Date: 13th March 2026
Time: 10:30-15:30
Location: Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD

URL: https://ras.ac.uk/events-and-meetings/ras-meetings/solar-stella-and-star-planet-connectionsmind-gap

Abstracts: Open now! Closes 31st December 2025. Apply via email to the chairs: m.druett@sheffield.ac.uk, apietrow@aip.de, Angela.Santos@astro.up.pt

Decisions/Schedule: 10th January 2026

Since optimal observational and modelling techniques for astronomers in different fields have necessarily been very different, a conscious effort to “bridge the gap” between these communities is essential, so that relevant findings are effectively disseminated.

The aims of this meeting are:
• To bridge the gap between the stellar and solar communities, and between the exoplanet and stellar communities by bringing together experts to discuss the latest results in these fields that have relevance to one or more of the other fields.
• To provide a platform for the formation of future collaborations and dissemination
channels between solar, stellar, and exoplanet research communities.

Invited Speakers and session titles:
“The Sun as a Star”: Prof. Annalies Mortier, University of Birmingham, UK
“The Sun among the stars”: Dr. Adam Kowalski, NSO, Colorado, USA
“The planets among the stars”: Dr. Heather Cegla, University of Warwick, UK

Registration (free for selected speakers):
In-person and online tickets for attendees are available on the RAS website linked in the URL above. We invite applications from attendees and speakers at all career stages, and extend the invitation to all researchers including those from under-represented groups.