UKSEDS participated in the Big Bang Fairs and school festival. As a part of outreach programme, our stand for these events consists for space activities such as identifying meteorites from the earth rocks, display and description of our model rocket and telescope, space game called Space Invaders played using the Read more…
UKSEDS volunteers are needed to help our friends ‘I4IS’ at Loncon3 run their exhibition ‘The Interstellar Space’ Your space expertise is needed to help I4IS deliver their message ‘Knowledge to the Stars’ to the 7,000 plus people at Worldcon – and I4IS experts will be there to back you up. As Read more…
Exeter Student Radio Telescope to be built at Caradon Observatory A team of intrepid students are set to herald a new era of astronomy at the University of Exeter after securing a special partnership with the South West’s newest observatory. The group, called eXeter Radio Telescope at Caradon (XRT-C), have Read more…
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 Read more…
We have some amazing science events coming up and we are looking for UKSEDS volunteers to be a part of these events. Contact UKSEDS outreach officer ([email protected]) if you would like to volunteer with us. Travel expenses will be paid and each volunteer will get a free UKSEDS t-shirts. More Read more…
The UK Space Agency has launched a competition for school children between the ages of 7 and 14 to design a British-inspired, balanced and exciting meal for British ESA astronaut Tim Peake to eat during his 6 month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The winning contestants will be invited Read more…
The European Space Agency (ESA) are seeking entries to name British ESA Astronaut, Tim Peake’s mission. Full details can be found on the ESA website. Send your proposal by 10:00 GMT (11:00 BST/12:00 CEST) on 4 April 2014. In May of last year, Tim Peake was selected to conduct a six-month Read more…
UKSEDS organised space outreach for the North West Astronomy Festival, UK Space Environments Conference, Leicester and the Mission X Blast Off Event. These events gave us the opportunities to inspire students to learn about astronomy, space exploration and the wonders of our universe. As a part of UKSEDS’ outreach programme, our stand for Read more…
UKSEDS are pleased to inform you that we will be collaborating with I4IS at the 2014 World Science Fiction Convention in London this August. Founded in late 2012, I4IS aims to catalyse the conditions in society over the next century to enable robotic and human exploration beyond our Solar System Read more…
If you would like to apply as a volunteer, please send an email to our Outreach Officer ([email protected]). Once confirmed, you will receive further details about the outreach activities and your role for the day. Reasonable travel expenses will be covered. Oxfordshire Science Festival Date: 8th March 2014 Location: Bonn Read more…