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A subset of the total research output of Observatory staff, namely the list of 32 refereed journal publications during 1999, is given in Appendix C. A second subset, namely the list of more than 65 public and professional talks delivered by Observatory staff during 1999, is given in Appendix E.
These examples illustrate two of the many routes by which the research results of Observatory staff are communicated to a wider public: through talks or popular articles in the local, national or scientific media; at conferences, seminars and workshops; in books; in refereed scientific publications and journals (some of which nowadays are entirely in electronic form, e.g. The Journal of Astronomical Data); in conference proceedings; and in a variety of non-refereed publications. It is notable that the proceedings of the Brendan Byrne Memorial Meeting2 were published within 6 months of the meeting taking place.
These forms of research activity all help to raise the profile of astronomy on the national and international scenes and highlight in particular the role of astronomy in Armagh.
A second indication of the quality and volume of the Observatory's research output is the amount of external research income, raised mostly through a process of competitive grant application and peer review. This is a fluctuating quantity which has fallen in recent years, due in part due to a temporary shortage of funding for external PPARC research grants. The total external grant income for 1999/2000, namely £293k, therefore represents an exceptionally good performance, being a substantial fraction (65%) of the total DENI/DCAL recurrent grant-in-aid for the financial year in question.
External income generation and the overall level of research activity are areas where economies of scale work extremely well. In view of the Observatory's relatively small size, further improvements would be possible given appropriate investment in additional research staff.
The remainder of this section summarises, under the headings of the Observatory's senior research staff and associates, some of the principal research results obtained in 1999 by these staff and their colleagues.