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Our next e-seminar features Prof Mark Thompson University of Hertfordshire. The Radio Milky Way - listen all about how radio waves can reveal the hidden side of star formation and stellar evolution. Newton Fund Science and Technology Facilities Council @UniLeedsGlobal Register here: dara-project.org/eseminar-series

Our next e-seminar features Prof Mark Thompson <a href="/UniofHerts/">University of Hertfordshire</a>. The Radio Milky Way - listen all about how radio waves can reveal the hidden side of star formation and stellar evolution. <a href="/NewtonFund/">Newton Fund</a> <a href="/STFC_Matters/">Science and Technology Facilities Council</a> <a href="/UniLeedsGlobal/">@UniLeedsGlobal</a> 

Register here: dara-project.org/eseminar-series
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More than 100 participants in the AERAP virtual conference "A new era for Africa-EU Science and Innovation Partnerships: Africa, Horizon Europe and Development Cooperation", demonstrates the immense interest and potential - and it all started with radio astronomy !

More than 100 participants in the <a href="/EUAstroAfrica/">AERAP</a> virtual conference "A new era for Africa-EU Science and Innovation Partnerships: Africa, Horizon Europe and Development Cooperation", demonstrates the immense interest and potential - and it all started with radio astronomy !
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Dr Bernard Duah Asabere Bernard Duah Asabere, from ASTRON & 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 Newton Fund Science and Technology Facilities Council @UniLeedsGlobal

Dr Bernard Duah Asabere <a href="/Asabere_GRAO/">Bernard Duah Asabere</a>, from <a href="/ASTRON_NL/">ASTRON</a> &amp; 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  

<a href="/NewtonFund/">Newton Fund</a> <a href="/STFC_Matters/">Science and Technology Facilities Council</a> <a href="/UniLeedsGlobal/">@UniLeedsGlobal</a>
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It's #InternationalTranslationDay! Together our member countries have more than two dozen official languages, so we're proud to support IAU OAO Astronomy Translation Network, making resources accessible without language barriers! Become a volunteer: loom.ly/omrCO08

It's #InternationalTranslationDay! Together our member countries have more than two dozen official languages, so we're proud to support <a href="/IAU_Outreach/">IAU OAO</a> Astronomy Translation Network, making resources accessible without language barriers! Become a volunteer: loom.ly/omrCO08
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Prof Peter Wilkinson UoM Physics & Astronomy, 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. Newton Fund Science and Technology Facilities Council register here... dara-project.org/eseminar-series

Prof Peter Wilkinson <a href="/UoMPhysics/">UoM Physics & Astronomy</a>, will describe the TTRT equipment &amp; how to take, calibrate &amp; analyse the data it produces.  Some results of Milky Way observations made from his garden in the UK will be presented. <a href="/NewtonFund/">Newton Fund</a> <a href="/STFC_Matters/">Science and Technology Facilities Council</a> register here... dara-project.org/eseminar-series
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Rescheduled e-Seminar... Prof Peter Wilkinson UoM Physics & Astronomy, 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

Rescheduled e-Seminar... Prof Peter Wilkinson <a href="/UoMPhysics/">UoM Physics & Astronomy</a>, will describe the TTRT equipment &amp; how to take, calibrate &amp; analyse the data it produces - results of Milky Way observations made from his garden will be presented. 

Register here... dara-project.org/eseminar-series
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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!

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

The 4th African Space Generation Workshop will be happening next month in Ghana. Event organiser is our very own Kingsley Ahenkora-Duodu.
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This amazing initiative has been set up by DARA Project student Ann Njeri Ng'endo Dr. Njeri to ensure as many Kenyan girls as possible continue their education. Read more about it below and follow the ElimishaMsichana account for updates & activities. elimishamsichana.org/about

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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!

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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.

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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

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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 Int. Yr. Basic Sciences for Sust. Development we also invite projects that use any field of #basicsciences Deadline: May 31 astro4dev.org/cfp/

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 <a href="/IYBSSD2022/">Int. Yr. Basic Sciences for Sust. Development</a> we also invite projects that use any field of #basicsciences
Deadline: May 31
astro4dev.org/cfp/