CosPA 2026 / ACGRG 13

5 Jul 2026, 16:30 → 9 Jul 2026, 16:00 Pacific/Auckland

Rātā / Engineering Core Building (University of Canterbury)

International Symposium on Cosmology & Particle Astrophysics 2026;
13th Australasian Conference on General Relativity & Gravitation

The International Symposium on Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics (CosPA2026) and the 13th Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (ACGRG13) will be held jointly, bringing together two complementary scientific communities. CosPA2026 is part of an annual conference series organized in the Asia-Pacific region under the Asia Pacific Organization of Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics (APCosPA), while ACGRG13, convened by the Australasian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation, is a biennial forum for regional researchers in all areas gravitational physics from mathematical relativity to experimental gravitational wave detection.

Together, these meetings aim to unite theorists, experimentalists, and observers working across gravitation, particle physics, cosmology, astrophysics, and astroparticle physics. Participants will engage in discussions on the latest observations, theoretical developments, and emerging directions in these intersecting fields.

Key areas of focus include:

  • Classical and Quantum Theories of Gravity
  • Cosmology
  • Radio Astronomy
  • Gravitational Waves
  • Dark Matter
  • Neutrino Physics
  • Relativistic Astrophysics
  • Mathematical and Numerical Relativity

 

Invited Speakers include:

  • Filipe Abdalla (U Science & Technology of China)
  • Nicole Bell (U Melbourne)
  • Krzysztof Bolejko (U Tasmania)
  • Torsten Bringmann (U Oslo)
  • Roy Kerr (U Canterbury)*
  • Jun Luo (Sun Yat-sen U)
  • Jiwoo Nam (National Taiwan U)
  • Kenny Ng (Chinese U of Hong Kong)
  • Jade Powell (Swinburne U)
  • Misao Sasaki (Tokyo U)
  • Volker Schlue (U Melbourne)
  • Seon-Hee Seo (Fermilab)
  • Arman Shafieloo (KASI)

*= conference dinner speaker

 

REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION ARE NOW OPEN.

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PAUCHY AWARD:

The inaugural Pauchy Award for Early Career Researchers will be presented at CosPA 2026 in Christchurch. Applications for the award are invited from postdocs or graduate students in the Asia-Pacific regions in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, and particle physics. Further details of eligibility and the nomination procedure are available here.

Applications to the Pauchy Award are to be submitted to Ming-chung Chu, mcchu@cuhk.edu.hk, by 10 March 2026. The awardee will be invited to give a talk and receive the award at CosPA 2026/ACGRG13.

 

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Sunday 5 July

16:30 → 18:00 Welcome Reception

https://www.ilamhomestead.co.nz/

Monday 6 July

08:30 → 08:50 Welcome Tea/Coffee

08:50 → 09:00 Opening

09:00 → 10:15 Invited talks: Session 1

10:15 → 11:00 Morning Tea/Coffee

11:00 → 12:30 Invited talks: Session 2

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:20 Parallel sessions: Session 3a

13:30 → 15:20 Parallel sessions: Session 3b

15:20 → 15:45 Afternoon Tea/Coffee

15:45 → 16:45 Parallel session: Session 4b

15:45 → 16:45 Parallel sessions: Session 4a

16:45 → 18:00 Poster session

17:15 → 18:00 ASGRG Biennial General Meeting

19:30 → 20:30 Public lecture

Tuesday 7 July

09:00 → 10:15 Invited talks: Session 1

10:15 → 11:00 Morning Tea/Coffee

11:00 → 12:30 Invited talks: Session 2

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 17:30 Conference Excursion

Wednesday 8 July

09:00 → 10:15 Invited talks: Session 1

10:15 → 11:00 Morning Tea/Coffee

11:00 → 12:30 Invited talks: Session 2

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:20 Parallel sessions: Session 3a

13:30 → 15:20 Parallel sessions: Session 3b

15:20 → 15:45 Afternoon Tea/Coffee

15:45 → 16:45 Parallel session: Session 4b

15:45 → 16:45 Parallel sessions: Session 4a

17:30 → 20:30 Conference Dinner

Thursday 9 July

09:00 → 10:15 Invited talks: Session 1

10:15 → 11:00 Morning Tea/Coffee

11:00 → 12:30 Invited talks: Session 2

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:20 Parallel sessions: Session 3a

13:30 → 15:20 Parallel sessions: Session 3b

15:20 → 15:45 Closing Remarks and Award Presentations

The inaugural Pauchy Award for Early Career Researchers will be presented at CosPA 2026 in Christchurch. Applications for the award are invited from postdocs or graduate students in the Asia-Pacific regions in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, and particle physics.