Nederlandse Astronomenconferentie 2022

Session

Plenary Session: Outreach and Equity/Diversity

31 May 2022, 13:30

Duinse Polders

2. SSVI: Sterren Schitteren Voor Iedereen (Stars Shine For Everyone)

Jean-Pierre Grootaerd (Ghent University)

31/05/2022, 13:30

An Astronomy Project for children with disabilities and underserved communities around the world

Stars Shine for everyone Project is a cooperation between UGent Volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien and Ghent University, started in 2015. Purpose of the project: ” To give children in special education and vulnerable people the opportunity to admire the starry sky with the help of a telescope.”...

6. Identifying students’ mental models of the apparent motion of the Sun and stars

Hans Bekaert (KU Leuven)

31/05/2022, 13:50

To study to what extent students have insight in the Apparent Motion of the Sun and Stars (AMoSS), we have designed the AMoSS test instrument with 12 multiple choice questions, which focus on distinctions between the apparent motion of the Sun and stars. We administered the AMoSS test to students of the fifth year (16-17 years old) of 6 Belgian secondary schools (N=410) during a science lesson...

3. Astronomy at home: The library telescope

Esther Hanko (University of Amsterdam )

31/05/2022, 14:05

The public observing nights at the Anton Pannekoek Institute are fully booked every month. With the arrival of corona, we moved our events online, like so many others. This served those who were interested in theory, but not those who came to us because they wanted a glimpse of the night sky through a real telescope. To still be able to serve (and expand) this part of our audience, we teamed...

4. Inclusion and Diversity in Astronomy: Updates from the EAS and the IAU

Jake Noel-Storr (University of Groningen)

31/05/2022, 14:20

I will share updates on efforts to promote inclusion and diversity in astronomy from the European Astornomical Society Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion , and the International Astronomical Union Executive Committee Working Group on Equity and Diversity in Astronomy. I will discuss current activity, implications and connections for Dutch and Belgian Astronomy, and how to become...

5. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Dutch Astronomy

Tana Joseph (University of Amsterdam)

31/05/2022, 14:35

I will share updates on efforts to promote inclusion and diversity in astronomy from the European Astornomical Society Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion , and the International Astronomical Union Executive Committee Working Group on Equity and Diversity in Astronomy. I will discuss current activity, implications and connections for Dutch and Belgian Astronomy, and how to become...