DARA Project

See this opportunity at the BIUST-MPG African Astronomy School. More details at www2.mpia.de/bmaas2023/

2022 #Astro4dev Call for Proposals is Open. Projects should use #astronomy as a tool to address one or more challenges related to #sustainabledevelopment. In view of @IYBSSD2022 we also invite projects that use any field of #basicsciences Deadline: May 31 astro4dev.org/cfp/

Online training of future scientists in Madagascar and Mozambique, an initiative of @dara_project and @EU_Commission @jivevlbi #EC_JUMPINGJIVE, my lecture on #VLBI networks #EU_RIs @GlobalVlbi

Registration for the “Forum on Astronomy in Africa” event taking place in October is now OPEN. To register please use the following link: astronomy2024.org

It is with great sadness that today we learnt that Prof Habatwa Mweene has succumbed to COVID. Habatwa was an excellent lead for the DARA project in Zambia. He brought his good humour to all the DARA annual meetings and he will be greatly missed by the DARA family.

Congratulations to Saul Phiri from Zambia - DARA PhD student at UCLan, UK, who has had his first paper published. Paper can be found at doi.org/10.1093/mnras/…. Well done Saul!

This amazing initiative has been set up by @dara_project student Ann Njeri Ng'endo @njeri_ke to ensure as many Kenyan girls as possible continue their education. Read more about it below and follow the @ElimishaMschana account for updates & activities. elimishamsichana.org/about

@IanJGoonhilly @Jamie_7162 @goonhillyorg @NASAPersevere @spacegovuk Enjoy the wine and biscuits! Good luck for this evening!

I knew there would be an appropriate day to open this! (Thanks @Jamie_7162) #MarsGoonhilly #CountdownToMars @goonhillyorg @NASAPersevere @spacegovuk

The 4th African Space Generation Workshop will be happening next month in Ghana. Event organiser is our very own Kingsley Ahenkora-Duodu.

Congratulations to Dr Daliso Banda who has successfully defended his PhD. Daliso becomes the third UK DARA PhD student to successfully compete his studies and will shortly resume his post as lecturer in Electronic Engineering at the University of Zambia. Well done Daliso!

Rescheduled e-Seminar... Prof Peter Wilkinson @UoMPhysics, will describe the TTRT equipment & how to take, calibrate & analyse the data it produces - results of Milky Way observations made from his garden will be presented. Register here... dara-project.org/eseminar-series

**** e-Seminar alert **** On the 24 November, Prof Anna Scaife @radastrat, @UoMPhysics, will talk about 'AI & Bias in Astronomy'. Registration is now open: dara-project.org/eseminar-series @STFC_Matters @NewtonFund @UniLeedsGlobal

Prof Peter Wilkinson @UoMPhysics, will describe the TTRT equipment & how to take, calibrate & analyse the data it produces. Some results of Milky Way observations made from his garden in the UK will be presented. @NewtonFund @STFC_Matters register here... dara-project.org/eseminar-series

Dr Bernard Duah Asabere @Asabere_GRAO, from @ASTRON_NL & GSSTI, is our next e-seminar speaker. Hear all about the 'Astronomy at Low Frequencies: Prospects of the LOFAR System'... register here: dara-project.org/eseminar-series @NewtonFund @STFC_Matters @UniLeedsGlobal

GHY6 looking super-amazing today (technical term). First elevation axis move post upgrade and new paint job! @UKspace @spacegovuk @esa @nasa #deepspace @LEPCornwall_IoS @SpaceCornwall

Another fabulous insight into our work... read this @UniLeedsGlobal article. ** A space science project in Africa is opening up new horizons ** medium.com/university-of-… @NewtonFund @STFC_Matters @physicsleedsuni

@OsoroSatComs @OfficialFCSU @UniStrathclyde @AstroJoeC Congratulations Bonface.... your future is bright.

A yr ago with jst a backpack (even the immigration officer was awed) I arrived in 🇬🇧 4 my MSc. I’ve traveled, made frnds, worked, playing for @OfficialFCSU & graduating with distinction in 🛰 Apps. It’s been a pleasure! Thnks 2 frds, fam @UniStrathclyde @AstroJoeC & @dara_project

Not only a potential high class scientific research but also commercially viable facility. google.com/amp/s/www.busi… @SpaceAgencyKE @mucheru @MoICTKenya @dara_project @SKA_Africa

Congratulations Bonface @OsoroSatComs... your future is bright.