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International Relations

INAF's international relations service (INAF/Relint) oversees the participation of
INAF personnel in research project funding programs, exchanges and international
mobility or bilateral co-operations. INAF/Relint also follows activities of an
international nature, particularly European Union initiatives.

To this end, INAF/Relint:

  • Ensures the diffusion of the above mentioned information to INAF personnel;
  • Provides support to INAF personnel for the correct presentation and management of projects.

Staff:

Alessandra Scaffidi (head)
Chiara Guccione 
Giulia Antinucci 
Giovanna Maracchia

Tel. 06 35.533 340/341/339/267
Fax: 06 35.34.3154
E-mail: relint@inaf.it


Opportunities and documentation:

ALMA WITNESSES STAR BIRTH BEYOND THE EDGES OF THE MILKY WAY

Apr 22, 2026

ALMA WITNESSES STAR BIRTH BEYOND THE EDGES OF THE MILKY WAY A new study, led by INAF, has mapped, for the first time, the mass distribution of newly formed cores in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Thanks to high-resolution images from ALMA, it has emerged that these cores form according to the same patterns observed in the Milky Way. The result suggests that the initial fragmentation mechanisms of gas and dust clumps, from which stars are born, are universal and independent of the galactic environment.

RR Lyrae variables as beacons to investigate the early formation of the Milky Way

Jan 26, 2026

RR Lyrae variables as beacons to investigate the early formation of the Milky Way

CALVERA EXPLODED WHERE IT SHOULDN’T HAVE: A “RUNAWAY” PULSAR DEFIES THE RULES OF THE MILKY WAY

Aug 29, 2025

CALVERA EXPLODED WHERE IT SHOULDN’T HAVE: A “RUNAWAY” PULSAR DEFIES THE RULES OF THE MILKY WAY A stellar explosion, a pulsar, and a supernova remnant - that’s the story of Calvera. Positioned more than 6,500 light-years above the Galactic plane, this system is rewriting what we know about stellar evolution in our galaxy. The research originates from a team at the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), in collaboration with the University of Palermo, and is detailed in a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics