Astronomers receive ERC Synergy Grant to make colour movies of black holes and build new telescope in Africa [Forum Online, University of Namibia, December 2022]

Title:

Astronomers receive ERC Synergy Grant to make colour movies of black holes and build new telescope in Africa

 

Author:

Michael Backes

 

Published:

FORUM Online, University of Namibia, 14 December 2022

https://forumonline.unam.edu.na/astronomers-receive-erc-synergy-grant-to-make-colour-movies-of-black-holes-and-build-new-telescope-in-africa/

 

From the news article:

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Synergy Grant, named “BlackHolistic”, of 14 million Euro to a team of Dutch, British, Finnish, and Namibian astronomers to make colour movies of black holes. They will build the first-ever African millimetre-wave radio telescope in Namibia to achieve their goal. The telescope will take part in the global Event Horizon Telescope network that became famous for making the first image of a black hole. The new grant will help to transform this network from making still images towards making movies and to understand black holes across the entire Universe.

 

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Construction transport for new University Library now by water

Title:

Construction transport for new University Library now by water 

 

Published:

University of Amsterdam, 28 September 2021  

https://www.uva.nl/en/content/news/news/2021/09/construction-transport-for-new-university-library-now-by-water.html

 

From the article:

A sustainable and innovative form of transport is being introduced for the last construction phase of the new University Library (UB) in the University Quarter. From today until the end of the project in 2023, almost all the building materials will be transported by water. This is a major innovation in construction transport for both the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the City of Amsterdam, because a large-scale building project not located directly by a quayside is now being supplied by way of water.