Objetivo The search for life bearing planets elsewhere is one of the major themes in contemporary astronomy, and much science investment is committed or being directed to seek and study extra-solar planets, with projects like Corot, Kepler, JWST, and Darwin. Previous search efforts focus on finding earth-like planets around Sun-like stars, however, cool stars are by far the most populous potential planet hosts, and in recent years a prevailing view has developed that biological viability could benefit greatly from planets in their habitable zone. Our new large scale WFCAM Transit Survey (WTS) has just been awarded 200 nights on the UK Infrared Telescope, and will use the transit method to seek out small rocky planets around cool stars. The mass, radius, density and atmospheres of transiting planets can be directly measured, with previous discoveries around Sun-like stars being highly inhospitable gas giants known as hot-Jupiters. Around cool stars however, smaller, rocky planets can be detected by the transit method, and could be warm habitable worlds. The discovery of such planets would be extremely high profile both in the field and to the public, and impact a wide range of scientific areas. We propose an Initial Training Network to exploit the WTS for planet detection and characterisation, and to contribute to the future study of these and other planets via design phase work at our industrial node EADS Astrium. The network will have a large impact on our understanding of the diversity of habitable planets, and inspire both the general public through high profile discoveries, and schools/colleges through the provision of themed educational materials. Network researchers will gain a broad range of training in astronomical, computational, mathematical techniques during their research, as well as aquiring a wide variety of transferable skills in the use of mathematical algorithms, spectroscopy, databases, engineering design techniques, education and outreach. Ámbito científico natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyobservational astronomyoptical astronomynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetsexoplanetologynatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetsgiant planetsgas giantsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopy Palabras clave Astrophysics Physical sciences astrobiology cool stars extra-solar planets fundamental properties habitable transits Programa(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) PEOPLE-2007-1-1-ITN - Marie Curie Action: " Networks for Initial Training" Convocatoria de propuestas FP7-PEOPLE-2007-1-1-ITN Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinador THE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION Aportación de la UE € 897 698,00 Dirección COLLEGE LANE AL10 9AB Hatfield Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Región East of England Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Andree Sheehan-Evett (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (5) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 386 988,00 Dirección TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS CB2 1TN Cambridge Ver en el mapa Región East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Dawn Edwards (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS España Aportación de la UE € 584 150,00 Dirección CALLE VIA LACTEA 38205 San Cristobal De La Laguna Ver en el mapa Región Canarias Canarias Tenerife Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Jesús Burgos Martín (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Alemania Aportación de la UE € 724 684,00 Dirección HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 80539 Munchen Ver en el mapa Región Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Bernhard Scheiner Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNICA AEROESPACIAL ESTEBAN TERRADAS España Aportación de la UE € 403 018,00 Dirección CR TORREJON AJALVIR KM 4 2 28850 Torrejon De Ardoz Madrid Ver en el mapa Región Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo David Barrado Navascués (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos MAIN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE Ucrania Aportación de la UE € 215 178,00 Dirección Zabolotnoho 27 03680 KYIV Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Yakiv Pavlenko (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos