Eight countries are now members of the European Radio Astronomy Research Consortium Infrastructure
Sweden and the UK are the new members of LOFAR ERIC (LOFAR European Radio Telescope Research Infrastructure Consortium) following a Council Decision of March 2025. This brings the total membership to eight countries, marking an important milestone in the development of this innovative research infrastructure.
Bulgaria, together with Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland, are the founding members of LOFAR ERIC. LOFAR is a pan-European project involving 52 antenna stations for observing the Universe in eight countries: the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Expansion with additional stations in Italy and Bulgaria is underway in 2026. LOFAR ERIC provides transparent access to a wide range of scientific services for the European and global community, fostering collaboration and enabling researchers to undertake innovative, large-scale projects. Its research covers a variety of scientific areas, including the Sun and space weather, the study of the young Universe, galaxy formation, pulsar physics, transient radio phenomena, ultra-high energy cosmic particles, the interstellar medium and cosmic magnetic fields.
