From 3 to 23 November, researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) will bring astronomy to the public in the form of multiple activities, workshops and talks on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) are organizing the XXXV edition of the Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysic s which will take place between the 8 th and the 17 th of October in La Laguna,Tenerife. For this edition there will be 60 participants, including master’s and doctor’s degree students and postdocs, from thirteen different countries who will come to Tenerife to receive a complete and exhaustive view of the evolution of the galaxies. The Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysic s is a key event in the calendar of the
The IAC's Educational Project with Robotic Telescopes (PETeR) offers a new edition of its online teacher training entitled ‘ Investigate the Universe with Robotic Telescopes’. This activity, organised in collaboration with the STEAM area of the regional Ministry of Education of the Canary Islands Government, aims to provide knowledge and tools to incorporate astronomy in the classroom through the use of professional robotic telescopes, the analysis of scientific data and active learning methodologies. PETeR is an educational project that gives schools free access to professional telescopes
El embajador de Japón en España, Takahiro Nakamae , visitó esta semana la sede central del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y el Observatorio del Teide, junto con Shinji Yamada, cónsul de Japón en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, junto a personal de su equipo. En la sede central fueron recibidos por Valentín Martínez Pillet, director del IAC; y por el responsable de Instrumentación, Marcos Reyes; y por la jefa de la Unidad de Comunicación y Cultura Científica (UC3), Verónica Martín. En la sede central del IAC conocieron las instalaciones y las principales líneas de investigación del