There are many reasons to study the Sun: it is of great scientific interest in its own right; it has profound influences on the Earth; and it is of crucial importance for astronomy, since it is the only star where we can observe fundamental cosmic processes in great detail. However, many of the basic properties of the Sun are still a mystery and so the Sun is one of the liveliest branches of astronomy to which many students are currently being attracted.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html