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First stage of AstroCamp 2023 selection concluded
AstroCamp 2023
The AstroCamp 2023 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
Some statistical information about the candidates (the numbers are approximate):
40% of the candidates are boys and 60% girls;
25% of the candidates are Portuguese, 60% from other European Union countries, and 15% from the other eligible countries;
75% of the candidates study in public schools and 25% in private schools;
35% of the candidates are in the 12th grade (the last year before university, in the Portuguese school system), 30% in the 11th grade (the year before) and 35% in the 10th grade.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF MAY OF 2023 See More
AstroCamp 2023
The AstroCamp 2023 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
Some statistical information about the candidates (the numbers are approximate):
40% of the candidates are boys and 60% girls;
25% of the candidates are Portuguese, 60% from other European Union countries, and 15% from the other eligible countries;
75% of the candidates study in public schools and 25% in private schools;
35% of the candidates are in the 12th grade (the last year before university, in the Portuguese school system), 30% in the 11th grade (the year before) and 35% in the 10th grade.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF MAY OF 2023 See More
Template motivation and recommendation letters available
AstroCamp 2022
The AstroCamp 2022 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are aleady available here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by the candidate's current physics teacher, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 30 OF MARCH OF 2022 See More
AstroCamp 2022
The AstroCamp 2022 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are aleady available here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by the candidate's current physics teacher, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 30 OF MARCH OF 2022 See More
AstroCamp 2022 will be presented on 26 February
AstroCamp 2022
The presentation video for the 2022 edition of the AstroCamp will become available on this website and on YouTube from 3pm on Saturday 26 February. We have several interesting news for the potential candidates.
PUBLISHED AT 14 OF FEBRUARY OF 2022 See More
AstroCamp 2022
PUBLISHED AT 14 OF FEBRUARY OF 2022 See More
AstroCamp 2022 will be from August 7th to 28th
AstroCamp 2022
The eleventh edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 7th to 28th, 2022. For the first time the camp will last three weeks. This and other novelties will be explained during the public presentation of this edition, which will be broadcast live on YouTube in the afternoon of Saturday 26 February. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 28 and 29. Further details will be announced soon.
PUBLISHED AT 23 OF DECEMBER OF 2021 See More
AstroCamp 2022
The eleventh edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 7th to 28th, 2022. For the first time the camp will last three weeks. This and other novelties will be explained during the public presentation of this edition, which will be broadcast live on YouTube in the afternoon of Saturday 26 February. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 28 and 29. Further details will be announced soon.
PUBLISHED AT 23 OF DECEMBER OF 2021 See More
AstroCamp 2021 will have 15 students, 5 camp monitors and 3 teachers
AstroCamp 2021
A total of 15 students, aged between 15 and 18, have been offered places at AstroCamp 2021 and have already confirmed their participation: 10 girls and 5 boys, from Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 6 monitors, all of which are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here.The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe (Carlos Martins, CAUP), The Attraction of Gravity (Anna Heffernan, Perimeter Institute) and Hot Topics in Astronomy (Dinko Milakovic, Trieste Observatory).
PUBLISHED AT 13 OF JULY OF 2021 See More
AstroCamp 2021
A total of 15 students, aged between 15 and 18, have been offered places at AstroCamp 2021 and have already confirmed their participation: 10 girls and 5 boys, from Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 6 monitors, all of which are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here.The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe (Carlos Martins, CAUP), The Attraction of Gravity (Anna Heffernan, Perimeter Institute) and Hot Topics in Astronomy (Dinko Milakovic, Trieste Observatory).
PUBLISHED AT 13 OF JULY OF 2021 See More
First stage of AstroCamp 2021 selection concluded
AstroCamp 2021
The AstroCamp 2021 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 05 OF MAY OF 2021 See More
AstroCamp 2021
The AstroCamp 2021 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 05 OF MAY OF 2021 See More
Template motivation and recommendation letters available
AstroCamp 2021
The AstroCamp 2021 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are available here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 02 OF MARCH OF 2021 See More
AstroCamp 2021
The AstroCamp 2021 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are available here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 02 OF MARCH OF 2021 See More
Another AstroCamp international partner
AstroCamp 2021
We are happy to announce that the Swedish Astronomical Youth Association is another AstroCamp international partner. For the 2021 edition it will provide a grant supporting the camp expenses of one of its members, if these are offered places. The announcement can be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 31 OF JANUARY OF 2021 See More
AstroCamp 2021
We are happy to announce that the Swedish Astronomical Youth Association is another AstroCamp international partner. For the 2021 edition it will provide a grant supporting the camp expenses of one of its members, if these are offered places. The announcement can be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 31 OF JANUARY OF 2021 See More
AstroCamp student wins International Olympiad medal
AstroCamp 2020
Giulia Nóbrega da Costa, a student of AstroCamp 2019, won a silver medal at the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics, which this year had a virtual format. She is the first Latin American girl to achieve this. Congratulations!
PUBLISHED AT 31 OF OCTOBER OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020
Giulia Nóbrega da Costa, a student of AstroCamp 2019, won a silver medal at the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics, which this year had a virtual format. She is the first Latin American girl to achieve this. Congratulations!
PUBLISHED AT 31 OF OCTOBER OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2021 will be from August 8th to 22nd
AstroCamp 2021
The tenth edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 8th to 22nd, 2021. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 29 and 30. The public presentation of this edition will be broadcast live on YouTube in the afternoon of Saturday 13 February. Further details will be announced soon.
PUBLISHED AT 25 OF OCTOBER OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2021
The tenth edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 8th to 22nd, 2021. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 29 and 30. The public presentation of this edition will be broadcast live on YouTube in the afternoon of Saturday 13 February. Further details will be announced soon.
PUBLISHED AT 25 OF OCTOBER OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020 has finished, first news on AstroCamp 2021 coming soon
AstroCamp 2020
The 2020 edition of the AstroCamp is finished. We are already working on the 2021 edition, and news on it (including the dates and the applications period) will appear on this website soon.
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020 will have 16 students, 6 camp monitors and 2 teachers
AstroCamp 2020
A total of 16 students, aged between 15 and 18, have been offered places at AstroCamp 2020 and have already confirmed their participation: 10 girls and 6 boys, from Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Portugal and Spain. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 6 monitors, all of which are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here. The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe and The Attraction of Gravity, taught respectively by Carlos Martins and Béatrice Bonga (Radboud University, Nijmegen).
PUBLISHED AT 12 OF JULY OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020
A total of 16 students, aged between 15 and 18, have been offered places at AstroCamp 2020 and have already confirmed their participation: 10 girls and 6 boys, from Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Portugal and Spain. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 6 monitors, all of which are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here. The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe and The Attraction of Gravity, taught respectively by Carlos Martins and Béatrice Bonga (Radboud University, Nijmegen).
PUBLISHED AT 12 OF JULY OF 2020 See More
First stage of AstroCamp 2020 selection concluded
AstroCamp 2020
The AstroCamp 2020 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 06 OF MAY OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020
The AstroCamp 2020 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 06 OF MAY OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020 applications are open until April 30
AstroCamp 2020
Applications for AstroCamp 2020 are now open, and will close at midnight on April 30. Students from schools in Portugal should use the application form that can be found here; students from schools in other eligible countries should use the application form that can be found here. All candidates are advised to carefully read the regulations, which can be found here. To clarify any doubts regarding the application or the camp you are welcome to contact us using the e-mail astrocamp@astro.up.pt. Good luck!
PUBLISHED AT 02 OF APRIL OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020
Applications for AstroCamp 2020 are now open, and will close at midnight on April 30. Students from schools in Portugal should use the application form that can be found here; students from schools in other eligible countries should use the application form that can be found here. All candidates are advised to carefully read the regulations, which can be found here. To clarify any doubts regarding the application or the camp you are welcome to contact us using the e-mail astrocamp@astro.up.pt. Good luck!
PUBLISHED AT 02 OF APRIL OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020 will accept applications from students in 42 countries
AstroCamp 2020
The AstroCamp 2020 regulations are now available here. In this edition we will accept applications from 42 eligible countries from Europe, North America and South America.
PUBLISHED AT 02 OF MARCH OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020
PUBLISHED AT 02 OF MARCH OF 2020 See More
AstroCamp 2020 will be from August 9th to 23rd
AstroCamp 2020
The ninth edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 9th to 23rd, 2020. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 30 and 31. The public presentation of this edition will be broadcast live on YouTube in the afternoon of Saturday 22 February. Further details will be announced soon.
PUBLISHED AT 28 OF OCTOBER OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2020
The ninth edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 9th to 23rd, 2020. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 30 and 31. The public presentation of this edition will be broadcast live on YouTube in the afternoon of Saturday 22 February. Further details will be announced soon.
PUBLISHED AT 28 OF OCTOBER OF 2019 See More
Three AstroCamp Alumnae present communications at the National Astronomy Meeting
AstroCamp 2019
Three AstroCamp alumnae presented poster communications at the Portuguese 2019 National Astronomy Meeting.
PUBLISHED AT 17 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019
PUBLISHED AT 17 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019 is finished, first news on AstroCamp 2020 coming soon
AstroCamp 2019
PUBLISHED AT 09 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019
The 2019 edition of the AstroCamp is finished. We are already working on the 2020 edition, and news on it (including the dates and the applications period) will appear on this website soon.
PUBLISHED AT 09 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019 will have 18 students, 6 camp monitors and 2 teachers
AstroCamp 2019
A total of 18 students, aged between 15 and 18, have been offered places at AstroCamp 2019 and have already confirmed their participation: 11 girls and 7 boys, from Brazil, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 6 full-time camp monitors, of which five are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here. The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe and Introduction to Relativity, taught respectively by Carlos Martins and Béatrice Bonga (Perimeter Institute, Canada).
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF JUNE OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019
A total of 18 students, aged between 15 and 18, have been offered places at AstroCamp 2019 and have already confirmed their participation: 11 girls and 7 boys, from Brazil, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 6 full-time camp monitors, of which five are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here. The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe and Introduction to Relativity, taught respectively by Carlos Martins and Béatrice Bonga (Perimeter Institute, Canada).
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF JUNE OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2018 leads to scientific article
AstroCamp 2019
PUBLISHED AT 17 OF JUNE OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019
The article Low redshift constraints on energy-momentum-powered gravity models has just been published in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Part of the work described therein was done during and after AstroCamp 2018, and the authors include one student and one monitor (and former student) from this edition. The article can also be read here.
PUBLISHED AT 17 OF JUNE OF 2019 See More
First stage of AstroCamp 2019 selection concluded
AstroCamp 2019
The AstroCamp 2019 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF MAY OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019
The AstroCamp 2019 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF MAY OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019 applications are open until April 30
AstroCamp 2019
Applications for AstroCamp 2019 are now open, and will close at midnight on April 30. Students from schools in Portugal should use the application form that can be found here; students from schools in other eligible countries should use the application form that can be found here. All candidates are advised to carefully read the regulations, which can be found here. To clarify any doubts regarding the application or the camp you are welcome to contact us using the e-mail astrocamp@astro.up.pt. Good luck!
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF APRIL OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019
Applications for AstroCamp 2019 are now open, and will close at midnight on April 30. Students from schools in Portugal should use the application form that can be found here; students from schools in other eligible countries should use the application form that can be found here. All candidates are advised to carefully read the regulations, which can be found here. To clarify any doubts regarding the application or the camp you are welcome to contact us using the e-mail astrocamp@astro.up.pt. Good luck!
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF APRIL OF 2019 See More
Template motivation and recommendation letters available
AstroCamp 2019
The AstroCamp 2019 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are avialable here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF MARCH OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019
The AstroCamp 2019 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are avialable here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF MARCH OF 2019 See More
Presentation of AstroCamp 2019 will be on Saturday March 2
AstroCamp 2019
The public presentation of the 2019 edition of AstroCamp will be in the afternoon of Saturday, March 2nd, starting at 15h GMT (16h CET). Students, parents or teachers interested in this edition will be able to watchi the live webcast of the session here. For any further information or queries about the public presentation or the camp itself you're welcome to send an e-mail to astrocamp@astro.up.pt
PUBLISHED AT 21 OF JANUARY OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019
PUBLISHED AT 21 OF JANUARY OF 2019 See More
AstroCamp 2019 will accept applications from students in 40 countries.
AstroCamp 2019
The AstroCamp 2019 regulations are now available here. For the first time we will accept applications from countries outside the European Union.
PUBLISHED AT 20 OF DECEMBER OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2019
The AstroCamp 2019 regulations are now available here. For the first time we will accept applications from countries outside the European Union.
PUBLISHED AT 20 OF DECEMBER OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2019 will be from August 4th to 18th
AstroCamp 2019
The eighth edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 4th to 18th, 2019. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 25 and 26. The public presentation of this edition will be in the afternoon of Saturday 2 March. Further details will be announced soon.
PUBLISHED AT 29 OF OCTOBER OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2019
The eighth edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 4th to 18th, 2019. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 25 and 26. The public presentation of this edition will be in the afternoon of Saturday 2 March. Further details will be announced soon.
PUBLISHED AT 29 OF OCTOBER OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018 is finished, first news on AstroCamp 2019 coming soon
AstroCamp 2018
The 2018 edition of the AstroCamp is finished. We are already working on the 2019 edition, and news on it (including the dates and the applications period) will appear on this website soon.
PUBLISHED AT 24 OF AUGUST OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
PUBLISHED AT 24 OF AUGUST OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018 public events announced
AstroCamp 2018
The public events associated with the 2018 edition of the AstroCamp have been announced, and are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF JULY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
The public events associated with the 2018 edition of the AstroCamp have been announced, and are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF JULY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018 will have 15 students, 6 camp monitors and 2 teachers
AstroCamp 2018
A total of 15 students have been offered places at AstroCamp 2018 and have already confirmed their participation. Eight of these come from Portugal, and the other seven from France, Germany, Greece and Spain. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 6 full-time camp monitors, all which are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here. The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe and Einsteins Spacetime, taught respectively by Carlos Martins and Francesca Vidotto.
PUBLISHED AT 19 OF JUNE OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
A total of 15 students have been offered places at AstroCamp 2018 and have already confirmed their participation. Eight of these come from Portugal, and the other seven from France, Germany, Greece and Spain. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 6 full-time camp monitors, all which are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here. The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe and Einsteins Spacetime, taught respectively by Carlos Martins and Francesca Vidotto.
PUBLISHED AT 19 OF JUNE OF 2018 See More
First stage of AstroCamp 2018 selection concluded
AstroCamp 2018
The AstroCamp 2018 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 06 OF MAY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
The AstroCamp 2018 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 06 OF MAY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018 applications are open until April 30
AstroCamp 2018
Applications for AstroCamp 2018 are now open, and will close at midnight on April 30. Students from schools in Portugal should use the application form that can be found here; students from schools in other European Union countries should use the application form that can be found here. All candidates are advised to carefully read the regulations, which can be found here. To clarify any doubts regarding the application or the camp you are welcome to contact us using the e-mail astrocamp@astro.up.pt. Good luck!
PUBLISHED AT 04 OF APRIL OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
Applications for AstroCamp 2018 are now open, and will close at midnight on April 30. Students from schools in Portugal should use the application form that can be found here; students from schools in other European Union countries should use the application form that can be found here. All candidates are advised to carefully read the regulations, which can be found here. To clarify any doubts regarding the application or the camp you are welcome to contact us using the e-mail astrocamp@astro.up.pt. Good luck!
PUBLISHED AT 04 OF APRIL OF 2018 See More
Template motivation and recommendation letters available
AstroCamp 2018
The AstroCamp 2018 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are avialable here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 15 OF MARCH OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
The AstroCamp 2018 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are avialable here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 15 OF MARCH OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018 presented on February 10
AstroCamp 2018
The public presentation of AstroCamp 2018 itook place on February 10. The presentation was done by the AstroCamp scientific director and two of the students of the 2017 edition (Beatriz Araújo and Kea Focken). You can watch the presentation session here. The applications period for this edition will be from 1 to 30 April.
PUBLISHED AT 10 OF FEBRUARY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
PUBLISHED AT 10 OF FEBRUARY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2017 leads to scientific article
AstroCamp 2018
The article Current and future constraints on extended Bekenstein-type models for a varying fine-structure constant has just been published at the Physical Review D. Part of the work described therein was done during and after AstroCamp 2017, and the authors include two students and one monitor from this edition. Two other authors have also participated in previous AstroCamps as students and/or monitors. The article can also be read here, and will soon be presented in an oral communication at IJUP2018.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF JANUARY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
The article Current and future constraints on extended Bekenstein-type models for a varying fine-structure constant has just been published at the Physical Review D. Part of the work described therein was done during and after AstroCamp 2017, and the authors include two students and one monitor from this edition. Two other authors have also participated in previous AstroCamps as students and/or monitors. The article can also be read here, and will soon be presented in an oral communication at IJUP2018.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF JANUARY OF 2018 See More
Presentation of AstroCamp 2018 will be on February 10
AstroCamp 2018
The presentation of the 2018 edition of AstroCamp will be in the afternoon of Saturday, February 10, starting at 15h GMT (16h CET). Students, parents or teachers interested in watching the session's webcast should register by sending an e-mail to astrocamp@astro.up.pt by the end of February 8. Those registered will receive a reminder e-mail, with instructions on how to connect, on February 9.
PUBLISHED AT 22 OF JANUARY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
The presentation of the 2018 edition of AstroCamp will be in the afternoon of Saturday, February 10, starting at 15h GMT (16h CET). Students, parents or teachers interested in watching the session's webcast should register by sending an e-mail to astrocamp@astro.up.pt by the end of February 8. Those registered will receive a reminder e-mail, with instructions on how to connect, on February 9.
PUBLISHED AT 22 OF JANUARY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018 will be from August 5th to 19th
AstroCamp 2018
The seventh edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 5th to 19th, 2018. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 26 and 27. The details of the public presentation of this edition will be announced soon. Meanwhile the AstroCamp 2018 rules and regulations, including the application regulations, can already be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 05 OF JANUARY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2018
The seventh edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 5th to 19th, 2018. The applications period will be from 1 to 30 April, and the candidate interviews will be on May 26 and 27. The details of the public presentation of this edition will be announced soon. Meanwhile the AstroCamp 2018 rules and regulations, including the application regulations, can already be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 05 OF JANUARY OF 2018 See More
AstroCamp 2017 is finished, first news on AstroCamp 2018 coming soon
AstroCamp 2017
The 2017 edition of the AstroCamp is finished. We are already working on the 2018 edition, and news on it (including the dates and the applications period) will appear on this website soon.
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp at the 2017 Portuguese National Astronomy Meeting
AstroCamp 2017
The annual meeting of the Portuguese Astronomical Society (ENAA 2017) will include an oral communication on the Solar System Trail (one of the community service contributions of the AstroCamp students), as well as oral communications by Ana Catarina Leite (a camp monitor in the 2012, 2013 and 2015 editions) and by Tomás Silva (an AstroCamp 2014 student, and a monitor in the 2015 and 2017 editions). The meeting programme is available here.
PUBLISHED AT 18 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
The annual meeting of the Portuguese Astronomical Society (ENAA 2017) will include an oral communication on the Solar System Trail (one of the community service contributions of the AstroCamp students), as well as oral communications by Ana Catarina Leite (a camp monitor in the 2012, 2013 and 2015 editions) and by Tomás Silva (an AstroCamp 2014 student, and a monitor in the 2015 and 2017 editions). The meeting programme is available here.
PUBLISHED AT 18 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017 public events announced
AstroCamp 2017
The public events associated with the 2017 edition of the AstroCamp have been announced, and are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 18 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
The public events associated with the 2017 edition of the AstroCamp have been announced, and are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 18 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017 will have 16 students, 5 camp monitors and 2 teachers
AstroCamp 2017
A total of 16 students have been offered places at AstroCamp 2017 and have already confirmed their participation. Eight of these come from Portugal, and the other eight from Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 5 full-time camp monitors, three of which are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here. The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe and Introduction to Relativity, taught respectively by Carlos Martins and Anne Franzen.
PUBLISHED AT 17 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
A total of 16 students have been offered places at AstroCamp 2017 and have already confirmed their participation. Eight of these come from Portugal, and the other eight from Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The accepted applications are listed here. This edition will have 5 full-time camp monitors, three of which are former AstroCamp students. You can see the monitors team here. The camp courses will be The Physics of the Universe and Introduction to Relativity, taught respectively by Carlos Martins and Anne Franzen.
PUBLISHED AT 17 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
Catarina Alves and Tomás Silva have won the international final of the Odysseus 2017 contest
AstroCamp 2017
Catarina Alves and Tomás Silva, students in AstroCamp 2014, have won the international final of the Odysseus 2017 contest in the Explorers category. The international final took place on the 6th and 7th of July in Toulouse. Further information is available here.
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
Catarina Alves and Tomás Silva, students in AstroCamp 2014, have won the international final of the Odysseus 2017 contest in the Explorers category. The international final took place on the 6th and 7th of July in Toulouse. Further information is available here.
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp alumni in the international final of the Odysseus 2017 contest
AstroCamp 2017
Catarina Alves and Tomás Silva, students in AstroCamp 2014 are one of the 6 finalists in the Odysseus 2017 contest in the Explorers category. The international final will be on the 6th and 7th of July in Toulouse. Further information, including a live webcast, can be seen here.
PUBLISHED AT 04 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
Catarina Alves and Tomás Silva, students in AstroCamp 2014 are one of the 6 finalists in the Odysseus 2017 contest in the Explorers category. The international final will be on the 6th and 7th of July in Toulouse. Further information, including a live webcast, can be seen here.
PUBLISHED AT 04 OF JULY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp alumna at International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics
AstroCamp 2017
Jéssica Gonçalves, a student of AstroCamp 2016 obtained the second place at the Portuguese Astronomy Olympiads 2016-17 and will participate in the international final, which will be held in November in Thailand. Francisco Carvalho, a student of AstroCamp 2015, was also among the finalists.
PUBLISHED AT 15 OF MAY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
Jéssica Gonçalves, a student of AstroCamp 2016 obtained the second place at the Portuguese Astronomy Olympiads 2016-17 and will participate in the international final, which will be held in November in Thailand. Francisco Carvalho, a student of AstroCamp 2015, was also among the finalists.
PUBLISHED AT 15 OF MAY OF 2017 See More
First stage of AstroCamp 2017 selection concluded
AstroCamp 2017
The AstroCamp 2017 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 08 OF MAY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
The AstroCamp 2017 applications period ended on April 30. The first stage of the evaluation has been done, and the candidates shortlisted for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail. For those not contacted, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 08 OF MAY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp alumni publish an article in Physics Letters
AstroCamp 2017
Catarina Alves (a student of AstroCamp 2014 and camp monitor in 2015 and 2016) and Tomás Silva (a student of AstroCamp 2014 and camp monitor in 2015) are the leading authors of an article which has just been published in Physics Letters B. Another author, Ana Catarina Leite, was also an AstroCamp monitor in 2012, 2013 and 2015.
PUBLISHED AT 28 OF APRIL OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
Catarina Alves (a student of AstroCamp 2014 and camp monitor in 2015 and 2016) and Tomás Silva (a student of AstroCamp 2014 and camp monitor in 2015) are the leading authors of an article which has just been published in Physics Letters B. Another author, Ana Catarina Leite, was also an AstroCamp monitor in 2012, 2013 and 2015.
PUBLISHED AT 28 OF APRIL OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017 applications deadline approaching
AstroCamp 2017
The AstroCamp 2017 applications will close strictly at midnight on April 30, Azores time (which is 1am on May 1 in continental Portugal and the UK, 2am in Central Europe). We remind the applicants who are less than 18 years old that the original (paper) versions of their Authorization Forms must be sent by post to CAUP, according to the instructions which can be found on the form itself.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF APRIL OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
The AstroCamp 2017 applications will close strictly at midnight on April 30, Azores time (which is 1am on May 1 in continental Portugal and the UK, 2am in Central Europe). We remind the applicants who are less than 18 years old that the original (paper) versions of their Authorization Forms must be sent by post to CAUP, according to the instructions which can be found on the form itself.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF APRIL OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017 applications are open until April 30.
AstroCamp 2017
Applications for AstroCamp 2017 are now open, and will close at midnight on April 30. The application form can be found here. Candidates are advised to carefully read the regulations, which can be found here. To clarify any doubts you are welcome to contact us using the e-mail astrocamp@astro.up.pt. Good luck!
PUBLISHED AT 03 OF APRIL OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
Applications for AstroCamp 2017 are now open, and will close at midnight on April 30. The application form can be found here. Candidates are advised to carefully read the regulations, which can be found here. To clarify any doubts you are welcome to contact us using the e-mail astrocamp@astro.up.pt. Good luck!
PUBLISHED AT 03 OF APRIL OF 2017 See More
Template motivation and recommendation letters available
AstroCamp 2017
The AstroCamp 2017 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are avialable here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 20 OF MARCH OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
The AstroCamp 2017 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are avialable here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 20 OF MARCH OF 2017 See More
ESO bursary for an AstroCamp 2017 student
AstroCamp 2017
We are happy to announce that ESO is now an international partner of the AstroCamp. For the 2017 edition they will provide a bursary covering the camp expenses of one student from an ESO member state country, and will also help with other camp activities. The ESO announcement can be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 20 OF FEBRUARY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
We are happy to announce that ESO is now an international partner of the AstroCamp. For the 2017 edition they will provide a bursary covering the camp expenses of one student from an ESO member state country, and will also help with other camp activities. The ESO announcement can be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 20 OF FEBRUARY OF 2017 See More
Final version of Astronomy Day program announced
AstroCamp 2017
The final program of the Astronomy Day, which will include the public presentation of AstroCamp 2017, is already available here. If you are interested in watching a live webcast of this session, please send an e-mail to astrocamp@astro.up.pt by February 23 at the latest. Note that the webcast will only be available if there is sufficient demand.
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF FEBRUARY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF FEBRUARY OF 2017 See More
Two AstroCamp alumni will speak at IJUP2017
AstroCamp 2017
Two AstroCamp alumni, Catarina Alves and Tomás Silva, will be giving talks at the physics and astronomy session of IJUP2017, on February 9. The program of the session can be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF JANUARY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017
Two AstroCamp alumni, Catarina Alves and Tomás Silva, will be giving talks at the physics and astronomy session of IJUP2017, on February 9. The program of the session can be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 26 OF JANUARY OF 2017 See More
AstroCamp 2017 will be from August 6th to 20th
AstroCamp 2017
The sixth edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 6th to 20th, 2017. The public presentation of this edition will be at CAUP on Saturday, February 25; further details are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 25 OF NOVEMBER OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2017
The sixth edition of the AstroCamp will be from August 6th to 20th, 2017. The public presentation of this edition will be at CAUP on Saturday, February 25; further details are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 25 OF NOVEMBER OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016 student creates a Solar System model in her school
AstroCamp 2016
In the context of World Space Week 2016, Maria Beatriz Gonçalves, one of the AstroCamp 2016 students, created a scale model of the Soler System at the Francisco Fernandes Lopes secondary school in Olhão (Portugal).
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF NOVEMBER OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF NOVEMBER OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016 is finished, first news on AstroCamp 2017 coming soon
AstroCamp 2016
The 2016 edition of the AstroCamp, which included the opening of the Solar System Trail, is finished. We are already working on the 2017 edition, and news on it (including the dates and the applications period) will appear on this website soon.
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
PUBLISHED AT 07 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2016 See More
Fifth scientific article by AstroCamp alumni published
AstroCamp 2016
The article Test fields cannot destroy extremal black holes, co-authored by one of the AstroCamp 2013 students (Leonel Quinta Queimada), has been published in Classical and Quantum Gravity and is also available here.
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The article Test fields cannot destroy extremal black holes, co-authored by one of the AstroCamp 2013 students (Leonel Quinta Queimada), has been published in Classical and Quantum Gravity and is also available here.
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF SEPTEMBER OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016 public events announced
AstroCamp 2016
The public events associated with the 2016 edition of the AstroCamp (including the official opening of the Solar System Trail) have been announced, and are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF JULY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The public events associated with the 2016 edition of the AstroCamp (including the official opening of the Solar System Trail) have been announced, and are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF JULY OF 2016 See More
Courses at AstroCamp 2016
AstroCamp 2016
The course of AstroCamp will be The Physics of the Universe (taught by Carlos Martins, from CAUP) and Observing the Universe (taught by Rita Tojeiro, from the University of St. Andrews).
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF JULY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The course of AstroCamp will be The Physics of the Universe (taught by Carlos Martins, from CAUP) and Observing the Universe (taught by Rita Tojeiro, from the University of St. Andrews).
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF JULY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016 will have 15 students
AstroCamp 2016
A total of 15 students have been offered places at AstroCamp 2016 and have already confirmed their participation. Nine of these come from Portugal, three from Spain, and one from France, Poland and the UK.
PUBLISHED AT 08 OF JULY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
A total of 15 students have been offered places at AstroCamp 2016 and have already confirmed their participation. Nine of these come from Portugal, three from Spain, and one from France, Poland and the UK.
PUBLISHED AT 08 OF JULY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016 will have 5 monitors
AstroCamp 2016
AstroCamp 2016 will have 5 full-time camp monitors. Four of them are former AstroCamp students, and three of them were already monitors in a previous edition.
PUBLISHED AT 06 OF JUNE OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
AstroCamp 2016 will have 5 full-time camp monitors. Four of them are former AstroCamp students, and three of them were already monitors in a previous edition.
PUBLISHED AT 06 OF JUNE OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp alumni win the national phase of the Odysseus II contest
AstroCamp 2016
Catarina Alves and Tomás Silva, students in AstroCamp 2014 and monitors in AstroCamp 2015, won the national stage of the Odysseus II contest in the Explorers category and represented Portugal in the european semi-final in Madrid. The winning project is called How to start the colonization of other celestial bodies.
PUBLISHED AT 19 OF MAY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
Catarina Alves and Tomás Silva, students in AstroCamp 2014 and monitors in AstroCamp 2015, won the national stage of the Odysseus II contest in the Explorers category and represented Portugal in the european semi-final in Madrid. The winning project is called How to start the colonization of other celestial bodies.
PUBLISHED AT 19 OF MAY OF 2016 See More
Candidates shortlisted for interviews contacted
AstroCamp 2016
The candidates selected for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail this morning. At this point there are 30 remaining candidates, of which 13 to 15 will be able to participate in the AstroCamp. For those not contacted this morning, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 05 OF MAY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The candidates selected for the second stage of the selection process have been notified by e-mail this morning. At this point there are 30 remaining candidates, of which 13 to 15 will be able to participate in the AstroCamp. For those not contacted this morning, we regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
PUBLISHED AT 05 OF MAY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp applications closed
AstroCamp 2016
The AstroCamp 2016 applications period ended yesterday, April 30. The first evaluation stage will take place during this week, and candidates shortlisted for interviews will be contacted on or before Saturday May 7.
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF MAY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The AstroCamp 2016 applications period ended yesterday, April 30. The first evaluation stage will take place during this week, and candidates shortlisted for interviews will be contacted on or before Saturday May 7.
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF MAY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016 applications deadline approaching
AstroCamp 2016
The AstroCamp 2016 applications will close strictly at midnight on April 30, Azores time (wrich is 1am on May 1 in continental Portugal and the UK, 2am in Central Europe). We remind the applicants who are less than 18 years old that the original (paper) versions of their Authorization Forms must be sent by post to CAUP, according to the instructions which can be found on the form itself.
PUBLISHED AT 25 OF APRIL OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The AstroCamp 2016 applications will close strictly at midnight on April 30, Azores time (wrich is 1am on May 1 in continental Portugal and the UK, 2am in Central Europe). We remind the applicants who are less than 18 years old that the original (paper) versions of their Authorization Forms must be sent by post to CAUP, according to the instructions which can be found on the form itself.
PUBLISHED AT 25 OF APRIL OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016 applications are open until April 30.
AstroCamp 2016
Applications for AstroCamp 2016 are now open, and will close at midnight on April 30. The application form can be found here. Candidates are advised to carefully read the regulations, which can be found here. To clarify any doubts you are welcome to contact us using the e-mail astrocamp@astro.up.pt. Good luck!
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF APRIL OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
PUBLISHED AT 01 OF APRIL OF 2016 See More
Template motivation and recommendation letters available
AstroCamp 2016
The AstroCamp 2016 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are avialable here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF MARCH OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The AstroCamp 2016 applications period will be from 1 to 30 April. Meanwhile, suggestions on the content of the motivation letter (to be written by the candidate, in English) are avialable here, and suggestions on the content of the recommendation letter (to be written by one of the current teachers of the candidate, in English or Portuguese) are available here.
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF MARCH OF 2016 See More
Video of the public presentation of AstroCamp 2016 available,
AstroCamp 2016
The video is available from the AstroCamp homepage or directly here. The file with the slides from the presentation can also be seen here.
PUBLISHED AT 11 OF MARCH OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The video is available from the AstroCamp homepage or directly here. The file with the slides from the presentation can also be seen here.
PUBLISHED AT 11 OF MARCH OF 2016 See More
Public presentation of AstroCamp 2016 will be on February 6th
AstroCamp 2016
This presentation will be part of the CAUP Astronomy Day 2016. Those interested in watching the session (in person or via webcast) should register by January 31. The session programme and the registration instructions can be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF JANUARY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
PUBLISHED AT 27 OF JANUARY OF 2016 See More
Fourth scientific article by AstroCamp alumni published
AstroCamp 2016
The article Fine-structure constant contraints on dark energy: II. Extending the parameter space, co-authored by one of the AstroCamp 2014 students (Catarina Rocha), has been published in Physical Review D and is also available here.
PUBLISHED AT 13 OF JANUARY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The article Fine-structure constant contraints on dark energy: II. Extending the parameter space, co-authored by one of the AstroCamp 2014 students (Catarina Rocha), has been published in Physical Review D and is also available here.
PUBLISHED AT 13 OF JANUARY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016 Regulations Published
AstroCamp 2016
The AstroCamp 2016 rules and regulations, including the application procedures, can now be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 11 OF JANUARY OF 2016 See More
AstroCamp 2016
The AstroCamp 2016 rules and regulations, including the application procedures, can now be found here.
PUBLISHED AT 11 OF JANUARY OF 2016 See More