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Vacancy: Assistant Archivist
Job title Assistant Archivist Salary and hours £20,400 per year for 21 hours per week (pro-rated from £34,000 FTE). Contract type Part time, permanent About the Royal Astronomical Society and its Library and Archive The Royal Astronomical Society...
Professor John Zarnecki (right) receiving the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Lifetime Achievement
Seven RAS Fellows win awards
The Royal Astronomical Society is delighted that seven Fellows of the Society have won prizes and medals, courtesy of the Sir Arthur Clarke awards (the Arthurs) and the Institute of Physics awards. Winners of the 2023 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards...
Background image of simulation of present-day matter from FLAMINGO simulation, with three insets showing detail.
Astronomers carry out largest ever cosmological computer simulation
An international team of astronomers has carried out what is believed to be the largest ever cosmological computer simulation, tracking not only dark but also ordinary matter (such as planets, stars and galaxies), giving us a glimpse into how our...