Colloquia
The ROE colloquium is open to everyone at the ROE. It takes place every Wednesday
Schedule
- 3PM: chat with the PhD students in the Stobie room
- 3.30-4.30PM: colloquium (~45-50 minute talk + ~15-10 minutes for questions) in the lecture theatre.
- 4.30PM onwards: beers and snacks in the Stobie room for more discussion.
- Dinner in town with the speaker.
Organiser: Katarina Kraljic
Information for the speakers
The audience of the colloquium is wide including PhD students and engineers as well as professors, working in a range of fields including exoplanets, cosmology, theory, and instrumentation. There will be non-experts in the audience so a broad introduction to the subject before the details of your work is encouraged.
The speaker needs to
- book your own flights/train.
- book your accommodation. We cover one night for speakers from inside the UK and two nights for outside the UK. If you are unable to find one for < 60£ please contact the organiser.
The ROE is located on Blackford Hill. You can come by walking, by bus (41 or 24), by cab.
If you do not have eduroam, let the organiser know and we will set up a guest account to access the network at ROE.
On the day
- On arrival to the ROE, stop at the reception (on the left of the main gate) and give the name of your host or that of the colloquium organiser.
- Keep all receipts (taxi, bus, meals, etc) in order to be reimbursed.
- Enjoy
After the colloquium, to be reimbursed, complete the Visitors Expenses Claim Form and give it to your host or the colloquium organiser along with all receipts. If you are unable to give all receipts yet (e.g. return ticket), mail the form and the remaining receipts to the colloquim organiser at
Royal ObservatoryBlackford Hill
EH9 3HJ
Edinburgh