Delegates can sign up to attend any of the lunches during the registration process. The lunches will run from 12:00-13:30.

Diversity Lunch (Monday 1st July; Location TBD)

The RAS is committed to tackling diversity issues. In this session, chaired by Dr Sheila Kanani, Education, Outreach and Diversity officer at the RAS, we will give an update on RAS diversity and equality, and will demonstrate how the society is working with other groups to encourage people of all backgrounds to pursue study and careers in astronomy, space science and geophysics. Further details to be confirmed.

Outreach Lunch (Tuesday 2nd July; Location TBD)

Details to be confirmed

UKSP & MIST Business Lunch (Wednesday 3rd July; Location TBD)

Special lunch organized for the UK Solar Physics and Magnetosphere Ionosphere Solar Terrestrial communities

Careers Lunch (Thursday 4th July; Location TBD)

The majority of early career scientists in astrophysics eventually move into other fields in different sectors of the economy. But navigating those routes can be difficult, and universities and doctoral supervisors aren't always able to offer tailored advice.

The RAS wants to help! In this roundtable session, chaired by Deputy Executive Director Robert Massey, and aimed at PhD students and postdocs, four former PhD students will describe their roles in academia, industry, data science and finance, and offer practical guidance on how to get on to to the career ladder.