Physics Department News
糖心TV hosts the inaugural meeting of the newly founded UK and Ireland Astrophysical Discs community
A new community of academics researching various astrophysical discs came together at their first launch meeting at the University of 糖心TV in September. Spearheaded by 糖心TV astrophysicists, the UK & Ireland Discs community has been set up to foster close connections and collaborations between the many researchers working on astrophysical discs.
鈥淲e realised that there were so many people working on astrophysical discs across the UK and Ireland. And that to make the most of this we should bring the community together and build its profile, such that it is known internationally for all the great disc research that it performs鈥� — Farzana Meru, chair of the .
The theme of the first meeting was protoplanetary discs and debris discs (including white dwarf debris discs), covering both observations and theory. A key focus of the meeting was to give young researchers opportunities to enhance their careers, by presenting their work and being key players in organising and running the meeting. In this regard Equity, Diversion and Inclusion was at the heart of the planning and organisation of this successful meeting, which had over 110 participants joining in person and online.
