English (UK)
The University of Córdoba (UCO), the state agency CSIC - through the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, IAA-CSIC, in Granada - and the Hispanic Astronomical Center in Andalusia (CAHA) of Calar Alto have signed a general action protocol to promote a common plan of academic, scientific-technical and social activities. The aim is to promote the dissemination and development of Astronomy and related fields. Calar Alto observatory thus confirms its commitment with the dissemination of Astronomy and Astrophysics in the academic community and Andalusian society.
The tripartite agreement involves scientific-technical collaboration in the field of engineering and astrophysics; activities aimed at the participation of students from the University of Córdoba in technical developments and advanced astronomical instrumentation projects; activities aimed at academic collaboration; and activities aimed at disseminating Astronomy (guided tours of the observatory, talks and courses on astronomy, etc.).
At the scientific level, a recent example of collaboration between UCO, CAHA and IAA is the University of Córdoba project (EU-funded recovery and resilience mechanism) “Analysis of the statistics of the distribution of galaxies in the large-scale structure using large astronomical surveys”. Several astronomical survey projects have been carried out at Calar Alto, such as Alhambra, CALIFA, CAVITY (ongoing), or CATARSIS in the future -- all with a strong participation of researchers from Andalusian universities and the IAA-CSIC.
Jesús Aceituno, the director of the observatory, highlights that "with the signing of this new agreement, the Calar Alto observatory, co-managed by the CSIC and the Government of Andalusia, expands its formal collaboration with Andalusian universities, adding to the agreements already signed with the universities of Almería, Granada and Seville, an action protocol with the University of Córdoba. A university that has recently celebrated, as we did, its 50th anniversary."
The Hispanic Astronomical Center in Andalusia is located in Calar Alto, Sierra de Los Filabres, North of Almería (Andalusia, Spain). It is the largest astronomical observatory on the European mainland and it is operated jointly by the regional Government of Andalusia (through the Department of University, Research and Innovation) and by the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).
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Jesús Aceituno Castro, director @ caha.es
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Calar Alto Observatory is one of the infrastructures that belong to the national map of Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (Spanish acronym: ICTS), approved on March 11th, 2022, by the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Council (CPCTI)
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