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The Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) is a joint UK-South African development project, which aims to develop high-tech skills using radio astronomy in a number of African partner countries - Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Madagascar, Mozambique and Mauritius. DARA grew out of the understanding that radio astronomy encompasses all of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills that underpin the emergence of a strong developed economy. The project aims to train a new and diverse generation of young people to engage with these skills and play a leading role in developing self-sustaining space-sector hubs in their home countries. DARA has been developing collaborations and training programs since 2015 and we are starting a new round of training opportunities for 2024-2027, funded by the UK's International Science Partnership Fund via STFC. You can find out more about the DARA project in general from the main DARA website at www.dara-project.org.

This website holds the course materials and workshops that have been developed and delivered as part of the DARA basic training programme in radio astronomy. This website is meant to collate and hold all the materials taught and provide a reference point for future students to learn radio astronomy. The website is maintained by Jack Radcliffe and for any issues or questions please use the form at the bottom of this page.

Some of the materials are password protected. Please use the password provided. Your local tutors should be able to give you access.