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In this contribution we provide a comprehensive update of the progress of the UDS survey and the science that has already been achieved through its use. In the context of this meeting (a look-back over the life of UKIRT to date) we begin with a retrospective of the original motivation for the UDS and how it remains well-placed to answer some of the biggest questions in extra-galactic astronomy. Following this is a progress report of the UDS data collection and a summary of the multi-wavelength data covering the field. We then detail a few of the science highlights that have resulted from the survey, concentrating on those which rely most heavily on the infrared data and are of greatest impact. With the survey now less than 3 years from completion, we end with a look forward to the final probable depths and the continuing data acquisition which will maintain the UDS as one of the most important surveys for several years to come.
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This has indeed been the case in the remainder of semester 2009b.
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The improvements at the telescope of a new mirror cooling system and seeing estimation have had an immense impact on the rate of data collection. Since the meeting, the combined exposure time of the UDS has been doubled by the addition of the 2009b semester data. At this rate, the UDS is well on target to reach these projected depths.
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Hartley, W.G., Almaini, O., Foucaud, S. (2013). UKIDSS UDS Progress and Science Highlights. In: Adamson, A., Davies, J., Robson, I. (eds) Thirty Years of Astronomical Discovery with UKIRT. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_29
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