so many galaxies in clusters quenched their star formation? What is the origin of the faint ?intra-cluster light? that permeates galaxy clusters? 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This Friday at 2 PM in A113, Luke Conaboy will lead a session on "Making Matplotlib Pretty." Topics will include using keyword arguments (kwargs), setting default parameters with rcParams, and crafting plots suitable for publication. Feel free to bring along any of your favourite plots or Matplotlib functions, as well as any coding bugs or issues you?re currently tackling. See you there, Bradley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From Fiona.Sawyer at nottingham.ac.uk Fri Nov 15 16:06:19 2024 From: Fiona.Sawyer at nottingham.ac.uk (Fiona Sawyer) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:06:19 +0000 Subject: [Astro] Cake Message-ID: There is carrot cake (very ugly!) and ginger biscuits downstairs now- both vegan ? 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Knowing various creation and decay rates is important for making (anthropic) predictions in a multiverse. We explain how the existence of ETW branes impact the prediction of the scale of inflation in the string landscape. Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d [cid:6ec1c9c3-5895-417e-9180-66d24597c8b8] Join conversation teams.microsoft.com List of Upcoming Seminars ? 26 Nov | Tamara Evstafyeva (DAMTP Cambridge) | Gravitational Waves ? 03 Dec | Emma Albertini (Imperial College London) | Gravity, Scattering Amplitudes ? 10 Dec | Bruno (Imperial College London) | Higgs Mechanism in Plebanski Gravity With Regards, -Swagat Swagat Saurav Mishra, Postdoctoral Research Associate ? 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Google form is here: https://forms.gle/WFhTREHXrPSsgJ8t9 Thanks, Mikey Mikey Anderson Jennings Astronomy PhD Student University of Nottingham Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory ________________________________ From: Michael Anderson Jennings Sent: 14 November 2024 11:57 AM To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Lunch Talks - Discussion Hi everyone, As mentioned earlier this week, next week's lunch talk will be a group discussion. This is so where we can talk about anything related to astronomy at Nottingham. It can be anything ranging from technical questions, feedback on the PhD program, or just general questions either about astronomy or the department. I have created a google form for you to fill out, it is completely anonymous: https://forms.gle/WFhTREHXrPSsgJ8t9 Some ideas for question topics are: careers in astronomy, presenting research, applying to conferences, research techniques, your individual research experience, the future of astronomy? In terms of feedback, this can be anything from compliments to things you might want to improve. For example I might say how welcoming and wholesome the department is. For staff members: while I understand you may not have specific questions, it would be great if you could think of some discussion ideas, or questions you may have found useful earlier on in your career. With the responses I will put them into a set of slides so we can have a discussion in our lunch talk next week. Thanks, Mikey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Nov 18 11:41:12 2024 From: Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk (Jesse Golden-Marx) Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:41:12 +0000 Subject: [Astro] Seminar this week 20/11 Message-ID: Hi Everyone, I hope that you're all doing well. Our seminar speaker this week is Prof. Nial Tanvir from the University of Leicester. He'll be arriving at ~2:45 on Wednesday, so we will have the regular meeting with the postgraduates at 15:00. Followed by the seminar at 15:45. Assuming C4 is free again, we'll use that room. The abstract and title for the seminar is given below. See you all on Wednesday! Kind regards, Jesse and Luke Title: "Gravitational waves, gamma-ray bursts and kilonovae: breakthroughs, surprises and future perspectives" Abstract: Merging compact objects in which at least one component is a neutron star can produce several observable phenomena: namely loud gravitational wave chirp signals, radioactively powered kilonovae, and in at least some cases, relativistic jets creating bright flashes of gamma rays. These events have important implications for the heavy element nucleosynthesis budget of the universe, our understanding of jet acceleration, precision cosmology and tests of fundamental physics ranging from the neutron star equation of state to tests of Lorentz invariance. 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Best wishes, Steven. _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From Ella.Batchelor at nottingham.ac.uk Wed Nov 20 07:19:07 2024 From: Ella.Batchelor at nottingham.ac.uk (Ella Batchelor) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 07:19:07 +0000 Subject: [Astro] [CAPT] CAPT Weekly Bulletin (w/c 18-11-24) Message-ID: Wednesday 20th November at 3.45pm, C4 Physics ? Astronomy Weekly Seminar Prof Nial Tanvir (Leicester) Gravitational waves, gamma-ray bursts and kilonovae: breakthroughs, surprises and future perspectives Merging compact objects in which at least one component is a neutron star can produce several observable phenomena: namely loud gravitational wave chirp signals, radioactively powered kilonovae, and in at least some cases, relativistic jets creating bright flashes of gamma rays. These events have important implications for the heavy element nucleosynthesis budget of the universe, our understanding of jet acceleration, precision cosmology and tests of fundamental physics ranging from the neutron star equation of state to tests of Lorentz invariance. I will review the status of this young field, highlighting some recent surprises, and consider prospects for the coming years. --- Thursday 21st November at 3pm, A113 CAPT ? Particle Cosmology Journal Club Siyao Li How much is the lifetime of an oscillon affected by coupling to another field? --- Friday 22nd November at 2pm, A113 CAPT ? CAPT Coding Club Fridays at 4pm, CAPT Foyer ? 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This week, we?re excited to welcome another guest speaker: Oli Gould, who will introduce us to Mathematica! Whether you're completely new to it or looking to refine your skills, this session will be a great opportunity to learn about this powerful tool. Looking forward to seeing you on Friday at 2 PM in A113! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ CAPT mailing list CAPT at lists.nottingham.ac.uk https://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/capt From Michael.Andersonjennings at nottingham.ac.uk Wed Nov 20 11:51:35 2024 From: Michael.Andersonjennings at nottingham.ac.uk (Michael Anderson Jennings) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:51:35 +0000 Subject: [Astro] Fw: Lunch Talks - Discussion In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi everyone, Just a reminder to fill out the google form for the lunch talk discussion this week. We haven't had many responses yet, and to make it the most beneficial use of time it would be good to have a couple more responses/feedback. The form is here: https://forms.gle/WFhTREHXrPSsgJ8t9 Just to reiterate, it is completely anonymous, and all questions/feedback are valid. For staff, maybe put some common questions that your students have had in the past. Thanks, Mikey ________________________________ From: Michael Anderson Jennings Sent: 18 November 2024 9:56 AM To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Re: Lunch Talks - Discussion Hi everyone, Just a reminder this week that the lunch talk will be a discussion session with, details in the previous email. Google form is here: https://forms.gle/WFhTREHXrPSsgJ8t9 Thanks, Mikey Mikey Anderson Jennings Astronomy PhD Student University of Nottingham Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory ________________________________ From: Michael Anderson Jennings Sent: 14 November 2024 11:57 AM To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Lunch Talks - Discussion Hi everyone, As mentioned earlier this week, next week's lunch talk will be a group discussion. This is so where we can talk about anything related to astronomy at Nottingham. It can be anything ranging from technical questions, feedback on the PhD program, or just general questions either about astronomy or the department. I have created a google form for you to fill out, it is completely anonymous: https://forms.gle/WFhTREHXrPSsgJ8t9 Some ideas for question topics are: careers in astronomy, presenting research, applying to conferences, research techniques, your individual research experience, the future of astronomy? In terms of feedback, this can be anything from compliments to things you might want to improve. For example I might say how welcoming and wholesome the department is. For staff members: while I understand you may not have specific questions, it would be great if you could think of some discussion ideas, or questions you may have found useful earlier on in your career. With the responses I will put them into a set of slides so we can have a discussion in our lunch talk next week. Thanks, Mikey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk Wed Nov 20 15:41:54 2024 From: Jesse.Golden-Marx at nottingham.ac.uk (Jesse Golden-Marx) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:41:54 +0000 Subject: [Astro] Seminar this week 20/11 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi everyone, We are in c5 today. See you in 5 minutes! Cheers, Jesse ________________________________ From: Jesse Golden-Marx (staff) Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 11:41 AM To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Seminar this week 20/11 Hi Everyone, I hope that you're all doing well. Our seminar speaker this week is Prof. Nial Tanvir from the University of Leicester. He'll be arriving at ~2:45 on Wednesday, so we will have the regular meeting with the postgraduates at 15:00. Followed by the seminar at 15:45. Assuming C4 is free again, we'll use that room. The abstract and title for the seminar is given below. See you all on Wednesday! Kind regards, Jesse and Luke Title: "Gravitational waves, gamma-ray bursts and kilonovae: breakthroughs, surprises and future perspectives" Abstract: Merging compact objects in which at least one component is a neutron star can produce several observable phenomena: namely loud gravitational wave chirp signals, radioactively powered kilonovae, and in at least some cases, relativistic jets creating bright flashes of gamma rays. These events have important implications for the heavy element nucleosynthesis budget of the universe, our understanding of jet acceleration, precision cosmology and tests of fundamental physics ranging from the neutron star equation of state to tests of Lorentz invariance. I will review the status of this young field, highlighting some recent surprises, and consider prospects for the coming years. 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As mentioned, it is a discussion this week so any last questions or feedback leave them in the google form here:https://forms.gle/WFhTREHXrPSsgJ8t9 Thanks, Mikey ________________________________ From: Michael Anderson Jennings Sent: 20 November 2024 11:51 AM To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Fw: Lunch Talks - Discussion Hi everyone, Just a reminder to fill out the google form for the lunch talk discussion this week. We haven't had many responses yet, and to make it the most beneficial use of time it would be good to have a couple more responses/feedback. The form is here: https://forms.gle/WFhTREHXrPSsgJ8t9 Just to reiterate, it is completely anonymous, and all questions/feedback are valid. For staff, maybe put some common questions that your students have had in the past. Thanks, Mikey ________________________________ From: Michael Anderson Jennings Sent: 18 November 2024 9:56 AM To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Re: Lunch Talks - Discussion Hi everyone, Just a reminder this week that the lunch talk will be a discussion session with, details in the previous email. Google form is here: https://forms.gle/WFhTREHXrPSsgJ8t9 Thanks, Mikey Mikey Anderson Jennings Astronomy PhD Student University of Nottingham Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory ________________________________ From: Michael Anderson Jennings Sent: 14 November 2024 11:57 AM To: astro at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: Lunch Talks - Discussion Hi everyone, As mentioned earlier this week, next week's lunch talk will be a group discussion. This is so where we can talk about anything related to astronomy at Nottingham. It can be anything ranging from technical questions, feedback on the PhD program, or just general questions either about astronomy or the department. 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In this talk I will explore the alternative scenario of boson-star signals being present in the data stream and address the questions of whether they could be detected and differentiated from gravitational wave signals from binary black holes and neutron stars. I will then discuss the prospects and challenges of the research programmes targeting the tests of the GR+SM paradigm. Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d ? [cid:02f1c3f4-1006-4c1b-9291-70b930382a66] Join conversation teams.microsoft.com List of Upcoming Seminars ? 03 Dec | Emma Albertini (Imperial College London) | Scattering Amplitudes ? 10 Dec | Bruno (Imperial College London) | Higgs Mechanism in Plebanski Gravity With Regards, -Swagat Swagat Saurav Mishra, Postdoctoral Research Associate ? 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Theoretical Physics Student Seminar Kieran Wood Ghost free deconstruction of higher dimensional gravity, but *properly this time --- Tuesdays at 11am, CAPT Foyer ? Astro Coffee Tuesday 26th November at 1pm, A113 CAPT ? Particle Cosmology and Gravity Seminar Tamara Evstafyeva (Perimeter Institute, Canada) Gravitational-wave data analysis with numerical relativity simulations of boson star mergers Gravitational-wave signals detected to date are commonly interpreted under the paradigm that they originate from pairs of black holes or neutron stars. In this talk I will explore the alternative scenario of boson-star signals being present in the data stream and address the questions of whether they could be detected and differentiated from gravitational wave signals from binary black holes and neutron stars. I will then discuss the prospects and challenges of the research programmes targeting the tests of the GR+SM paradigm. Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGM3OTk5NzQtZWEwZS00ZmUyLTk3MGUtZjFhY2M5OTU2MjI1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2267bda7ee-fd80-41ef-ac91-358418290a1e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f3250584-4b5f-48fa-a897-08e77f2246b7%22%7d --- Thursday 28th November at 1pm, A113 CAPT ? Astronomy Lunch Talk Luke Conaboy Connecting high-redshift galaxies and the intergalactic medium Cross-correlating the location of high-redshift galaxies with regions of Lyman a (Ly a) transmission in the intergalactic medium (IGM) is a potentially promising probe of the tail end of reionisation. Current observational constraints are limited, but ongoing JWST programs will provide new insights. Numerical modelling of this signal, however, lacks consensus. Here, I will present our work exploring the galaxy--Ly a transmission correlation in the Sherwood-Relics suite of hybrid radiation-hydrodynamical simulations. I will highlight the physical mechanisms driving the signal, and discuss avenues for future research. Thursday 28th November at 3pm, A113 CAPT ? Particle Cosmology Journal Club --- Friday 29th November at 2pm, A113 CAPT ? CAPT Coding Club Using Astropy with Kellie de Vos Fridays at 4pm, CAPT Foyer ? CAPT Cakes --- If you have any events/visitors you would like included in next week?s bulletin, please let me know Best wishes Ella Ella Batchelor (she/her) Administrator School of Physics & Astronomy University of Nottingham A112a Centre for Astronomy & Particle Theory University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD +44 (0) 115 74 86778 | nottingham.ac.uk [cid:image001.png at 01DB3F16.526BD2B0] Follow us facebook.com/uniofnottingham twitter.com/uniofnottingham youtube.com/nottmuniversity instagram.com/uniofnottingham linkedin.com/company/university-of-nottingham -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The title and abstract are below: Title: Connecting high-redshift galaxies and the intergalactic medium Abstract: Cross-correlating the location of high-redshift galaxies with regions of Lyman a (Ly a) transmission in the intergalactic medium (IGM) is a potentially promising probe of the tail end of reionisation. Current observational constraints are limited, but ongoing JWST programs will provide new insights. Numerical modelling of this signal, however, lacks consensus. Here, I will present our work exploring the galaxy--Ly a transmission correlation in the Sherwood-Relics suite of hybrid radiation-hydrodynamical simulations. I will highlight the physical mechanisms driving the signal, and discuss avenues for future research. Thanks, Mikey Mikey Anderson Jennings Astronomy PhD Student University of Nottingham Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best wishes, Alfonso Alfonso Arag?n-Salamanca Professor of Astronomy School of Physics and Astronomy University of Nottingham Room B106b, Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK +44 (0) 115 95 16230 | alfonso.aragon at nottingham.ac.uk URL: http://nottingham.ac.uk/physics/people/alfonso.aragon General teaching enquiries physics-teaching at nottingham.ac.uk From: Anne Green (staff) Sent: 29 November 2024 13:33 To: Alfonso Aragon-salamanca (staff) ; James Bolton (staff) ; Karen Mullinger (staff) ; Kay Brandner (staff) ; Lucia Hackermuller (staff) ; Mark Fromhold (staff) ; Neil Kemp (staff) ; Oleg Makarovskiy (staff) ; Anastasios Avgoustidis (staff) ; Christopher Mellor (staff) ; Juan Garrahan (staff) ; Peter Wadley (staff) ; Richard Bowtell (staff) ; Richard Hill (staff) ; Thomas Fernholz (staff) ; Weibin Li (staff) Subject: Fw: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 10 - internal timeline and resources from internal information session Dear RC and ROG members, Details of the internal sift for Round 10 of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships are now available (see below). I've asked Ella to add this info the weekly eBulletin. Please also share it directly with any potentially strong applicants in your research area. Best regards, Anne ________________________________ From: Madalina Cernea-Stalniceanu > Sent: 29 November 2024 13:22 Subject: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 10 - internal timeline and resources from internal information session This email has been sent to Faculty APVCs for RKE, Heads of RKE, School Directors of Research, and the Research Development Network mailing list. Apologies if, as a result of distribution channels, you receive this email more than once. Dear all, Further to my recent communications around the pre-announcement for the UKRI FLF Round 10 scheme, I include below details on the institutional sift timeline. As an institution we can submit 8 proposals and will select those going forward in this round through an Expression of Interest (EOI) stage and challenge panel sessions, which we anticipate will be useful to all candidates in refining their project for this and other opportunities. Date(s) Activity Thursday 23 Jan 2025, 4pm Expression of Interest deadline - 3 main components: 1. Expression of Interest document; 2. Email confirmation of support from School/ Department; 3. Diversity monitoring form Further details and the relevant templates and links are available on SharePoint. Thursday 13 Feb 2025 First stage sift results and feedback (approx. 10 candidates to proceed to challenge panels) 24-28 March 2025 Challenge panels Thursday 3 April 2025 Final 8 candidates selected to submit to round 10 Tuesday 20 May 2025 Draft institutional support letters; and match funding requests (if applicable) deadline Wednesday 18 June 2025 UKRI closing date Our SharePoint page also provides access to resources from the 27 November information session, including the recording and reflections from previous successful applicants. External applicants are welcome to email me for these resources as email attachments. We strongly encourage those interested in submitting an Expression of Interest to contact the Faculty/ School Research Development team as soon as possible as School/Department support is required for the EOI stage. Please do get in touch if you have any queries. Best wishes, Madalina Dr M?d?lina Cernea-St?lniceanu Research & Knowledge Exchange Development Manager Research & Knowledge Exchange Development Team Research and Innovation University of Nottingham Find support and information at https://uniofnottm.sharepoint.com/sites/O365-ResearchDevelopmentandFunding From: Madalina Cernea-Stalniceanu > Sent: 14 November 2024 13:10 Subject: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 10 - pre-announcement and internal information session This email has been sent to Faculty APVCs for RKE, Heads of RKE, School Directors of Research, and the Research Development Network mailing list. Apologies if, as a result of distribution channels, you receive this email more than once. Dear all, Round 10 of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships is at pre-announcement stage: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/future-leaders-fellowships-round-10/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery. The Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) are for early career researchers and innovators who are either looking to establish or transition to independence, or developing their own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting. Support is available across UKRI?s remit, and there is no minimum or maximum award value (previous awards to UoN based fellows have been for between ?1.2-?1.5m). Awards are for up to four years, with the option to apply to renew for a further three years. The support will enable each fellow to tackle ambitious and challenging research and innovation and develop their own careers. Institutional sift Please note that this call is centrally managed as UKRI have capped the number of applications per institution. UoN is able to submit a total of 8 applications and therefore a sift process will be put in place. This will be a highly competitive process and will require strong commitment from your host School/Department. We will select those going forward in this round through an expression of interest (EOI) document and a challenge panel session, which we anticipate will be useful to all candidates in refining their project for this and other opportunities. More details will be provided towards the end of November, after the internal information session. Information session (27 November, 11-12, Microsoft Teams) We have arranged an information session on the UKRI FLF Round 10 scheme. This session will be held on Wednesday 27 November, 11-12, over Teams, and will include background on the scheme, reflections from previous successful applicants, a timeline of next steps for those applying for this round and time for questions. Please register here for the session. Resources from the session will be made available afterwards on our SharePoint pages. Please get in touch if you have any questions. 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