@exgaltwin
ExGal-Twin is a Widening Horizon Europe project led by IAC to boost excellence in extragalactic research and project management aiming to strengthen international collaboration with our partners: CNRS-ObAS, Groningen University and Durham University.
We are excited to share that Dr. Eva Durán Camacho, ExGal-Twin postdoc, has been awarded with an ERA-MSCA postdoctoral fellowship. Her project QUESO aims to study why and how star formation varies accross the Milky Way. Congratulations Dr. Eva Durán for your new achievement 🎉
Join us in Groningen for the ExGal-Twin Radio Astronomy School & 2nd Project Meeting (13–17 Apr 2026).
🚨 Registration closes 31 Jan!
🔗 www.astro.rug.nl/exgal-twin/
On Dec 11, 2025, the 2nd European Project Management WG met online & at IAC. It was approved the Canary Islands network proposal & chose the acronym CIARMA.
Next meeting: Mar 19, 2026 - Thanks to all WG members!
#exgaltwin #CIARMA #iac_astrophysics #ITC #ACIISI #HorizonEurope #REA #HorizonEurope
On Dec 15, Prof. Johan Knapen presented ExGal-Twin as a success story at the Horizon Europe WIDERA WP26/27 online session and Anselmo Sosa Méndez (IAC) presented the Widening instruments WP2026–2027. Organized by FECYT / Spanish Ministry of Science.
#HorizonEurope #WIDERA #ExGalTwin #REA
The ExGal-Twin Masterclass in Radio Astronomy and Data Visualization was a great success! 🚀🔭
Many thanks to our lecturers from the University of Groningen, Profs Rafaella Morganti, Tom Oosterloo, and Thijs van der Hulst and to Anelise Audibert and @junais.bsky.social for the excellent organization.
Tonight in La Laguna! 🌌🍻
Holiday edition of Astronomy on Tap – Canary Islands at Club El Búho (19:00). Featuring talks by Jerry Zhang (ES) and Dr. Eirini Angeloudi (EN). Organized by ExGal-Twin postdocs with PhD students from EDUCADO. See you there! 🌟 bsky.app/profile/aot-...
Masterclass on Radio Astronomy and Data Visualization 🚀🔭
Great sessions on Radio Astronomy with Profs. Morganti & Oosterloo, plus a hands-on Data Visualization Practicum with Prof. van der Hulst. Two inspiring and productive days ✨
#RadioAstronomy #DataVisualization #ExGalTwin #REA
Masterclass on Radio Astronomy & Data Visualization. Day 1🚀
Yesterday, we kicked off with an Introduction to Data Visualization by Prof. Thijs van der Hulst (Kapteyn Institute). A great start to a week of learning! ✨ #DataViz #ExGalTwin #IAC_astrphysics #GroningenUniversity #HorizonEurope #REA
🚀 Masterclass on Radio Astronomy & Data Visualization
🗓 1-4 Dec | 📍 IAC & Online
Tutors: Raffaella Morganti, Tom Oosterloo, Thijs van der Hulst (ASTRON/UniversityofGroningen), Anelise Audibert & Junais (ExGal-Twin IAC). Looking forward to it!
🎃 Astronomy on Tap–Canary Islands: Halloween Edition! @aot-canarias.bsky.social🌌 Tonight at Club El Búho (La Laguna, Tenerife) doors 18:00h, talks 19:00.
Two spooky-cool talks from IAC researchers:
David Aguado and Zahra Sharbaf.
Proudly supported by ExGal-Twin & EDUCADO Network.👻✨
🍻✨ Huge success for the first Astronomy on Tap – Canary Islands “AstroTragos” supported by ExGal-Twin project.
Over 100 people packed Buho Bar (La Laguna) for a night of science and laughter 💫
💀🎃 Next up: Halloween special on 6 November, with spooky space stories, cosmic trivia, and more surprises!
Laura Riba, ExGal-Twin Project Manager at IAC, visited @durham.ac.uk last week to exchange best practices in project management. A productive visit that included a tour of the COSMA supercomputers. Thanks to all involved! #ExGalTwin #HorizonEurope #Durhamuniversity #REA
Dr. Junais (@junais.bsky.social - ExGal-Twin, IAC) was interviewed by RNE after new research that revealed hidden structures and a dramatic past in Malin 2, one of the largest spiral galaxies.
📄 A&A: doi.org/10.1051/0004...
🗞 El Mundo: www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-sa...
📢 IAC: www.iac.es/en/outreach/...
ExGal-Twin is proud to support the first @aot-canarias.bsky.social event in the Canary Islands, taking place tomorrow, October 2nd, in Tenerife. These fun, informal science talks in bars aim to make astronomy accessible to everyone. Two IAC astronomers will speak in both Spanish and English.
🌍 On Sept 23, the first European Project Management Working Group meeting took place at #IAC as part of #ExGalTwin. The group aims to build a new network of EU project managers in the Canary Islands. #HorizonEurope #EuropeanProjects #REA @fundacionull.bsky.social @ull.es
✨ The Durham Advanced School on Astrophysical Simulations (Sept 13–15) was a huge success! Over 45 students joined expert-led lectures and tutorials. Big thanks to all participants and Durham University for hosting!
#exgaltwin #iac_astrophysics #durhamuniversity #REA #horizoneurope #simulations
🔭 Prof. Johan Knapen, PI and Coordinator of ExGal-Twin, spoke at the Astronomical Surveys & Big Data 3 symposium hosted by BAO in Armenia. Talk: "Using Astroinformatics to Train Scientists" 🔗 Event: lnkd.in/gX26qvzn
#ExGalTwin #EDUCADO #IAC_Astrophysics #HorizonEurope #REA
🌌 ExGal-Twin at LSST@Europe7: Prof. Johan Knapen and Dr. Junais (both on the Org. Committee). Dr. Junais presented new ultra-deep imaging results of Malin 2, revealing unseen structures. Great talks by: Minh Ngoc Le (EDUCADO) – Low and Giulia Golini (IAC) #ExGalTwin #EDUCADO #IAC #LSSTEurope7 #REA
Busy summer for our ExGal-Twin postdocs! 🌞
In August, Junais joined a conference in Benasque (Spain) marking 10 years since the discovery of Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies (UDGs). He shared new deep imaging results, sparking great discussions on these faint and puzzling galaxies.
In July, our ExGal-Twin postdoc Anelise Audibert presented her work at the Jets on the Rocks workshop in Sexten, Italy 🇮🇹.
The event brought together experts to discuss how radio jets from supermassive black holes shape galaxies.
#ExGalTwin #GalaxyEvolution #RadioAstronomy #REA #HorizonEurope
Durham Advanced School on Astrophysical Simulations – Days 2 & 3. Day 2: lectures on cosmological initial conditions and Eulerian hydrodynamics, plus a hands-on AREPO session with Dr. Eva Durán Camacho. Day 3: Lagrangian hydrodynamics with Dr. Matthieu Schaller, featuring a simulation with our logo!
🌌 Yesterday, the Durham Advanced School on Astrophysical Simulations kicked off at Durham University! PhD students and researchers are diving into both theoretical and practical aspects of astrophysical simulations. Big thanks to the Institute of Computational Simulations for organizing! 🙏
The wait is over! Next week the Durham Advanced School on Astrophysical Simulations kicks off at @durhamuniversity.bsky.social We’re finalizing preparations for this international event with 50 students and ~12 lecturers 👩💻👨🏫 Big thanks to the DU-ICC for hosting!
📸 More updates and photos coming soon!
🚀 Our postdoc Eva Durán Camacho (ExGal-Twin) gave a talk at SFDE2025 in Vietnam on Milky Way structure and dynamics
She also presented a seminar at National Cheng Kung, University in Taiwan on ISM dynamics 🛰️👏 Congrats, Eva!
#ExGalTwin #SFDE2025 #MilkyWay #Simulations#REA #HorizonEurope #WomenInSTEM
This week, ExGal-Twin PM Laura Riba & Elizabeth Carrillo (OTAI-IAC), visited Kapteyn Institute (@univgroningen) to exchange best practices in proposal prep & project mgmt. Thanks to Lucia, Edwin & Reynier for the warm welcome! 🤝✨
#ExGalTwin #HorizonEurope #Astrophysics #ScienceCollab #IAC #RUG #REA
📢 New publication in Nature Astronomy: Prof. Johan Knapen (ExGal-Twin & EDUCADO PI) and co-authors, share practical advice on writing strong proposals and job apps in academia. Title: How to prepare competitive proposals and job applications.🔗 rdcu.be/evDT8 #Exgaltwin
#Astronomy #AcademicCareers
🚀 Our postdoc Anelise Audibert co-organized the session “Unleashing the Power” at #EAS2025Cork, sparking great discussions on black holes, AGN, and outflows across all scales! She also gave a talk on elusive ‘weak’ black hole jets in quasar host galaxies. #ExGalTwin #BlackHoles #AGN #WomenInSTEM
🚀 Great news from Cork!
Our Coordinator and PI, Johan Knapen, gave a talk at the #EAS2025Cork session “European-African collaboration for the construction and support of existing and future African astronomical facilities” at the Annual Meeting. #Exgaltwin #HorizonEurope #REA
Malin 2, a massive low-surface-brightness spiral, looks ordinary in SDSS… until you go deeper:
🔹 SDSS – bright core, faint arms.
🔹 DECaLS – more extended spiral structure.
🔹 TTT3 – huge, faint arms, plumes and clusters revealed.
🔭🌌 Impressive work by the ExGal-Twin postdoc @junais.bsky.social! This is a great example of how deep imaging can transform our understanding of galaxy structure 👏
#Exgaltwin #iacastrophysics #HorizonEurope #REA #ResearchExcellence #DeepImaging #Galaxies