Outreach

Making astronomy easier to explore.

Outreach activities

Public-facing and community-facing work.

AstroCareer

Monthly Astro Career Talk Series

A career conversation series for researchers in astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology.

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Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity resources

Workbook and illustrated resources for self-understanding, access needs, and public-facing neurodiversity education.

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2026 · Coordination

Physics at Work

Encouraged colleagues to take part and coordinated three exhibits for Physics at Work 2026, introducing students aged 14–16 from across England to exoplanets, optical instrumentation, and radio astronomy.

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2026 · Outreach talk

University of Cambridge Open Day

Outreach talk for prospective students and visitors at the University of Cambridge Open Day.

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Outreach talks

Public astronomy talks and school engagement

Other outreach activities include She Talks Science at Murray Edwards College, Hills Road Sixth Form College, and the Cavendish Physics at Work programme, including public introductions to radio interferometry, exoplanets, and gravitational-wave astronomy.

Schools

Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory tours

The 5-km Ryle Telescope at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory

Supported school visits and public engagement as a tour guide at the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory.

Learn by exploring

Interactive astronomy games

Five short activities for students and curious sky-watchers. Read image scale bars, compare wavelengths, follow radio jets, test telescope resolution, and see how an antenna array samples measurement space.

Interactive astronomy · Games 00–04

Radio Universe Lab

Start with Game 00, or jump straight to the topic you want to explore. The collection also has a one-page summary.

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Translation

Popular science across languages.

English to Chinese

Popular-science translation

Translated popular-science materials into Chinese, including two volumes in the Tianshu series, Light: A Very Short Introduction, and Ada's Adventures in Science.

Tianshu series translated book cover
Tianshu series Two volumes · English to Simplified Chinese
Light: A Very Short Introduction translated book cover
Light: A Very Short Introduction By Ian A. Walmsley · English to Simplified Chinese
Ada's Adventures in Science translated project image
Ada's Adventures in Science Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese translations