[Astro] Fw: AAP+AGP Town Hall - Wednesday 16th July 2025 2PM BST

[Maggie Lieu]

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Subject: AAP+AGP Town Hall - Wednesday 16th July 2025 2PM BST




Dear All



Just a reminder of the AAP+AGP Town Hall tomorrow (Wed 16th July 2PM BST).



Connection info

https://zoom.us/j/93212086896?pwd=PwXcGf24MYVAE2yNXI3GVbP6dNLU6u.1

Meeting ID: 932 1208 6896

Passcode: townhall

Numeric passcode: 16773605



Agenda

Welcome (15 mins)

    Intro to AAP (Aprajita Verma)

    Intro to AGP (Mark Sullivan)

    Joint Q&A

Science Board PPAN (35 mins)

    Talk & Q&A (Keith Grainge)



Among other topics that will arise in the discussion tomorrow, you might like to consider

  *   balance of funding and priorities between (small) grants, fellowships and studentships

  *   careers in astronomy



AAP welcomes community members to contact us with any comments or feedback on any topic under its remit through the following form: https://forms.gle/2WqV9qS1ABt4N3g7A



We look forward to speaking with you tomorrow.



Kind regards,



Aprajita and Mark for the Astronomy Advisory and Astronomy Grants Panels.



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Subject: AAP+AGP Town Hall - Wednesday 16th July 2025 2PM BST





The Astronomy Advisory Panel<https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/stfc/how-we-are-governed/advisory-boards/astronomy-advisory-panel/> and the Astronomy Grants Panel<https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/stfc/how-we-are-governed/advisory-boards/astronomy-grants-panel/> would like to invite all members of the UK astronomy community to join a Town Hall on Wednesday 16th July 2025 at 2PM BST (online).



The meeting will begin with a presentation by Prof. Keith Grainge, Chair of STFC's Science Board (PPAN)<https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/stfc/how-we-are-governed/advisory-boards/science-board/stfc-science-board-ppan-members-and-meeting-dates/>, followed by Q&A and discussion. Further information and a zoom link will be shared closer to the event.



The Town Hall is part of series of engagement opportunities between the community, STFC and its panels in the forthcoming months:



  1.  STFC Astronomy Grants Panel Community Session at NAM<https://conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/overview> (Thu 10 July 2025 13:15)
  2.  STFC Community Session at NAM<https://conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/overview> (Thu 10 July 2025 14:15)
  3.  AAP/AGP Town Hall 16th July 2025 14:00 (zoom)
  4.  AAP/AGP Autumn Town Hall (Sep/Oct TBC)



AAP members will also hold office hours with details to follow.  In the meantime, AAP welcomes community members to contact us with any comments or feedback on any topic under its remit through the following form: https://forms.gle/2WqV9qS1ABt4N3g7A





Kind regards,



Aprajita Verma and Mark Sullivan on behalf of the Astronomy Advisory and Grant Panels.







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