Multi Messengers

This is a poster presented at the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education, organised by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE, https://astro4edu.org/shaw-iau/7th-shaw-iau-workshop/).

Title: 
Multi Messengers

Presenter:
Jeremy Thomas (University of Portsmouth - Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation)

Research and outreach groups at University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation have worked with the Institute for Research in Schools to give 15-18 year old students an opportunity to carry out research linked to the field of multi messenger observation. Students will access imagery and lightcurve data from the GOTO telescopes, then learn to identify transient targets of interest. The developmental stages of the project will be presented, including mapping required knowledge to prior learning, data analysis training exercises and pilot resources for students and teachers. Methods for sharing unseen datasets and facilitating student research outcomes will be discussed ahead of the project launch date of September 2026.

Collaborators:
Professor Laura Nutall (Reader and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow in the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation and a member of the Gravitational-Wave Physics Group)
Mr.Mike Grocott (Regional School Engagment Lead, Institute for Research in Schools)

About the 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop:
The 7th Shaw-IAU Workshop took place 18 - 21 November 2025. The Shaw-IAU workshops focus on astronomy education for primary and secondary school students and teacher training both in universities and in service. This year's Education focus session on Teaching with authentic data and the Science focus is on Galaxies.

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