mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06The study of the Sun, or solar physics, is a vibrant field of research in the UK. Over 150 UK scientists are actively investigating the dynamic evolution of our closest star using numerical, computational and observational techniques.
The UK Solar Physics community (UKSP) is a Specialist Scientific Group affiliated to the Royal Astronomical Society. Our website is https://uksolphys.org/. Please visit us.
UKSP is present on different social media channels to increase the visibility of its news items, and we are now also on Mastodon
In the last seven months, we have been trying to make UKSP news items reachable across different platforms in order to increase visibility. The UKSP website receives around 50–200 visitors per day. This is partly because, when a new UKSP news item is published on the UKSP website, the post is also automatically shared on different social…
Announcement of Upcoming Call for Abstracts and Important Deadlines – European Space Weather Week 2026, Florence, Italy.
The European Space Weather Week (ESWW) 2026 will be held in Florence, Italy from 2nd - 6th November in a hybrid format. The overarching theme for ESWW2026 is ‘Data-driven and physics-based cross-scale Space Weather and Space Climate’. The ESWW conference is an excellent opportunity for people from all over the world to gather and discuss the most…
Solar Orbiter science nuggets (April 2026 releases)
Dear colleagues, It is our pleasure to share new Solar Orbiter science nuggets (April 2026 releases): SO Nugget #88: Compression structures in the foreshock of collisionless shocks (S. Raptis, D. Trotta, D. Turner et al.) SO Nugget #89: Non-LTE Analysis of Pre-eruptive Prominence Plasma Parameters’ Effects on the Lyman-beta and Lyman-gamma Lines with Solar Orbiter SPICE Observations (Y. Zhang, N.
Call for abstracts: radio-focused session at ESWW 2026
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that abstract submissions are now open for European Space Weather Week (ESWW) 2026, taking place in Florence, Italy, from 2-6 November 2026. This year, a radio-focused session aims to showcase developments in radio instrumentation, techniques, and the ability to diagnose plasma environments using radio emissions. We encourage you to submit abstracts on radio instruments,…
Solar Orbiter community building webinar #4 (2026)
Dear Colleagues, Many thanks for your continuing interest in the Solar Orbiter monthly webinars! Due to a schedule conflict with the European Geophysical Union, our May instalment is being postponed to the 3rd of June. We look forward to welcoming you then. Best regards, Jack Jenkins & Miho Janvier
Postdoctoral position in Solar Wind Physics at Durham University
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Solar Physics group at the University of Durham, focusing on the solar wind and its links to the lower solar atmosphere. The project will investigate how magnetic switchbacks are formed as they propagate within the solar wind, and how they are linked to events such as coronal jets in the low solar atmosphere.
Registration & Abstract Submission open for UKMHD 2026
Dear All, Registration and Abstract Submission are now both open for UKMHD 2026 (4th-5th June). The deadline for registration is May 20th. Full details can be found at the conference web page: This also includes information about invited speakers, ECR prizes, a special issue and the conference dinner. If you have any questions, please contact us via ukmhd26@glasgow.ac.uk. We look forward to welcoming you in…
SPEARHEAD School 2026 – Registration is Open !
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the SPEARHEAD School ( that will take place from 04-08 September 2026 at Kiel, Germany – hosted by the Christian Albrechts Universitat zu Kiel (CAU). The School will provide hands-on training with SPEARHEAD tools and data, offering participants a practical and interactive learning experience. It builds on the MSc course (
Propose for a DASH Session — Deadline is April 30
The April 30 deadline is quickly approaching for session proposals to the DASH (Data, Analysis, and Software for Heliophysics) 2026 meeting! Please join us on 5 to 7 October 2026 in Dublin (Ireland). The Data Analysis and Software in Heliophysics (DASH) workshop brings together scientific software and data practitioners in community discussions around topics of interest as proposed by community members.