UK Solar Physics Newsletter Lyndsay Fletcher & Duncan Mackay, Editors February 1st 2009 o News, Views and Gossip o Congratulations - Eric Priest, David Tsiklauri and Janusz Sylwester. o STFC Corporate Strategy Consultation. o 2009 ISSI Call for International Teams. o Call for nominations to STFC's Science Board, Committees and Peer Review Panels. o CORONAS-Photon (Complex Orbital Observations Near-Earth of Activity of the Sun). o Free Access to Solar Physics during January and February 2009 o RHESSI Science Nugggets - "Collapsing Traps" and "Other Discoveries from the Carrington Flare" o Meetings, Conferences and Workshops o RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting on Solar Flares - March 13th 2009 o NAM/JENAM Joint Session on MHD seismology of solar, space and astrophysical plasmas. o NAM/JENAM Joint Session on o Final reminder for early registration: STEREO-3/SOHO-22 Workshop - April 27 - May 1, 2009. o Third Solar orbiter Workshop - May 25-29, 2009. o Registration now open for the "European Week of Astronomy and Space Science" o SH02 'Particle acceleration in the Sun and heliosphere - mechanisms and diagnostics' o 39th Saas-Fee Advanced Course - March 23-28, 2009 - Les Diablerets, Switzerland o CALL FOR PAPERS: IAGA 11th Scientific Assembly, Session IV.01: "New Solar and Interplanetary Results", Sopron, Hungary, August 23-30, 2009. o RECENT DIRECTIONS IN ASTROPHYSICAL QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY AND RADIATION HYDRODYNAMICS o 2009 International School of Space Science, L'Aquila, Italy o Employment Opportunities o RESEARCH ASSISTANT (POST DOCTORAL) TO WORK IN THE MSSL SOLAR PHYSICS GROUP o EDUCATION OUTREACH OFFICER UCLAN o UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - Grade 7 Dear Colleague, Here are a few items which have come to our attention since the last Newsletter. You can find this newsletter also at the UKSP website: http://www.uksolphys.org Lyndsay (lyndsay@astro.gla.ac.uk) Duncan (duncan@mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk) ********************************************************************* * * * News, Views and Gossip * * * ********************************************************************* From: Editors Congratulations to Eric Priest of the University of St Andrews on being awarded the RAS Gold Medal for Geophysics. Congratulations to David Tsiklauri of the University of Salford on being awarded the Fowler Award for Geophysics. Congratulations to Janusz Sylwester of the Polish Academy of Sciences on being made an Honorary Fellow of the Society. ************************************** From: Editors STFC Corporate Strategy Consultation. We would like to remind you about the ongoing STFC Corporate Strategy consultation. You can download this at http://www.stfc.ac.uk/STFCConsultation/sources/strategy/StrategyConsultationDocument.pdf Input to the consultation can be made until 20 March 2009. We strongly encourage you all to read the document and make your views heard ************************************** From: Vittorio Manno International Space Science Institute (ISSI) Call for Proposals for International Teams in Space Science (incl. Geosciences) Announcement The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland, invites proposals for establishing International Teams to conduct on its premises research activities in Space Sciences, based on the interdisciplinary analysis and evaluation of data from spacecraft and possible integration with ground data and theoretical models. For the purpose of this Call, Space Sciences include the **Earth System sciences , Solar and Solar Terrestrial science, Planetary science, Astrobiology, Astrophysics** and Fundamental physics. Letter of Intent: February 16, 2009 Deadline for proposals*: *March 31. 2009 The text of the Call is hereby attached and can also be found on the ISSI site under the following link: http://www.issibern.ch/spotlight/annualcall2009.pdf Bern, 16 January 2009 Vittorio Manno Programme Manager. ************************************ From: Robert von Fay-Siebenburgen Call for nominations to STFC's Science Board, Committees and Peer Review Panels You may be aware that Sir Peter Knight has resigned from Science Board and has been replaced, temporarily, by Jenny Thomas. Vacancies have arisen on several STFC committees and panels. Most urgently, STFC are seeking two new members of Science Board to start immediately (closing date 6th Feb 2009). There are also vacancies on PPAN (5), PPRP (8), Science in Society Advisory Panel (2) and Education Training and Careers Committee (4) (closing 28th March 2009). For more information see: http://www.scitech.ac.uk/About/Strat/Council/AdCom/SciBrd/SciBrdCall0109.aspx ************************************* From: "Nakariakov, Valery" Dear colleagues, I think the following may be of interest for you. CORONAS-Photon (Complex Orbital Observations Near-Earth of Activity of the Sun), is a Russian Solar research satellite. It is currently scheduled to be launched on 29 January 2009. The main goal of project is investigation of energy accumulation and its transformation into energy of accelerated particles processes during solar flares; the study of the acceleration mechanisms, propagation and interaction of fast particles in the solar atmosphere; the study of the solar activity correlation with physical-chemical processes in the Earth upper atmosphere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koronas-Foton http://iaf.mephi.ru/coronos-photon_pribors_e.htm http://tesis.lebedev.ru/ ************************************* From : John Leibacher Free Access to Solar Physics during January and February 2009 Springer has a promotion entitled the "Physics Reading Room" that will provide free access to "Solar Physics" for January and February 2009, which is accessible at, http://www.springer.com/physics/reading+room?SGWID=0-147502-0-0-0&cm_mmc=AD-_-Enews-_-PSE10700_V2-_-0 ************************************** From: Steven Christe Announcing a new RHESSI Science Nuggget "Collapsing Traps" by Boris Somov and Hugh Hudson (http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/Collapsing_Traps). Large-scale plasma motions, as in magnetic reconnection, can directly accelerate high-energy particles. Steven Christe Hugh Hudson ********************************************************************* * * * Conferences, Workshops, Meetings * * * ********************************************************************* From: Lyndsay Fletcher RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting on Solar Flares - March 13th 2009 Dear Colleagues This email is to bring to your attention the upcoming RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting 'Solar Flares - 150 years on from the Carrington Event' which is taking place on 13th March 2009. We invite and encourage you and your colleagues and students to submit talks or posters, and ask you to send this around your group as appropriate. The closing date for submissions is Friday February 13th, and talks by students and young postdocs are particularly welcome. The meeting will focus on our modern theoretical and observational understanding of solar flares and their impact. The remit therefore includes observational and theoretical studies of - coronal energy storage - magnetic fields and topology - MHD instabilities - magnetic reconnection - particle acceleration, transport and radiation - active filaments and coronal mass ejections - flare-related waves - flare prediction - CME/radiation/particle impact at Earth - Response of Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere - microflares - stellar flares. The A&G meeting which follows will include a talk by Stuart Clark, author of the book 'The Sun Kings', about Richard Carrington and the 1859 event More information, and meeting registration, can be found at http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/~iain/flares150/ best wishes Lyndsay Fletcher and Iain Hannah Meeting Organisers. ********************************************* From: "Nakariakov, Valery" NAM/JENAM Joint Session on MHD seismology of solar, space and astrophysical plasmas, 20th - 23rd April 2009, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Magnetohydrodynamic waves and oscillations are an intrinsic feature of various natural plasma systems, from ionospheres and magnetospheres of the Earth and other planets to the solar and stellar coronae and winds, and magnetospheres of pulsars and magnetars. The waves, being natural probes of plasma systems, provide us with an excellent and often unique approach to the diagnostics of physical conditions in the plasmas and processes operating in them. The stunning recent progress in observational and theoretical studies of MHD wave phenomena in natural plasmas gave rise to novel and rapidly developing branches of Astrophysics and Space Science: solar coronal seismology, Earth's and Ganymede's magneto-seismologies, and MHD seismology of astrophysical objects: magnetars, disks, CV, clouds. The aim of the session is to create a joint forum for the specialists working on various aspects of MHD wave diagnostics of space and astrophysical plasmas. The session covers observational detection of MHD waves and oscillations, and quasi-periodic pulsations in energy releases; data analysis; theoretical modelling of MHD wave interaction with plasmas and MHD oscillations, including oscillatory magnetic reconnection and triggering of flares by MHD waves; and wave-based diagnostics of plasma parameters. Organizing committee: Valery Nakariakov (Warwick), Mathioudakis Mihalis (Belfast), Ineke De Moortel (St Andrews) and Martin Volwerk (Graz). Programme: Four 1.5-hour blocks. Each session consists of an invited review (IR, 25+5 min) and four contributed talks (CT 10+5 min); Session 1 (together with MIST): Earth's and planetary magneto-seismology Session 2 (together with UKSP): Solar coronal seismology Session 3: Magnetohydrodynamic seismology of stellar coronae Session 4: Magnetohydrodynamic seismology of astrophysical objects The website http://www.jenam2009.eu/ should be updated very soon. ************************************* From: Mario Bisi --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EAS JENAM/RAS NAM/MIST/UKSP Joint Session: "Heliospheric and Astrospheric Structure and Planetary Interactions"; 20-23 April 2009, University of Hertfordshire (de Havilland Campus, Hatfield) England, United Kingdom. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mario M. Bisi The aim of the session is to bring together the communities studying solar wind structure and solar wind/planetary interaction in the solar system and those working on astrosphere/exoplanet coupling. Results from new heliospheric missions (particularly STEREO) and improvements in ground-based observations are providing an entirely new view of the development of heliospheric structure, while Venus Express and Messenger are yielding detailed information on solar wind/planetary coupling in the inner regions of the heliosphere. The physical processes controlling the development of heliospheric structure solar wind-planetary interaction, as well as many of the phenomena observed in the solar system will also be found in the development of structure in astrospheres and the interaction of those structures with exoplanets. The aim of this session is to bring together the communities studying solar-wind structure and planetary interaction, and the exoplanets community, using the new results for the solar system to help understand stellar wind and planetary coupling in other systems. At the same time, the diversity of exoplanetary systems will encourage new ways of thinking about how these processes operate in different environments and how this casts light on heliospheric/planetary interaction in our own solar system. All researchers who are interested in the Sun-heliosphere-planetary connection are invited to contribute to this session, and we would especially like to receive inputs from those working on astrosphere/exoplanetary analogues of heliospheric/planetary coupling. This is the first session of this type at such a meeting and we hope to have additional sessions at future meetings based on the success of this initial session. For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact Andy Breen at Aberystwyth (azb@aber.ac.uk). Organizing Committee: Dr. Andrew R. Breen (Institute of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Aberystwyth University; azb@aber.ac.uk), Dr. Mario M. Bisi (Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of California, San Diego; mmbisi@ucsd.edu) and Prof. Helmut Lammer (Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences; helmut.lammer@oeaw.ac.at). Programme: One 1.5-hour block consisting of an invited joint-review talk (IR 24+6 minutes) and four other invited/contributed talks (IT 15+4 minutes/CT 10+3 minutes). A poster session is also anticipated. The web site http://www.jenam2009.eu/ should be updated very soon with the relevant details. ************************************* From: "Harrison, RA (Richard)" Final reminder for early registration: STEREO-3/SOHO-22 Workshop - April 27 - May 1, 2009 The deadline for early registration has been moved to February 27 for the STEREO-3/SOHO-22 Workshop, which is being hosted in the UK this year. This is an ideal opportunity for our PhD students. The meeting is entitled "Three Eyes on the Sun: Multi-spacecraft studies of the corona and impacts on the heliosphere" and is being held on April 27 - May 1, 2009, at the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth. Full details can be found at http://www.sstd.rl.ac.uk/Stereo-Soho/. Richard Harrison ************************************* From: "Harrison, RA (Richard)" Third Solar orbiter Workshop - May 25-29, 2009 The Third Solar orbiter Workshop, entitled "Solar Orbiter and its synergies with future solar-heliospheric missions" is to be held in Sorrento, Italy on May 25-29. The meeting website is http://solarorbiter3.oato.inaf.it/. This meeting will focus on the science goals of Solar Orbiter, on synergies with missions which may fly in the same timeframe, such as Solar Probe Plus and Solar-C, and on issues relating to preparations for the selection process within ESA/NASA in the following months. Richard Harrison ********************************************* From: Ronald Wiltshire Dear Fellows, You are receiving this message by blind copy, The LOC of the "European Week of Astronomy and Space Science",incorporating the RAS NAM, is pleased to announce that registration is now open. Full details, information on EAS grants, the scientific and social programmes, and accommodation information can be found here: http://www.jenam2009.eu/ [www.jenam2009.eu] The "European Week of Astronomy and Space Science" (JENAM2009) will be held from 20 - 23 April 2009 at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK (30km north of London). There will be EAS and RAS Prize Lectures, plenary lectures, EAS Symposia, and a multitude of parallel sessions. ESA and ESO have each provided substantial contributions to the programme, emphasizing the "Joint European" aspect of the "National Astronomy Meeting". In addition OPTICON, RadioNet and ASTRONET are very much involved. Moreover, the UK Solar Physics Conference (UKSP) and MIST (Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Solar Terrestrial) spring meeting will be celebrated as part of the "European Week of Astronomy and Space Science", resulting in an event with the broadest possible appeal. There will be ample outreach activities in this International Year of Astronomy with public lectures scheduled for each evening of the conference, plus a special "School's Day" (click on Schools on the Menu bar on the left hand side of the Home page). There will be seven EAS Symposia on the following topics: * The next era in radio astronomy: the pathway to SKA [www.jenam2009.eu] * The standard cosmological models - successes and challenges [www.jenam2009.eu] * Understanding substellar populations and atmospheres: from brown dwarfs to exo-planets [www.jenam2009.eu] * The life cycle of dust [www.jenam2009.eu] * Multi-wavelength high redshift surveys [www.jenam2009.eu] * Three decades of gravitational lenses [www.jenam2009.eu] * The IYA 2009 in Europe [www.jenam2009.eu] Early registration is open now. After 9th March 2009 fees will increase by 25%. Please consult the registration page for further details. We look forward to welcoming you at the University of Hertfordshire in April. Elias Brinks Janet Drew (Chair SOC) Hugh Jones (Chair Executive Committee) Jim Hough ********************************************** From: Valentina Zharkova SH02 'Particle acceleration in the Sun and heliosphere - mechanisms and diagnostics' We invite research contributions addressing the topics of the Session SH02 at the spring AGU meeting to be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja09/ The session will address questions about the role of magnetic field topology in producing high energy particles in the solar atmosphere and in the heliosphere including magnetosphere and methods of diagnostics of these particles in different energy bands. We invite contributions on theoretical exploration of various mechanisms of particle acceleration in the solar atmosphere, magnetosphere and heliosphere, their links to the reconstruction of underlying magnetic structures of different scales and their diagnostics from satellite payload with different spatial and temporal resolutions. We are looking forward to seeing you in Toronto, Valentina Zharkova, Department of Mathematics, University of Bradford, UK Nicole Vilmer, LESIA, Paris-Meudon Observatory, France ********************************************** From : Oskar Steiner 39th Saas-Fee Advanced Course - March 23-28, 2009 - Les Diablerets, Switzerland This year's Saas-Fee Course is devoted to Magnetic Fields of Stars: From the Sun to Compact Objects Tradition holds that the Saas-Fee Advanced Course is given by three of the world's leading researchers working in the field, each giving a series of 9 lectures. This year's lecturers and topics are: Paul Charbonneau, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada Solar and stellar dynamos Sami Solanki, Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Katlenburg-Lindau,Germany Magnetic fields in the atmospheres of the Sun and stars Chris Thompson, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Toronto, Canada Stellar magnetofluids The lectures are intended for PhD students who carry out or plan to carry out research on magnetic fields of stars. Postdoctoral researchers and senior researchers working on different topics may find the school very instructive as well. Participants come from all over Europe and the world. The lectures will be held in the morning and in the late afternoon, leaving free time for informal discussions, studies, and outdoor activities in the afternoons. The course is organized and sponsored by the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy. For more information including a detailed lecture plan, please visit http://www.physik.unibas.ch/saasfee39/ Registration is open until February 15 ********************************************** From: Yuan-Kuen Ko CALL FOR PAPERS: IAGA 11th Scientific Assembly, Session IV.01: "New Solar and Interplanetary Results", Sopron, Hungary, August 23-30, 2009. Continuous observations from solar and heliospheric missions have been advancing our knowledge of the physical and dynamical properties of the Sun and the solar wind. These observations, along with theory and models, continue to advance and pose challenges on our understanding of the responsible physical processes. This session invites contributions covering new results from observations from space and ground-based observatories, theory and modeling of different aspects of the Sun and the heliosphere, including its interior, extended atmospheres and the solar wind. This session is aimed at stimulating exchange and promoting discussion on the recent developments derived from observations and latest research in the field. Abstract submission deadline: April 15, 2009 (online) or March 31, 2009 ( post) Deadline for application for grant: March 31, 2009 Meeting website: http://www.iaga2009sopron.hu Convener: Yuan-Kuen Ko Naval Research laboratory Code 7674, 4555 Overlook Ave., SW, Washington DC, 20375, USA tel: +1 202 767-6199, fax: +1 202 404-7997, yko@ssd5.nrl.navy.mil Co-convener: Michael L. Kaiser NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 674, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA Michael.Kaiser@nasa.gov Co-convener: Takashi Sekii National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan sekii@solar.mtk.nao.ac.jp Co-convener: Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber Institut fuer Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik University of Kiel, Leibnizstrasse ********************************************** From: Thomas Ayres RECENT DIRECTIONS IN ASTROPHYSICAL QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY AND RADIATION HYDRODYNAMICS - DIMITRI-FEST! March 30 - April 3, 2009, High Altitude Observatory/NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA A meeting to honor Dimitri Mihalas for his lifetime contributions to the fields of astrophysical quantitative spectroscopy and radiation hydrodynamics on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Topics will cover recent developments and future prospects in general radiative transfer theory, modeling stellar atmospheres, theory and modeling of stellar winds, and basic theory and applications of the astrophysical radiation hydrodynamics. For more information: www.hao.ucar.edu/events/dimitri-fest/ ************************************************ From: Mick Denton 2009 International School of Space Science, L'Aquila, Italy Dear all, The 2009 International School of Space Science will be held in L'Aquila, Italy from 6-11th April. The focus of the school is *Solar-Terrestrial Physics from the Polar Regions*. The week-long course consists of key-note lectures and presentations, likely to be of interest to Ph.D. students and others working in the field of solar-terrestrial physics. More information is available in the attached flyer or via the website. http://www.cifs-isss.org/default.asp Regards, Mick *********************************************************************** * * * Positions Vacant * * * *********************************************************************** From: Libby RESEARCH ASSISTANT (POST DOCTORAL) TO WORK IN THE MSSL SOLAR PHYSICS GROUP UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to undertake research in the area of solar physics, principally through analysis of Hinode and related datasets. MSSL is the UK's largest university based space science research institution and is involved in many leading research missions (http://www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk [www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk]). The post holder will be expected to work with the Hinode and STEREO datasets, as well as with other space and ground-based datasets for context, and to work effectively as a member of the Solar Physics group. Future potential missions and observatories such as Solar Orbiter, KuaFu, Solar C and EST will build on the new science being pioneered by Hinode and STEREO and in preparation for these the successful applicant will also have the opportunity to participate in scientific studies defining prospective MSSL involvement in them. The post is supported by an STFC rolling grant and is available for a period of two years in the first instance from 1 April 2009. Salary will be in the range £28839 - £30594, dependent on experience. To apply, please send a CV, publication list, a one page summary of your research experience and future research aspirations, and the details of three referees to Mrs. E. Daghorn ( ead@mssl.ucl.ac.uk ). More details of the post can be found on http://www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/pages/jobs/jobs.html [www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk]. For further information contact Dr. Sarah Matthews (sam@mssl.ucl.ac.uk ). The closing date for applications is Friday 20 February 2009. UCL Taking Action For Equality To send a message to the list, email mist@jiscmail.ac.uk or visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?P1&L=mist MIST Web page is http://www.mist.ac.uk/ ******************************************** From: Silvia Dalla JOB ADVERTISEMENT: EDUCATION OUTREACH OFFICER University of Central Lancashire School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences Salary: pounds 22,765 - 26,391. Ref: 9A-23-01 Two year limited term contract One of the UK's largest and most innovative universities, we are extending our provision of undergraduate physics programmes. In addition to long-running physics, astrophysics and applied physics courses, we are validating new degrees in mathematical physics and computational physics with the possibility of further titles. To improve recruitment onto our physics programmes during this exciting time, we are seeking an enthusiastic science communicator with outreach, research and teaching experience in a relevant area of physics. Responsible for co-ordinating physics outreach, you will work with fellow staff to build upon an ambitious programme of activities for the International Year of Astronomy 2009, using the enhanced outreach facility at Alston Observatory. You will pursue your own research interests and contribute to some aspects of undergraduate teaching. With suitable experience, you may be eligible to join the newly-designated Jeremiah Horrocks Institute, which encompasses research in astrophysics, computational physics, bioinformatics and the applications of high-performance computing. Research in astrophysics includes Solar Physics, Stellar Physics and Extragalactic Astrophysics. See: http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/ for more details. This role is initially offered on a two-year appointment. For an informal discussion please contact Dr Stewart Eyres Tel: +44 (0)1772 893742. Email: spseyres AT uclan.ac.uk or Dr Silvia Dalla Tel: +44 (0)1772 893527. Email: sdalla AT uclan.ac.uk Apply on line and obtain further details at: www.uclan.ac.uk/jobs or call 01772 892324 quoting the relevant reference 9A-23-01 Closing date: 6th February 2009, 4pm. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning the 23rd February 2009 ******************************************** From: Alexander Schekochihin UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - Grade 7 Salary £28,839 - £35,469 Applications are invited for a 2-year postdoctoral research position at the Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics. The position is supported by the STFC Astronomy Grant "Turbulence, plasma instabilities, transport and magnetogenesis in clusters of galaxies." The successful candidate will work with Dr Alexander Schekochihin. At the time of appointment she/he will have, or will be about to complete, a PhD in plasma physics or related subject. The range of possible projects includes kinetic and fluid (MHD) theory and numerical simulations of magnetised turbulence in astrophysical conditions. Prior experience and/or training in plasma physics and/or astrophysical fluid dynamics are desirable. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Dr Schekochihin (a.schekochihin1@physics.ox.ac.uk) with informal inquiries. The successful candidate will be appointed on the PDRA Grade 7 salary scale for 2 years (there is a possibility of a slightly longer tenure, depending on the starting salary). The starting date will be at the earliest possible time between April 15 and October 1, 2009. Further particulars and application forms may be obtained from Ms Victoria Bateman, by email (v.bateman1@physics.ox.ac.uk) or by post (Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, UK). Applications should be sent to the same address, quoting reference number DR09/001 and including an application form, a curriculum vitae (please indicate nationality), a brief research statement, and the names and addresses of at least two referees (who should be asked to write separately). The deadline for receipt of applications and references is 1 March 2009. _______________________________________________ uksp mailing list uksp@physics.gla.ac.uk http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/uksp