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The IAU is a member of the International Science Council. Its main objective is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects through international cooperation. The IAU maintains friendly relations with organizations that include amateur astronomers in their membership.
- Introduction
- IAU Membership Growth
- IAU Demographics
- IAU Gender Distribution
- IAU Age Distribution
- More Information
- IAU Links
The IAU is a truly international body, with a total membership of 12753 (of which 1224 are Junior members). The number of Active Individual and Junior Members in the IAU Directory is: 12383 from 92 different countries across all continents (for the latest data go here). To better understand the unique characteristics of our membership, and to addre...
The IAU celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2019 and in its almost century old existence its membership growth reflects the many societal, political and scientific changes the world has been through throughout this time span. Figure 1 shows the evolution of the IAU Membership Growthfrom 1922 to 2022, in which we can see an expected general gro...
The IAU has three different types of membership: National Members, which are organisations representing national professional astronomical communities, Individual Members, who are professional scientists whose research is directly relevant to some branch of astronomy, and therefore eligible for membership (IAU Affiliation) and Junior Members. Figur...
Across the entire membership of the IAU, only 21% are women (retrieved in January, 2023, for the latest data, please follow this link). That percentage is higher for Junior Members, for example in 2021 33% of Junior Members were female. The Cornerstone Project “She is an Astronomer” during the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) started colle...
For this analysis our numbers refer to active IAU members. The term “young astronomer” refers to an IAU member aged between 25 and 45 years old. This range is divided into five categories of five years each — 20-25, 25-30 and so forth. This definition is distinct from other ways of analysing career development, such as years since obtaining a PhD. ...
Office of Young Astronomers
The primary purpose of the OYA is to run the IAU program International Schools for Young Astronomers(ISYA). The OYA was established in 2015 by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (NASL) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) with the aim of ensuring a robust financial and organizational basis for the implementation of the ISYA program.
Women in Astronomy Working Group
The WiA WG reports directly to the IAU Executive Committee (EC). It seeks to collect statistics on female participation in astronomy throughout all countries where astronomical research is conducted, and to also develop and execute strategies that help to achieve equity for women in this field.
Its individual Members — structured into Divisions, Commissions, and Working Groups — are professional astronomers from all over the world, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, who are active in professional research, education and outreach in astronomy. The IAU also has Junior Members. The IAU has a total membership of 12725.
Individual Members. Professional scientists whose research is directly relevant to some branch of astronomy are eligible to apply as Individual Members. Individual Members are, normally, admitted by the Executive Committee on the proposal of a National Member.
International Astronomical Union (IAU), senior body governing international professional astronomical activities worldwide, with headquarters in Paris. It was established in 1919 as the first of a series of international unions for the advancement of specific branches of science. Its professed.
Jun 18, 2015 · Membership includes national members — organizations that represent a national professional astronomical community — and individual members — professional scientists with doctorate degrees ...
The IAU is composed of individual members, who include both professional astronomers and junior scientists, and national members, such as professional associations, national societies, or academic institutions.
