SWATNET · Space Weather Awareness Training Network

Space Weather Awareness Training Network

Space Weather Awareness Training Network (SWATNet) was a unique PhD network in the field of heliosphysics to train 12 Early Career Researchers (ESRs) with joint or double degrees. Scientifically we aimed at breakthroughs in our physical understanding of key agents of Space Weather at Earth. Our student projects focus on analysing and forecasting solar activity and space weather with cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research techniques. They achieved a set of versatile transferable skills through day-to-day research work, our diverse training activities and secondments with our industry partners. The project is highly important to society, as space weather influences our daily lives and affects critical infrastructure both in space and on the ground. The scientific work in SWATNet was targeted for increased physical understanding of the agents responsible for the space weather from the Sun to the Earth and covering time scales from seconds/minutes related to solar eruptions to solar cycles time scales (several decades). We also aim at promoting, unifying and developing doctoral research education in Europe. We completed successfully our key objectives - We trained a group (12 ESRs as highly-skilled and enthusiastic professional researchers with state-of-the-art Space Weather research approaches, making our students competitive for both academic and non-academic research careers. - We gained and disseminated new insights into how doctoral training in Europe can be harmonised, as well as the best practices in PhD education across different countries. - We developed and applied several new methodologies for studying fundamental physical processes related to the solar corona, solar eruptions, and the energization and transport of solar energetic particles. - We enhanced the science return of the current and future research infrastructures that are led by Europe or where there is strong European involvement

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