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🎤 Meet our speakers! Dr. Edwin van Bloois (Kapteyn Institute, Univ. Groningen) & Prof. Rafael Vázquez (Univ. Seville) at the 2026 ExGal-Twin Regional Meeting & 1st CIARMA Annual Meeting — 23 Sept, IAC, Tenerife 🔭

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August 28, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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2026 ExGal-Twin Regional Meeting & 1st CIARMA Network Annual Meeting | 23 Sept 2026 | IAC Headquarters
AI & new trends in European project management
Speakers: Edwin van Bloois (Univ. of Groningen) & Rafael Vázquez (Univ. of Seville)
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July 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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Huge congrats to Patricia Iglesias Navarro, from the ExGal-Twin team, who took the stage at EAS 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland (2 July) to share the story of @aot-canarias.bsky.social 🌌🇮🇨
#ExGalTwin #IAC_astrophysics #EAS2026 #REA #HorizonEurope
July 14, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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🇮🇹 ExGal-Twin node leader Raffaella Morganti,@rug.nl gave an invited talk, "Exploring the impact of (radio) AGN on galactic scales by tracing different phases of the gas", at AGN XVI in Brindisi (14-19 June).
#ExGalTwin #RUG #IAC
June 29, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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ExGal-Twin postdoc Anelise Audibert presented her work on AGN tori at the Kyoto Torus Workshop 2026 (18-22 May), using high-res ALMA data to study molecular tori at parsec scales and their role in AGN feeding/feedback. 🌌🔭
#ExGalTwin #AGN #ALMA #RadioAstronomy #REA #HorizoEurope #IAC_astrophysics
June 29, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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🌌 Dr. Eva Durán Camacho's talk at the CLUES Meeting! 🌌
ExGal-Twin dissemination activity: "Modelling the Milky Way structure: impact on stellar and gaseous dynamics" ✨
#CLUES2026 #ExGalTwin #IAC_astrophysics #REA #horizoneurope
June 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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🏆 Two of the three 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics Laureates, Profs. Amina Helmi (Groningen University) & Rodrigo Ibata (ObAS), are partners in ExGal-Twin (IAC)! Warmest congratulations to all three Laureates. A well-deserved recognition!
#ExGalTwin #IAC_astrophysics #REA #HorizonEurope
June 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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🌍 ExGal-Twin at the Silk Road Meeting, Tashkent 🇺🇿! Prof. Joan Knapen represented us at the 14th Silk Road Meeting (May 18–22) with a public talk: Astronomy with AI from the Canary Islands" and a science talk: "Studying Galaxy Properties with AI Tools"
#ExGalTwin #HorizonEurope #REA #GalaxyEvolution
May 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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On Dec 11, 2025, the 2nd European Project Management WG met online & at IAC. It was approved the Canary Islands network proposal & chose the acronym CIARMA.
Next meeting: Mar 19, 2026 - Thanks to all WG members!
#exgaltwin #CIARMA #iac_astrophysics #ITC #ACIISI #HorizonEurope #REA #HorizonEurope
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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On Dec 15, Prof. Johan Knapen presented ExGal-Twin as a success story at the Horizon Europe WIDERA WP26/27 online session and Anselmo Sosa Méndez (IAC) presented the Widening instruments WP2026–2027. Organized by FECYT / Spanish Ministry of Science.
#HorizonEurope #WIDERA #ExGalTwin #REA
January 7, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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Masterclass on Radio Astronomy and Data Visualization 🚀🔭
Great sessions on Radio Astronomy with Profs. Morganti & Oosterloo, plus a hands-on Data Visualization Practicum with Prof. van der Hulst. Two inspiring and productive days ✨
#RadioAstronomy #DataVisualization #ExGalTwin #REA
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Masterclass on Radio Astronomy & Data Visualization. Day 1🚀
Yesterday, we kicked off with an Introduction to Data Visualization by Prof. Thijs van der Hulst (Kapteyn Institute). A great start to a week of learning! ✨ #DataViz #ExGalTwin #IAC_astrphysics #GroningenUniversity #HorizonEurope #REA
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Laura Riba, ExGal-Twin Project Manager at IAC, visited @durham.ac.uk last week to exchange best practices in project management. A productive visit that included a tour of the COSMA supercomputers. Thanks to all involved! #ExGalTwin #HorizonEurope #Durhamuniversity #REA
October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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🌍 On Sept 23, the first European Project Management Working Group meeting took place at #IAC as part of #ExGalTwin. The group aims to build a new network of EU project managers in the Canary Islands. #HorizonEurope #EuropeanProjects #REA @fundacionull.bsky.social @ull.es
September 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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✨ The Durham Advanced School on Astrophysical Simulations (Sept 13–15) was a huge success! Over 45 students joined expert-led lectures and tutorials. Big thanks to all participants and Durham University for hosting!
#exgaltwin #iac_astrophysics #durhamuniversity #REA #horizoneurope #simulations
September 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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🔭 Prof. Johan Knapen, PI and Coordinator of ExGal-Twin, spoke at the Astronomical Surveys & Big Data 3 symposium hosted by BAO in Armenia. Talk: "Using Astroinformatics to Train Scientists" 🔗 Event: lnkd.in/gX26qvzn
#ExGalTwin #EDUCADO #IAC_Astrophysics #HorizonEurope #REA
September 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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🌌 ExGal-Twin at LSST@Europe7: Prof. Johan Knapen and Dr. Junais (both on the Org. Committee). Dr. Junais presented new ultra-deep imaging results of Malin 2, revealing unseen structures. Great talks by: Minh Ngoc Le (EDUCADO) – Low and Giulia Golini (IAC) #ExGalTwin #EDUCADO #IAC #LSSTEurope7 #REA
September 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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In July, our ExGal-Twin postdoc Anelise Audibert presented her work at the Jets on the Rocks workshop in Sexten, Italy 🇮🇹.
The event brought together experts to discuss how radio jets from supermassive black holes shape galaxies.
#ExGalTwin #GalaxyEvolution #RadioAstronomy #REA #HorizonEurope
September 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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🚀 Our postdoc Eva Durán Camacho (ExGal-Twin) gave a talk at SFDE2025 in Vietnam on Milky Way structure and dynamics
She also presented a seminar at National Cheng Kung, University in Taiwan on ISM dynamics 🛰️👏 Congrats, Eva!
#ExGalTwin #SFDE2025 #MilkyWay #Simulations#REA #HorizonEurope #WomenInSTEM
September 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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This week, ExGal-Twin PM Laura Riba & Elizabeth Carrillo (OTAI-IAC), visited Kapteyn Institute (@univgroningen) to exchange best practices in proposal prep & project mgmt. Thanks to Lucia, Edwin & Reynier for the warm welcome! 🤝✨
#ExGalTwin #HorizonEurope #Astrophysics #ScienceCollab #IAC #RUG #REA
July 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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📢 New publication in Nature Astronomy: Prof. Johan Knapen (ExGal-Twin & EDUCADO PI) and co-authors, share practical advice on writing strong proposals and job apps in academia. Title: How to prepare competitive proposals and job applications.🔗 rdcu.be/evDT8 #Exgaltwin
#Astronomy #AcademicCareers
July 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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🚀 Our postdoc Anelise Audibert co-organized the session “Unleashing the Power” at #EAS2025Cork, sparking great discussions on black holes, AGN, and outflows across all scales! She also gave a talk on elusive ‘weak’ black hole jets in quasar host galaxies. #ExGalTwin #BlackHoles #AGN #WomenInSTEM
July 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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🚀 Great news from Cork!
Our Coordinator and PI, Johan Knapen, gave a talk at the #EAS2025Cork session “European-African collaboration for the construction and support of existing and future African astronomical facilities” at the Annual Meeting. #Exgaltwin #HorizonEurope #REA
June 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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🔭🌌 Impressive work by the ExGal-Twin postdoc @junais.bsky.social! This is a great example of how deep imaging can transform our understanding of galaxy structure 👏
#Exgaltwin #iacastrophysics #HorizonEurope #REA #ResearchExcellence #DeepImaging #Galaxies
June 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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🌟 Exciting news! 🌟
Carme Gallart (ExGal-Twin extragalactic research team) has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for her project ChronoGal, studying the Galaxy's evolution using Gaia data. A major recognition of her excellence and our team’s impact! 👏🌌
#ExGalTwin #Astrophysics #REA #ERC #ChronoGal
June 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM