Location: Stafford Cripps Building, Cranfield University, College Rd, Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0AL Date: 10am – 4.30pm, 14th November Workshop Contents: With help from CranSEDS, EARS and the Radio Society of Great Britain, the workshop will begin with a basic introduction of the theory of radio, radio operation and its application followed by a number of […]
Reinventing Space Careers
As part of the Reinventing Space Conference 2015, UKSEDS and the Space Generation Advisory Council have organised Reinventing Space Careers, aimed at students, graduates, and young professionals who want to succeed within the space sector. The event will be held on Tuesday, 10th November 2015 at The Randolph Hotel in Oxford. A full programme can […]
Space Generation Congress 2015
Applications for the Space Generation Congress 2015 are now open! The meeting will happen from 8-10 October, and be held in Jerusalem, in Israel. The SGC is the annual meeting of the Space Generation Advisory Council, held in conjunction with the International Astronautical Congress. The congress is a chance for university students and young professionals […]
IAF Student Presentations 30/05/2015
This Saturday, the finalists of the IAF student competition will be presenting their work at the BIS Headquarters in London (27-29 South Lambeth Road, SW8 1SZ). The event features three undergraduate and four postgraduate presentations, with fascinating topics ranging from real-time inter-satellite communications design through to understanding potentially hazardous asteroids to protect our planet! It promises […]
BIS IAC competition presentation
We would like to extend an invite from the British Interplantary Society to you to attend the final presentations of the eight students who entered the IAC competition. The event is taking place on the 30th of May at BIS HQ in Vauxhall, directions can be found here. There is no cost for this event. […]
UKSC Video Pitch Competition
The UK Space Conference this year will be from the 13th to the 15th of July in Liverpool – and you could win yourself a place! The UKSEA is running a video pitch competition, specifically for 18-25yr old young researchers and entrepreneurs, entitled ‘Enabling future long-duration space flight’. The top three submissions will each receive free registration to […]
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov in London
50 years after his death defying first spacewalk, Alexei Leonov is coming to London to speak at a reception hosted by Stamus and the British Interplanetary Society at the Imperial College, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Lecture Theatre G16, South Kensington, London at 6:30pm on Thursday 21st May 2015. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity […]
BIS Space Colonisation Workshop
This Saturday, 11th April, the British Interplanetary Society and the University of Hertfordshire are jointly hosting a workshop titled “New Direction in Space Colonisation”, as part of the BIS’s ongoing Space Colonies Project. The purpose of this event is to explore the viability of space colonisation in the light of emerging technologies, the existing legal framework and new ethical debates. […]
BBC Stargazing Live – Leicester
BBC Stargazing Live took place on 20th March at the Leicester Race Course to coincide with the solar eclipse — one of the biggest space events with over 8000 people. ESA Astronaut Paolo Nespoli attended who spent a total of 174 days on The International Space Station and Paul Franklin, who was the Visual Effects […]
Solar Eclipse 2015
Sheffield SpaceSoc (ShefSEDS) teamed up with the Sheffield Astronomical Society to witness the spectacle of the eclipse through the clouds. A large crowd gathered at the sight of a range of telescopes and observing equipment, with a palpable sense of excitement as the event peaked at 9:33am. Adam Harris, President of Sheffield SpaceSoc said: It […]
UKSEDS Attends Big Bang Fair 2015
UKSEDS attended Big Bang Fair 2015 — the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people in the UK — held this year 11-14 March at the NEC in Birmingham. Thousands of young people attend this annual event. Many thanks to the support of University of Birmingham AstroSoc and Leicester AstRoSoc members.