Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

Research and outreach groups at University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation have worked with the Institute for Research in Schools to give 15-18 year old students an opportunity to carry out research linked to the field of multi messenger observation. Students will access imagery and lightcurve data from the GOTO telescopes, then learn to identify transient targets of interest. The developmental stages of the project will be presented, including mapping required knowledge to prior learning, data analysis training exercises and pilot resources for students and teachers. Methods for sharing unseen datasets and facilitating student research outcomes will be discussed ahead of the project launch date of September 2026.

Biography:

I am currently an Outreach and Public Engagement Fellow at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation working on a number of astronomy, physics and digital skills related projects with local schools and communities. Previously I spent 28 years as a classroom teacher of physics and astronomy following a ten year period in applied research at The UK Met Office and the British Antarctic Survey.