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Welcome to Public Engagement at the Institute of Astronomy! Use the links below to explore our outreach activities, including our weekly public open evenings and opportunities for community groups and schools.

The 2020-21 observing season will run between 7th October 2020 and 31 March 2021. For the foreseeable future, our weekly Wednesday open evenings will be happening online only. You will be able to join the events -- consisting of a public talk and stargazing -- at our YouTube channel. 

Here is our list of upcoming talks.

Public Open Evenings at: Wednesday Public Open Evenings

Wednesday Public Open Evenings

The Institute of Astronomy holds a public open evening at 7:15pm every Wednesday evening October and March. During the current pandemic, the evenings are online at our YouTube channel . Each evening consists of a 30 minute public talk about astronomy, followed by (weather dependent!) stargazing.

Public Open Evenings
For Schools at: For schools

For schools

We would be happy to provide astronomy outreach for your school -- either an astronomer can visit your school, or we can arrange for your group to visit our department. We can offer a range of presentations and activities suitable for all key stages. During the current pandemic we can also offer online activities.

For Schools
Community Groups at: For community groups (including brownies, cubs, etc.)

For community groups (including brownies, cubs, etc.)

During the ongoing pandemic we unfortunately cannot host visiting groups at the department. We would be happy to arrange a remote online event for your group -- please get in touch if you are interested!

Community Groups
Media requests at: Media Requests

Media Requests

We are happy to accomodate media requests, and can provide expert commentary on any recent astronomical discoveries and and upcoming observable events in the night sky. Please contact a member of our outreach team for more information!

Media requests

Upcoming Public Talks

  • TBA
    Wednesday, 2 December, 2020 - 19:15
    Hayley Macpherson
  • The first galaxies in the Universe
    Wednesday, 9 December, 2020 - 19:15
    Joris Witstok
  • TBA
    Wednesday, 16 December, 2020 - 19:15
    Robin Catchpole

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