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Date: 27-28 October 2026
Location: University of Manchester, UK

The two-day meeting will bring the UK SKA community together to share updates and discuss science using the SKA Observatory (SKAO) and its pathfinders and precursors.

Sessions will include:

  • SKAO update on Construction and Commissioning – Tuesday 27 October
  • Early Career Researcher (ECR) Science Highlight Talks – both days
  • UK Science Verification (SV) and Key Science Project (KSP) planning workshop – Wednesday 28 October
  • UK Science Regional Centre (UKSRC) workshop – Tuesday 27 October

ECRs (PhD students and postdocs) are particularly encouraged to attend. STFC travel funding is available for eligible ECRs, subject to need. ECR travel support requests must be in line with the UKRI business expense claims, business travel and subsistence policy and should be sent to Simon Haynes (simon.haynes@stfc.ukri.org) and Jessica Atkinson (jessica.atkinson@stfc.ac.uk) for consideration.

Town Hall registration deadline: Tuesday 20 October 2026

ECR abstract deadline: Tuesday 29 September 2026, 5pm

Register for the Town Hall: Event registration

The event is organised by the UK SKAO Science Committee and supported by STFC.

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