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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> As the new academic year gets underway, AAL and ESO would be grateful if ASA members could bring the following notice to the attention of undergraduate or Masters students at their universities. The ESO Summer Research Programme is an unparalleled opportunity to engage with ESO scientists on a cutting-edge research project, join exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of ESO facilities, and more. Please note that applications close on <b>Tuesday 31<sup>st</sup> January 2023</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stuart Ryder, AAL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au">Stuart.Ryder@astronomyaustralia.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>ESO Summer Research Programme<br>3 July - 11 August 2023<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><br>Application Deadline (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/zpVRCP7LAXf4gvG1yHV5TjS?domain=eso.org">instructions</a>): 31<sup>st</sup> January 2023<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>For six weeks in the northern summer of 2023, ESO will host the fifth <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pwiqCANpgjC90r6K7T8Cf3p?domain=eso.org">Summer Research Programme</a>. This fully-funded programme is an opportunity for university students interested in astronomy/astrophysics, <b>who are not yet enrolled in a PhD programme</b>, to obtain research experience alongside astronomers based at ESO Headquarters (HQ) in Garching, Germany. ESO accepts applications from promising university students from any country, although priority will be given to students from <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_ttVCBNqjlCVqP6XEUNqm_L?domain=eso.org/">ESO Member States</a>, Strategic Partners (Australia) and the Host State (Chile).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>After a couple of years of COVID-19 forcing the programme to be held on-line, the 2023 Summer Research Programme will again be hosted in Garching, Germany. </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Travel costs to/from Garching will be covered for participants of the programme. <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/l7IxCD1vlpTBpjvLgiZIHXU?domain=eso.org"><span style='color:blue'>Accommodation</span></a> will be provided free of charge in a shared apartment in Garching (with electricity, heating and internet all included). Students will also be provided with a modest stipend to cover living costs during the programme. Successful students have the responsibility to acquire any required visas to spend six weeks working in Germany under these conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The Summer Research Program at ESO is an exceptional opportunity for students to work at an institute that is both the headquarters of the most productive observatory in the world and a top-class research organisation. People at ESO's HQ maintain a very active research community and are also designing and operating cutting-edge telescopes and their instruments including the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jCBfCE8wmrtWy198RhZNsB2?domain=eso.org/"><span style='color:blue'>VLT</span></a>, <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YVUXCGv0oyCJnWYNjU0KRdp?domain=eso.org/"><span style='color:blue'>ALMA</span></a>, and the forthcoming <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/H8Q1CJyBrGf8OprW0spzH_n?domain=elt.eso.org/"><span style='color:blue'>ELT</span></a>, which will be the world's biggest optical/near-infrared telescope. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The applicants can choose between a wide range of <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/QD_jCK1DvKTqK8Ey3snZZvj?domain=eso.org"><span style='color:blue'>research projects</span></a>, covering many areas of astronomy from planets to galaxies. The ESO Summer Research Programme will also provide <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/0Ps4CL7EwMfPqNjDEt11sXt?domain=eso.org">opportunities beyond research</a>, including a series of lectures, a mini-workshop, a planetarium visit, an ELT instrumentation visit, and many social activities. You should expect six weeks packed with new experiences, new networks and new friendships! Potential applicants are encouraged to read the <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Abj0CQnMBZf6VBA1zCKqkaK?domain=eso.org">ESO Blog article on the 2022 edition</a> of the Summer Research Programme, as well as the experiences of </span>two Australian students (<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/l5OECROND2urYnmD7C44LHN?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au">Matthew Wilkinson from UQ in 2019</a>, and <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/L6qUCVARKgClB0wnOHAvOnN?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au">Katy Proctor from UWA in 2020/21</a>) who have previously participated in the ESO Summer Research Programme.<span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>