We’re pleased to share the news that one of our sister national organisations has been re-formed in Canada, with chapters at University of Western Ontario and University of Toronto. Like UKSEDS, SEDS-Canada are the only student-run non-profit organisation at the national level to advocate for space in their country. Their ambitions follow the SEDS mission to build up […]
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 […]
ONLY 6 WEEKS TO GO UNTIL WORLD SPACE WEEK!!! Organise your WSW event now! Download this flyer here (.pdf). Help us spread the word! Unsure what sort of event to run? Here’s a bunch of WSW Event Ideas Ideas for Businesses Ideas for Education Ideas for Societies & Clubs Ideas for Universities Tell us about your event […]
We just received this message from our Nottingham branch who got in touch to invite other UKSEDS branches to take part in a REXUS/BEXUS project. See our previous article on REXUS/BEXUS opportunities and read below to join a team: Dear all, We are a group of Engineering and Science students from the University of Nottingham […]
The first UKSEDS Kerbal Space Program Competition has now come to an end. [Warning Easter Egg Spoilers are listed in this article, don’t read if you haven’t attempted this challenge or want to find them on your own] The Scavenger Hunt Challenge required entrants to visit as many of the Kerbin’s closest moon ‘the Mun’, […]
Organised by the International Astronautical Federation (of which the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) was a founding member in 1951), the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is the world’s largest astronautics/space engineering conference. IAC2014 will take place in Toronto, Canada in October. As part of each IAC, there is a student competition with prizes for the best papers […]
The British Interplanetary Society are the UK contact for World Space Week (WSW) 2014. They need volunteers to cache and take responsibility for WSW treasures throughout the UK for a worldwide effort geocaching event. World Space Week – what is it and when is it? 4th-10th October has been declared WSW. An annual occasion to celebrate space science and […]
The brightest and best space students from UK universities will be competing for the chance to represent the UK in the student competition at the 2014 International Astronautical Congress in Toronto in October. The three undergraduate and three postgraduate finalists will be presenting to the selection panel on the afternoon of Saturday 14th June from […]
Launched at the UKSEDS National Student Space Conference 2014 (NSSC2014) on Saturday 1 March, the call for abstracts to the IAC UK Student Paper Competition is now open (see previous announcement for details). The deadline for submission of abstract is fast approaching – Friday 18th April. As announced at the NSSC2014, UKSEDS are supporting the undergraduate entry with […]
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