LOFAR ERIC coordinates the development and efficient operation of LOFAR (the LOw Frequency ARray), a vital radio astronomy instrument for world-class scientific research with cohesively operated facilities located in several countries.
At the European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting (EAS 2026), the special session "Saving astronomy in Ukraine: what can we do as a community?" brought together Ukrainian and European astronomers to discuss the future of Ukrainian astronomy and practical steps for its recovery and integration into the European Research Area.
LOFAR ERIC and ASTRON successfully shared a booth at the European Astronomical Society (EAS) Annual Meeting 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The 8th LOFAR Data School is scheduled to take place from September 16–23, 2026 at ASTRON in Dwingeloo, the Netherlands.
We are pleased to announce that the LOFAR Annual Meeting 2026 will take place from 8–12 June 2026 at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. We hereby invite you to register and submit abstracts for in-person presentations and posters at the meeting and to be part of this key annual gathering of the LOFAR community.
Discover how scientists at the University of Groningen are using the LOFAR telescope array to explore the inner workings of lightning. This innovative approach allows researchers to map electrical discharge processes with unprecedented precision.
An international collaboration using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) has unveiled an exceptionally detailed radio sky map, revealing 13.7 million cosmic sources and delivering the most complete census yet of actively growing supermassive black holes. It showcases an extraordinary variety of systems powered by these black holes, whose radio emission can extend for millions of light-years. The newly released LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey (LoTSS-DR3) marks a major milestone in radio astronomy and international scientific collaboration. The result is published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Second Announcement
We are happy to announce that the 8th LOFAR Data School (LDS2026) will take place at ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (Dwingeloo, The Netherlands) from 16 to 23 September 2026.
The LOFAR ERIC Council has appointed Professor Peter Gallagher as its new Chair, effective 1 January 2026. He succeeds Jacqueline Mout, who has led the Council since the establishment of LOFAR ERIC in December 2023.
LOFAR ERIC continues its rapid expansion with the Czech Republic joining as its newest member country, following the Council’s approval in September 2025. The addition brings the consortium to nine member nations and further strengthens Europe’s position at the forefront of low-frequency radio astronomy.
We are excited to announce that the LOFAR Family Meeting 2025 will be held in Paris, France, from 22 to 26 September 2025!
The conference will take place at the Paris Institute of Planetary Physics (IPGP), located in the historic Latin Quarter, just steps away from the beautiful Jardin des Plantes.
