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How We Contribute to New TSN

Astronomy is an involving, inspirational activity with the capacity to attract people, especially the young, towards science, engineering and information technology. The Armagh Observatory seeks to strengthen this interest by promoting wider access to scientific knowledge amongst all sections of the community, and disseminating the results of its scientific research through a high-profile programme of education and public outreach. The principal elements of this policy include:

• attracting visitors to Armagh, primarily to the Armagh Astropark, the Observatory Grounds and Phenology Garden, and the new Human Orrery;

• maintaining and extending the Observatory's unique meteorological record, the longest in the UK and Ireland from a single site;

• maintaining and preserving for future generations the Observatory's cultural heritage, for example its listed buildings, library and archives, historic scientific instruments, telescopes and telescope domes, and the landscaped grounds and Astropark;

• providing lectures and presentations to interested individuals and groups that together include people of all ages and from all backgrounds;

• partnership with institutions and organizations having similar public education objectives to those of the Armagh Observatory, for example the Astronomical Science Group of Ireland, the Armagh Natural History and Philosophical Society, amateur astronomy organizations, and university research groups;

• answering technical questions about astronomy from members of the public and disseminating astronomical results to the press, radio and television;

• maintaining and developing a web-site to facilitate access to the latest research findings on astronomy and related sciences;

The Armagh Observatory is fully committed to implement the New TSN Policy. The Observatory encourages a culture in which resources in appropriate areas of its activities and interactions with the public are targeted so far as possible on individuals, groups, agencies, and geographical areas that have greatest social need. In this way, the Observatory contributes directly to Northern Ireland's New TSN Policy and Programme for Government, especially in enhancing access to science, and providing wider choice in education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.