With record revenue and growth, outstripping all other sectors of the economy, the UK’s aerospace industry urgently needs well qualified graduates to spearhead its continued growth. That is why UK government and 10 major aerospace employers are jointly funding 500 MSc tuition fee bursaries, each worth up to £9.5k. In the words of Rt Hon Vince Cable, Secretary […]
Students at Southampton University’s Spaceflight Society (UKSEDS affiliated branch) need your help now to win an international competition and send lettuce to Mars. Their plan involves growing lettuce aeroponically using the Martian atmosphere in a small growth chamber. Their proposal has passed technical review, they now simply need to win the public vote. Suzanna Lucarotti (Project […]
University of Leicester AstRoSoc will be leading one of its largest space project this year, with 120 physics undergraduates and 5 engineering students. The project called “ReMoTe” (Re-Construction and Modification of the Radio Telescope) aims to rebuild the radio telescope owned by the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Leicester. The project will […]
Drum roll please… UKSEDS National Rocketry Championship 2014 is now over and we are proud to announce that we have a winner. All the glory, bragging rights and trophy for the Championship goes to StrathSEDS our Strathclyde University branch. Their rocket aptly named ‘JUST TESTING’, as we hope to see more from them, reached an altitude of […]
Press Release November 2014 1st Media Announcement The 27th Annual UKSEDS National Student Space Conference will be held on the weekend of 28 February – 1 March 2015, and hosted by Surrey EARS at the University of Surrey. Early bird tickets are now available. The UKSEDS National Student Space Conference is the premier event for […]
If we are truly to reinvent space, this requires inspiring the next generation who will change the industry and thus change the world. The ReInventing Space conference will place a great emphasis on the enthusiasm and participation of students and young professionals. UKSEDS are working with the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and the International Space […]
The UKSEDS Committee needs your help! This year we’re running more events and projects than ever before, and we need your support to make sure they run smoothly. Getting involved nationally gives you the opportunity to make a difference across the country and build valuable connections and skills for your future career. We are students, and we […]
Our sister organisation, SEDS-USA, have announced a second scholarship for students sponsored by founder of SEDS, Peter Diamandis. The Peter Diamandis Bold Space Entrepreneur Scholarship will be awarded annually to one student for their entrepreneurial efforts in the space industry. Applicants should submit an essay detailing either an entrepreneurial effort of theirs already in progress or one they wish to pursue. The applicant should […]
Our sister organisation, SEDS-USA, have announced the first ever Bob Richards Scholarship for Peace Through Space. This scholarship will be awarded to one student who has demonstrated a passion for using space for peaceful benefits to humanity. Dr Bob Richards is the co-Founder of SEDS, International Space University, Singularity University, Space Generation Foundation, Odyssey Moon Ltd. and Moon Express (for which […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the seventh edition of the Drop Your Thesis! programme. Through this programme, a team of university students will be given the opportunity to carry out their experiment in microgravity using the ZARM Drop Tower in Bremen, Germany. This facility with a height of 146 metres is one of the tallest […]
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