SEDSIC is the international conference of SEDS: an annual get-together of SEDS members around the world. This year the conference is being held at VIT University in Vellore, India on 2nd – 4th March; the theme will be “Students vision for global space sciences and technology”. SEDS organises the International Conference (SEDSIC) each year as […]
PoleCATS team selected for REXUS 2013
At the start of December PoleCATS was invited to send representatives to a selection workshop at the European Space Agency headquarters in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Four team members travelled by train and ferry, and presented the proposed project to a panel of experts from all of the organising bodies. The presentation went very well and […]
UK Space Agency ISU Scholarships competition open
The UK Space Agency has opened the 2012 round of its International Space University competitive scholarship scheme. The scheme is open to UK citizens to help fund them to attend ISU’s Space Studies Programms and MSc programmes. Up to £30,000 is being made available to be shared between successful candidates. Chris Brunskill attended the 2011 […]
STFC Graduate Scheme 2012
The Science and Technology Facilities Council is now accepting applications for their 2012 Graduate Scheme. STFC is looking for graduates achieving at least an upper second class Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering, physics or computing science who have graduated within 18 months of applying. The vacancies currently on offer are: IRC34555 – Technology Microelectronics […]
ESA Young Graduate Trainee opportunities open
ESA has posted its Young Graduate Trainee vacancies for 2012, with applications open until 18th December. These one-year positions are an excellent opportunity to gain experience in the development and operation of space missions. You also get to live and work for a year in another country. The YGT offers some generous terms and conditions, […]
Writing opportunity for online student magazine
Do you fancy writing popular science articles for one of the largest student newspapers in the country? Experimentation is a new student-led online science magazine and they are looking for additional writers for their physical sciences section. Experimentation’s sister publications, Erudition and Intuition have already built up tens of thousands of readers from across Europe […]
UKSEDS Constitution Vote – UPDATE
Voting has now closed and we are pleased to be able to confirm that the UKSEDS constitution has now been changed. All those who took part in the vote were in favour of the new version. We will continue to display a copy of the constitution on the Constitution Page for reference. Thank you for voting. […]
Host the Next UKSEDS Conference!
Thanks to everyone who came to the November workshop, we hope you had a fun and interesting time. The next big event on the UKSEDS calendar is the 23rd Annual UKSEDS conference. For those who’ve never been, the UKSEDS conference is a weekend-long event with speakers from all areas of the space community, hosted by […]
UKSEDS Project Competition
At yesterday’s Workshop we announced our new Project Competition open to all UKSEDS branches. Simply come up with an excellent idea for a branch project, create a project outline and submit it to the UKSEDS Committee. We will then select the best idea(s) and present your branch with up to £500 to be put towards […]
Loughborough College launches Space Engineering A-level programme
The National Space Centre and Loughborough College are launching a new Space Engineering programme for talented young people looking for an enhanced A-Level experience. The UK space industry contributes £7.3bn to the UK economy and employs close to 19,000 people. This new and innovative course uniquely combines academic and vocational study with industrial experience and other […]
ESA offering sponsorship to students to attend the European CubeSat Symposium
As part of the ESA Conference Opportunities for Sponsored Students (ECOSS) Programme, the ESA Education Office is pleased to be able to offer sponsorship to European students interested in attending the European CubeSat Symposium (30 Jan – 1 Feb 2012, Brussels). Highly qualified full-time students from ESA Member or Cooperating States are encouraged to apply […]