Announcements

Plan S: Implementation and Feedback: RAS response (2019)
The response from the Royal Astronomical Society to the cOAlition S consultation on the implementation of Plan S, to move to full and immediate Open Access to publications from publicly funded scientific research.
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Leading astronomers and geophysicists honoured by Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society is pleased to announce the 2019 winners of its awards, medals and prizes. Each year the RAS recognises significant achievement in the fields of astronomy and geophysics through these awards.   The announcements were m…
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RAS thanks GJI Outstanding Reviewers 2018
The RAS expresses its thanks to eleven reviewers recognised by the editorial board of Geophysical Journal International, its leading academic journal in the field of geophysics.   The editorial board wishes to acknowledge the outstanding work perfo…
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Professor Riccardo Giacconi, 1931-2018
The Royal Astronomical Society offers its condolences to the friends and family of X-ray astronomer and Nobel laureate Professor Riccardo Giacconi, who has died at the age of 87 Prof. Giacconi pursued the study of X-ray astronomy, developing instrum…
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UK students compete in China at 12th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics
The UK team returned this week from the 10-day long 12th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Beijing, having won 2 Silver medals and 2 Honourable Mentions. Started in 2006, the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astro…
RAS statement on the importance of fundamental research for the UK (2018)
Artist's impression of the European Extremely Large Telescope. Credit: ESO/H.Zodet   The Royal Astronomical Society believes that changes to UK funding of research and development, and the loss of EU funding after Brexit, are a serious threat to cu…
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Dr Sarah Rugheimer wins the Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship
The William Herschel Society is pleased to announce that their 2018 Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship has been awarded to Dr Sarah Rugheimer, Simons Research Fellow at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of St Andrews.…
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Policy update: Excess page charge for MNRAS papers exceeding 20 pages
Papers have traditionally been published in MNRAS with no page charges for the authors. However, the rapid increase in the number of submissions in recent years, and the rise in the total number of pages published per annum -- with its cost…
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RAS Research Fellow Dr Emma Chapman wins Athena Prize
RAS Research Fellow Dr Emma Chapman. Credit: E. ChapmanDr Emma Chapman, who holds an RAS research fellowship at Imperial College London, has won the Royal Society's Athena Prize for her work in driving nationally impactful policy changes concerning s…
Dr Sheila Kanani talks about the AI robot Cimon on the International Space Station
Sheila Kanani talks about the new AI robot on the International Space Station
Watch Dr Sheila Kanani, RAS Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer in this report from ITN on Cimon, the new AI robot for the International Space Station.
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Call for grant applications - August 2018 round
Call for grant applications - August 2018 round The RAS welcomes applications for funding under its ongoing grants scheme. The deadline for the next round of grants is 15 August 2018. Applications should normally be for sums between £250 and £5,000…
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Congratulations Sir James Hough and Haley Gomez MBE!
The Royal Astronomical Society congratulates Professor (Sir) James Hough of the University of Glasgow, and Professor Haley Gomez (MBE) of the University of Cardiff, who are both recognised in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.   The MBE medal,…