Jodrell Bank

@jodrellbank

Radio Observatory. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Home to the Lovell Telescope and e-MERLIN. Proud to be part of The University of Manchester. Photo: A Holloway.

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Jodrell Bank @jodrellbank Aug 2

Jodrell Bank has inspired discovery, advanced our understanding of the Universe and captured the imagination of people across the world. Today, its future is at risk.

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Jodrell Bank @jodrellbank Dec 3, 2025

JBCA scientists are leading efforts to revise the SETI Post-detection protocols - see: supercluster.com/editorial/new-…

www.supercluster.com New SETI Protocols: How Will Scientists Announce the Discovery of Alien Life? You’ve discovered an alien signal, but before you get to the point that you’re appearing on talk shows and advising Steven Spielberg (or should it be Robert Zemeckis?) on the film adaptation, what...

Jodrell Bank @jodrellbank Jul 8, 2025

Terrific turnout for the SETI session at #NAM2025 in Durham - kudos to @UoMPhysics Louisa Mason & Kelvin Wandia, and all the speakers. Not to mention more than 100+ participants! @RoyalAstroSoc

Jodrell Bank @jodrellbank Jun 24, 2025

We are saddened to share that Sir Francis Graham-Smith FRS has passed away peacefully at the age of 102. A former Director of Jodrell Bank and Astronomer Royal (1982–1990), he was a giant of British astronomy whose career spanned the history of radio astronomy itself.

Jodrell Bank @jodrellbank Jun 17, 2025

We are saddened to share that our colleague Dr Cyril Hazard has passed away peacefully aged 97. A pioneer of radio astronomy in the early days of Jodrell Bank, he co-detected Andromeda’s radio emission & helped identify the first quasar.