RSAA Seminars

The Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) offers three regular forums for talks: Invited colloquia, more informal scientific seminars, and informal non-scientific Feast-of-Facts. Talks are broadcasted on ZOOM and if possible are given in the Duffield Lecture Theatre (DLT). Colloquia are one-hour research lectures primarily presented by invited speakers and finishing PhD-students. They are usually scheduled 11am on Tuesdays and speakers are invited by the school after based on suggestions ranked by a speaker selection committee. Seminar talks are more informal half-hour talks and are usually scheduled 11am on Thursdays. Feast-of-Facts are RSAA-internal informal 15-minute open-mic talks of two speakers each at 2pm on Fridays. If you are interested in suggesting a speaker or presenting a talk at RSAA, please contact seminars@mso.anu.edu.au

Next Seminar Talk

Adelle Goodwin (Curtin U.)
"Tidal disruption events as unique probes of supermassive black holes, disk winds, jets, and circumnuclear environments (Stromlo Radio Fellow candidate talk)"
Thursday, 12 March, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Subscribe to RSAA Seminar calendar:
DateSpeaker
10/03/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Tomasz Rozanski
Ryan Shannon (Swinburne U.)
Fundamental astrophysics with fast radio bursts
10/03/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Supercomputing setup and proposals
12/03/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Mark Krumholz
Adelle Goodwin (Curtin U.)
Tidal disruption events as unique probes of supermassive black holes, disk winds, jets, and circumnuclear environments (Stromlo Radio Fellow candidate talk)
17/03/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Lewis Miller
Manisha Shrestha (Monash U.)
Leveraging multi-messenger observations to connect massive stars to their explosive ends
19/03/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Ashley Tan
Xue-Bing Wu (KIAA / PKU)
Quasar Surveys in China
24/03/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Maja Jablonska
Di Li (Tsinghua U.)
The Commensal Radio Astronomy FAST Survey (CRAFTS) and a finding chart for SKA
31/03/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Lewis Miller
Rebecca Nealon (Monash U.)
TBD
07/04/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Tim Gao
Huimin Qu (U. Sydney)
TBD
14/04/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: TBD
Oliva Vidal Velazquez (Swinburne U.)
TBD
14/04/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Github basics and workflows using online presence as example
21/04/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Tomasz Rozanski
Mike Grudic (Flatiron Instutite)
TBD
28/04/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Hajime Ogane
Simon Ellis (Macquarie U.)
TBD
05/05/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Maja Jablonska
Joel Ong Jia Mian (U. Sydney)
TBD
12/05/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: TBD
Arash Bahramian (Curtin U.)
TBD
12/05/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Impactful Collaborating and Networking
19/05/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: TBD
Luca Cortese (U. Western Australia)
TBD
26/05/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: TBD
Hrvoje Tkalcic (ANU RSES)
TBD
02/06/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: TBD
Gosia Curylo (Monash U.)
TBD
09/06/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: TBD
Thavisha Dharmawardena (Monash U.)
TBD
09/06/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Near-Peers Advice Panel
16/06/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: TBD
Elizabeth Mahony (CSIRO)
TBD
23/06/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: TBD
Adelle Goodwin (Curtin U.)
TBD
30/06/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: TBD
Yao Yao (RSAA)
TBD
14/07/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Technical Skill: MCMC uncertainty estimation
21/07/2026, 11:00-12:00
ZOOM or Duffield Lecture Theatre
Host: Chris Lidman
Isobel Hook (U. Lancaster)
TBD
11/08/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Structuring Papers and Talks around Impactful Figures
08/09/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Setting up applications and CVs
13/10/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Research Statements and 1st Fellowship Pages
10/11/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Mock Interviews
08/12/2026, 15:00-16:30
CSO Common Room (in-person only)
Host: Sven Buder
Monthly Skillshare (RSAA)
Providing Feedback (e.g. Refereeing Papers)

List of past seminars

Please email all enquiries to seminars@mso.anu.edu.au