Parallel Sessions

JWST image of the Tarantula Nebula

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

JWST image of L1527 protostar and outflow

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI)

Black hole distortion of light

Image credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center; background, ESA/Gaia/DPAC

JWST Deep field image

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

JWST image of NGC628 spiral galaxy

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

ALMA image of the protoplanetary disc of HL Tauri

Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

At NAM2023 we are delighted to host a large number of parallel sessions, which include three large Key "Origins" sessions, forty regular sessions, and twelve specialist lunch sessions. The full list of sessions is shown below - please click on any entry to see the session details.

The schedule and locations of all sessions can be seen in Block Schedule. The detailed programme for each session is now available within each session's description.

To all session organisers: Please get in touch with the LOC or the Website Administrator to request any changes.

Session title	Topic

Key "Origins"
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Origins of Galaxies: from the Dark Ages to Cosmic Noon	Galaxies	View
Star formation across the Milky Way	Our Galaxy	View
Gravitational Waves: From compact-object mergers to the origins of the early universe (and everything in-between)	Transients	View
Regular
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The Dark Energy Survey: new results	Cosmology	View
21cm Cosmology: Current Status, Challenges and Prospects	Cosmology	View
Euclid science exploitation in the UK	Cosmology	View
Unveiling cosmic origins with the CMB	Cosmology	View
The DESI spectroscopic survey: updates and new results	Cosmology	View
UK involvement in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory: Legacy Survey of Space and Time	Facilities	View
UK astronomy at the La Palma observatory: a new generation of facilities and instruments	Facilities	View
EDI in Astronomy and Geophysics	Professional	View
10 Years after Herschel: The achievements and future of Far-IR & Submm astronomy	Facilities	View
e-MERLIN and SKA pathfinders: preparing UK early-career researchers for science with the SKA	Facilities	View
The future of X-ray astronomy in the UK	Facilities	View
Probing dark matter and baryons with galaxy clusters	Galaxies	View
The Origin of the Accretion Power of Compact Objects	Galaxies	View
The resolved view of the molecular gas in galaxies	Galaxies	View
AGN demographics and evolution in the era of large-scale surveys	Galaxies	View
Gas in and around galaxies: the imprint of cosmological accretion and interstellar medium processes on galactic properties	Galaxies	View
Galactic Archaeology with old stellar populations	Our Galaxy	View
Gaia Data Release 3: Contents, Access, Science and a look ahead to future data releases. (GaiaDR3)	Our Galaxy	View
Magnetised stars and planets: combining theory and observations	Planets/Stellar	View
Direct imaging as a tool to constrain the fundamental parameters, atmospheres and formation of young Jupiters	Planets/Stellar	View
Understanding and mitigating stellar activity in radial velocity surveys	Planets/Stellar	View
Observational and theoretical studies of protoplanetary discs	Planets/Stellar	View
Open questions in stellar (radiation-) fluid dynamics: from dwarfs to giants	Planets/Stellar	View
UK Solar Physics Open Session	Solar	View
Computational physics and methods for forecasting the Sun-Earth system	Solar	View
The dynamics of solar jets and associated eruptions	Solar	View
Prominences and Coronal Rain: formation, evolution, and energy transport	Solar	View
Numerical and observational analysis of dynamical processes in solar active regions	Solar	View
The Solar Origins of the Heliosphere	Solar	View
Waves and instabilities in the solar atmosphere in the high-resolution era	Solar	View
Turbulence and shocks in heliospheric and astrophysical plasmas	Solar	View
Explosive and high energy transients: A new era of discovery	Transients	View
The Future of Nuclear Astrophysics in the Multi-messenger Era	Transients	View
Astrophysical Simulations: Keeping up with the Frontier	Techniques	View
Deep and Shallow learning in the era of large galaxy surveys and simulations	Techniques	View
Engaging the public with Astronomy - Public Engagement, Outreach, Education and Widening Participation	Professional	View
Discovery in Astronomy and Space Physics enabled by large-scale Digital Research Infrastructures (ASTROCOMP)	Techniques	View
Astronomy, the Arts and beyond - Exploring accessibility, communication, interdisciplinarity	Professional	View
Pathways towards sustainability and net zero for UK astronomy	Professional	View
Careers panel for Early Career Researchers	Professional	View
Specialist Lunch
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New Robotic Telescope Community Lunch	Facilities	View
Creating a UK-led High-resolution Stabilised Spectroscopy Telescope Network	Facilities	View
Writing & Reviewing - a journal publishing workshop	Professional	View
RAS Outreach and Engagement Lunch	Professional	View
RAS ECN Early Career Lunch and Town Hall	Professional	View
Light pollution: time to act (expert panel discussion)	Professional	View
RAS Diversity Lunch	Professional	View
FAIR publication in RAS journals lunch	Professional	View
Getting your work into the news: how to communicate through the media	Professional	View
Careers and Diversity in research software engineering	Professional	View
UK Solar Physics Business Session	Professional	View

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All attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees and staff, and to adhere to the NAM Code of Conduct.