Past Events
Past Committees
Past Events
Since we were founded in 1988, we’ve run quite a few events. We’ve mapped out and listed all our conferences and workshops below.
You can find photos from quite a few of our events on our Facebook page (you don’t need a Facebook account to see them). We’re always looking for more photos, so if you’ve any to share then please do get in touch ([email protected]).
Past events by year and location (Credit: Ed Trollope):
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Past National Student Space Conferences
- 2026 – 14th – 15th March: London
- 2025 – 1st – 2nd March: Leicester
- 2024 – 2nd – 3rd March: Bristol
- 2023 – 4th – 5th March: Manchester
- 2022 – 5th – 6th March: London & remote
- 2021 – 6th – 7th March: remote
- 2020 – 7th – 8th March: Birmingham
- 2019 – 2nd – 3rd March: Edinburgh
- 2018 – 3rd – 4th March: Guildford, Surrey
- 2017 – 4th – 5th March: Exeter
- 2016 – 5th – 6th March: Sheffield
- 2015 – 28th February-1st March: Guildford, Surrey
- 2014 – 1st-2nd March: Leicester
- 2013 – 23rd-24th February: Bristol
- 2012 – 31st March – 1st April: Canterbury, Kent
- 2011 – 26-27th February: Manchester
- 2009 – 7th November: Guildford, Surrey
- 2008 – 17th November: Southampton
- 2007 – 17th-18th November: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- 2006 – 10th-11th November: Leicester
- 2005 – 12th-13th November: Kingston, London
- 2004 – 13th-14th November: Institute of Physics, London
- 2003 – 15th-16th November: Birmingham
- 2002 – 16th-17th November: Kingston, London
- 2001 – 10th-11th November: Newcastle
- 2000 – 11th-12th November: Manchester
- 1999 – 20th-21st November: Canterbury, Kent
- 1998 – 21st-22nd November: Bristol
- 1997 – 22nd-23rd November: Leicester
- 1996 – 16th-17th November: Canterbury, Kent
- 1995 – 11th-12th November: London
- 1994 – 12th-13th November: Oxford
- 1993 – 13th-14th November: Uxbridge, London
- 1992 – 14th-15th November: Canterbury, Kent
- 1991 – 16th-17th November: Leicester
- 1990 – 24th-25th November: Bristol
- 1989 – 25th-26th November: Cambridge
- 1988 – 1st March: National Science Museum, London (founding conference)
Past UKSEDS Workshops
- 2017 – 21st April: Student Propulsion Forum, London
- 2017 – 31st March: Space Policy Day, Cranfield
- 2017 – 18th March: Radio Workshop, Bath
- 2017 – 25th February: GMAT Workshop, Leicester
- 2017 – 11th February: Radio Workshop, Sheffield
- 2016 – 13th November: Computer Aided Engineering in Space Workshop, Sheffield
- 2016 – 26th October: RISpace Careers Event, London
- 2015 – 14th November: Radio Workshop, Cranfield
- 2015 – 10th November: Reinventing Space Careers Event, Oxford
- 2015 – 24th January: Astronomy Workshop, Oxford
- 2014 – 6th December: Rocketry Workshop, Salford
- 2014 – 25th October: British Interplanetary Society (science communication)
- 2013 – 9th November: RAL Space (robotics)
- 2013 – 12th October: Rocketry Workshop, Sheffield
- 2012 – 17th-18th November: Workshop in Kingston
- 2011 – 19th November: Workshop in London
- 2010 – 27th November: Norman Lockyer Observatory, Devon
Past Competitions
- 4th March 2017 – 24th April 2017: IAC Student Competition
- 2nd October – 20th October 2017: SSPI: Small Sats – The Next Generation
- 1st October 2016 – July 2017: Lunar Rover Competition
Past UKSEDS Summer Camps
- 2013 – 11th-13th August: Stonehenge
Past Committees
With help from former committee members, we have put together the following record of the past UKSEDS committees all the way back to our founding in 1989. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information, and welcome any corrections.
2025-2026
Executive Committee
- Chair: Anna Kalapurakkal
- Vice Chair: Samhita Manukonda
- Secretary: Neha Susan Biju
- Treasurer: Anjali Santhakumar
- At-large: Divyam Aneja
- At-large: Suliman Saifullah
2024-2025
Executive Committee
- Chair: Raniah Ahmed
- Vice Chair: Divyanshi Gupta
- Secretary: Mohammed Ali
- Treasurer: Tanjin Hudda
- At-large: Anna Kalapurakkal
- At-large: Lamyea Ahmed
2023-2024
Executive Committee
- Chair: Holly Whitehouse
- Vice Chair: Isaac Caletrio
- Secretary: Raniah Ahmed
- Treasurer: Yash Kumar
- At-large: Ahlam Abdi
- At-large: Divyanshi Gupta
2022-2023
Executive Committee
- Chair: Zaria Serfontein
- Vice Chair: Joshua Bernard-Cooper
- Secretary: Hannah Dawe
- Treasurer: Anna Veldman
- At-large: Susana Domene
- At-large: David Sulley
2021-2022
Executive Committee
- Chair: Antonio Duduianu
- Vice Chair: Zaria Serfontein
- Secretary: Hannah Rosenbaum
- Treasurer: Craig Orrock
- At-large: Emily Truman
- At-large: Christina Macleod
2020-2021
Executive Committee
- Chair: Jacob Smith
- Vice Chair: Sophia Lee-Roberts
- Secretary: Alex Crossman
- Treasurer: Arran Reedman
- At-large: Antonio Duduianu
- At-large: Paige Ramsden
2019-2020
Executive Committee
- Chair: Anuradha Damale
- Vice Chair: Sam Bond
- Secretary: Rachel Dixon
- Treasurer: Arran Reedman
- At-large: Lewis Lappin
- At-large: Steven George
2018-2019
Executive Committee
- Chair: William Easdown
- Vice Chair: Prahalad Kuthethor
- Secretary: Áine O’Brien
- Treasurer: Louise McCaul
- At-large: Andrew Hughes
- At-large: Sam Walton
Staff:
- Careers: Karolina Nikolova, Heidi Thiemann, Sara Hardy, Ryan Durnall
- Marketing: Rosie Tilbrook, Lauren Rhodes, Amy Stockdale, David Parfitt, Laura Moore, Aleks Marinova, Yunus Nas
- Membership: James Telfer
- Operations: Hatim Thayyil, Andrei Buruiana, Ben Turner, Iain Brechtelsbauer, Kristijan Djundev, Manisha Kushwaha, Rob Garner, Rob Sandford, Rob Bell, Teejay Taiwo, Edward Li, Oli Crask
- Outreach: Kayleigh Johnson, Jai Sahu, Eve Nebbiolo, Dawn Wickenden, Patrice Clarke
- Systems: Joseph Dudley, James Telfer, Rob Garner
2017-2018
Executive Committee
- Chair: James Telfer
- Vice Chair: Rosie Tilbrook
- Secretary: Amy Skelt, then Karolina Nikolova
- Treasurer: Heidi Thiemann
- At-large: Karolina Nikolova, then Dawn Wickenden
- At-large: George Cann, then Rob Sandford
Staff:
- Careers: Sara Hardy, Ryan Durnall
- Marketing: David Parfitt, Laura Moore, Amy Stockdale, Yunus Nas
- Membership: Anna Ross, Wern Ng
- Operations: Hatim Thayyil, Alex Gee, Andrei Buruiana, Ben Turner, Iain Brechtelsbauer, Kristijan Djundev, Manisha Kushwaha, Rob Garner, Rob Sandford, Rob Bell, Teejay Taiwo, Alex Young, Edward Li, Oli Crask
- Outreach: Amy Skelt, Eve Nebbiolo, Hannah Osborne, Kayleigh Johnson, Dawn Wickenden
- Systems: Joseph Dudley, James Telfer, Rob Garner
2016-2017
Note: in 2016 the structure of UKSEDS was changed, reducing the committee to six executives who are also charitable trustees, and replacing the old officer positions with teams of staff volunteers.
Executive Committee
- Chair: Joseph Dudley
- Vice Chair: Robert Garner
- Secretary: David Jones-Gerrard, then James Telfer
- Treasurer: Ciara McGrath
- At-large: Portia Bowman
- At-large: James Telfer, then Trisha Saxena
Staff:
- Careers: Adam Harris, Charlotte Bouldin, George Cann, Heidi Thiemann, Karolina Nikolova
- Marketing: Alex Clarry, Amy Stockdale, David Parfitt, Elisabeth Matthews, Laura Moore, Rosie Tilbrook
- Membership: Anna Ross, Wern Ng
- Operations: Hatim Thayyil, Alex Gee, Andrei Buruiana, Ben Turner, Iain Brechtelsbauer, Kristijan Djundev, Manisha Kushwaha, Rob Sandford, Rob Bell, Teejay Taiwo, Alex Young
- Outreach: Amy Skelt, Hannah Osborne, Margarita Myskovets, Maria Onoufriou, Samuel Frampton, Kayleigh Johnson, Jai Sahu
2015-2016
- Chair: Joseph Dudley
- Vice Chair: Robert Garner
- Secretary: David Jones-Gerrard
- Treasurer: Ciara McGrath
- Projects: Samiksha Mestry
- Sponsorship: Daniel Erkel
- Outreach: Hannah Osborne
- Membership: James Telfer
- Events: Alex Gee
- Public Relations: Elisabeth Matthews
- International: Jack Perrott-Webb
- Careers: Portia Bowman
Assistant officers:
Charlotte Bouldin (Careers), Giulia Magnarini (Careers), Oly Cotton (PR), Ben Sutlieff (PR), Ilsa Stevens (PR), Emmanuel “Tee Jay” Taiwo (Rocketry), Robert Bell (Rocketry), Ben Turner (Rocketry), and Manisha Kushwaha (Robotics)
2014-2015
- Chair: Jeremy Nickless
- Vice Chair: Ryan Laird
- Secretary: Joseph Dudley
- Treasurer: Robert Garner
- Projects: Emmanuel “Tee Jay” Taiwo
- Sponsorship: Sam Brocksopp
- Outreach: Samiksha Mestry
- Membership: Sam Kennedy
- Events: Zoë Versey, then Alex Gee
- Public Relations: Eliot Fisher, then Vanessa Pepe
- International: Ciara McGrath
- Careers: Portia Bowman
2013-2014
- Chair: Jeremy Nickless
- Vice Chair: James Sadler
- Secretary: Ryan Laird
- Treasurer: Andy Lamb
- Education/Outreach: Samiksha Mestry
- Membership and Branches: Joseph Dudley
- Sponsorship: Ahmed Abdi
- Public Relations: Alex Dawn
- Events: Zoë Versey
- Projects: Emmanuel “Tee Jay” Taiwo
- Careers: Georgina Coles
2012-2013
- Chair: Damian Rumble
- Vice Chair: Nancy Hine
- Secretary: Ryan Laird
- Treasurer: Jeremy Nickless
- Education/Outreach: Maggie Lieu
- Membership and Branches: Phil Kitchen, then Anisa Qureshi (from November workshop)
- Industry: Douglas Liddle, then James Sadler
- Public Relations: Joseph Dudley
- Events: Zoë Versey
- Projects: Richard Painter
- Webmaster: Nicola Abraham, then merged with PR Officer role
2010-2012
- Chair: Graeme Taylor, then Nancy Hine (from November workshop)
- Vice Chair: Ruth Pearson, then Nancy Hine.
- Secretary: Adan Chughtai, then Craig Pitcher
- Treasurer: Tom Boulton, then Damian Rumble
- Education/Outreach: Zoë Versey
- Events: Craig Pitcher, then Zoë Versey.
- Membership: Nadeem Gabbani
- Branches: Damian Rumble
- Industry: Toivo Hartikainen
- Public Relations: Jack White
- Webmaster: Mateusz Malenta
- Projects: Nancy Hine
2009-2010
- Chair: Roger Duthie
- Vice Chair: Aron Kisdi
- Secretary: Graeme Taylor
- Treasurer: Tom Boulton
- Events: Chris Brunskill
- Education/Outreach: Adam Stevens/Ameen Ali
- Projects: Beatrice Smith
- Publications: Joshua Jeeson
- Publicity: Sally Roberts
- Communications: Robin Moss
- Membership and Branches: Waheed Akram
2008-2009
- Chair: Victoria Hudson (now Victoria London)
- Vice Chair: Aliac Jojaghaian
- Secretary: Aron Kisdi
- Treasurer: Roger Duthie
- Education/Outreach: Jagruti Pankhania
- Publications: Joshua Jeeson
- Publicity: Katie Dunlop
- Communications: Robin Moss
- Membership and Branches: Vinita Marwaha
2007-2008
- Chair: Victoria Lowe (née Reid)
- Vice Chair: Alison Gibbings
- Secretary: Victoria Hudson (now Victoria London)
- Treasurer: Pejman Neghadi
- Education/Outreach: Max Beaumont
- Publications: Victoria Hudson
- Communications: Robin Moss
2006-2007
- Chair: Claire Etherington
- Vice Chair: Chris Blower
- Secretary: Charlotte Daymond
- Treasurer: Rachel Newson
- Education/Outreach: Farzana Meru
- Publications: Dave Taylor
- Membership: Victoria Hudson (now Victoria London)
- Communications/Technical: Matt Symonds
2005-2006
- Chair: Claire Eitherington
- Vice Chair: Rachel Newson
- Secretary: Alison Gibbings
- Treasurer: Gareth Beeby
- Education/Outreach: Ed Bean
- Publications: Dave Taylor
- Branches: Jon London
- Publicity: Victoria Chabaker ; Rishi Sharda
- Communications/Technical: Matt Symonds; Mark Bentley
2004-2005
- Chair: Sharon Tsang (née Williams)
- Vice Chair: [Unknown]
- Secretary: Kate Underhill
- Treasurer: [Unknown]
- Publications: Helena Hunt; Liz Elliot
2003-2004
- Chair: Kerry Sanz
- Vice Chair: Ed Trollope
- Secretary: Richard Broughton
- Treasurer: Laura Parker
- Education/Outreach: Andy Mason
- Publications: Jo Catena
- Publicity: Andrew Woodcock
- Communications/Technical: Neil Adams, Sharry Stowell
2002-2003
- Chair: Libby Jackson
- Vice Chair: Ed Trollope
- Secretary: Richard Broughton
- Treasurer: Laura Parker
- Education/Outreach: Andy Mason
- Publicity: Andrew Woodcock
- Communications: Neil Adams, Sharry Stowell
- Membership: Kerry Sanz
2001-2002
- Chair: Flis Holland
- Vice Chair: Andrew Woodcock
- Secretary: Chris Beadling
- Treasurer: Andy Quinn
- Publications: Will Blewitt
2000-2001
- Chair: Julia Tizard
- Vice Chair: Michael Stein
- Secretary: Louise Thorn
- Treasurer: Robin Hughes
- Education/Outreach: Craig Brown
- Membership: Andy Quinn
- Industry: Andy Quinn
- Publications: Scott England
- Public Relations: Andrew Woodcock
- Communications/Technical: Shaun Moss
- Sponsorship: Carl Warren
1999-2000
- Chair: Mark Bentley
- Vice Chair: Julia Tizard
- Secretary: Andy Quinn
- Treasurer: Carl Warren
- Publications: Bhavini Patel
- Conference: Ronan Wall
- Technical:Gregory Williams
- Education: Craig Brown
1998-1999
- Chair: Thomas Taylor
- Vice Chair: Anna White
- Secretary: Scott England
- Treasurer: Carl Warren
- Publications: Paul Reilly
- Conference: Kerry Sanz, Jane Goldsworthy
- Technical: Mark Bentley
- Education: Will Clarkson
1997-1998
- Chair: Phil Wortley
- Vice Chair: Alex King
- Secretary: Laura Uprichard
- Treasurer: William Marshall
- Publications: Vicki Walsh
- Technical: Mark Bentley
- Education: Helen Wilson
- Sponsorship: Simon Good, Glen Marshall
- Trips: Thomas Taylor
1996-1997
- Chair: James Monaghan
- Vice Chair: Phil Wortley
- Secretary: Mark Bentley
- Treasurer: William Marshall
- Editor: Helen Wilson
- Publicity: Alex King
- Membership: Laura Uprichard
- Russia Trip: Rachel Drummond
1995-1996
- Chair: Sean Bennett
- Vice Chair: Steven Warwick
- Secretary: Andrew Ball
- Treasurer: Weng Ang
- Editor: Oliver dePeyer
- Education: Erik Seedhouse
- Publications: Richard Osborne
- Membership: Rebecca Lale
1994-1995
- Chair: Chris Welch
- Vice Chair: David Wade
- Secretary: Andrew Ball
- Treasurer: Alan Pritchard
- Membership: Sarah Osborne
- Editor: Oliver dePeyer
- Education: Erik Seedhouse
- Sponsorship: Steven Warwick
- Publicity: Andrew Moore
- Technical: Sean Bennett
- Conference: Sarah Dunkin (now Sarah Beardsley)
1993-1994
- Chair: Chris Welch
- Vice Chair: Sarah Pearce
- Secretary: Caer-Eve McCabe
- Treasurer: Alan Pritchard
- Events: Adam Baker
- Sponsorship: Mark Bishop
- Editor: Andrew Moore
- Projects / Technical: Joseph Reale, David Wade
- Membership: Alison Faiers, Sarah Osborne
- Education: Catherine Jackson
1992-1993
- Chair: Patrick Cheesman
- Vice Chair: Phil Dembo
- Secretary: Imran Hussain
- Treasurer: Kotska Oddie (now Wallace)
- Sponsorship: Mark Bishop
- Membership: Alison Faiers
- Editor: Dean Saloman, Colin MacDonald
- Publicity: Naveed Moeed, Sean Madden
- Education & Events: Dev Mohindra
1991-1992
- Chair: Alex Ellery
- Vice Chair: Errol Levy
- Secretary: Sarah Pearce
- Treasurer: Amarjit Ghatore, Alan Cooper
- Events: Michael Howell, Claire Owen
- Sponsorship: Sam Joseph
- Publicity: Kate Wetherley, S Harvey
- Publications: Dean Saloman, Michael Willis
- Membership: Patrick Cheesman
- Technical / Projects: George Danos
- Education: David Wade
1990-1991
- Chair: Joseph Reale
- Vice Chair: Mark Richardson
- Secretary: Adam Baker
- Treasurer: Amarjit Ghatore
- Events: Andy Filippidis
- Sponsorship: Errol Levy
- Publicity: James Keravala
- Publications: Kevin Higgs, James Campbell
- Technical: Sean Bennett
1989-1990
- Chair: Charmian Leaver
- Vice Chair: Phil Sherer
- Secretary: Joseph Reale
- Treasurer: Raj Riyat
- Events: Andy Filippidis
- Sponsorship: Emma Taylor
- Publicity: Paul Guinnessy
- Publications: Mark Richardson
1988-1989
- Chair: Dave Watson
- Vice Chair: Jason Hatton
- Secretary: Louise Dobson
- Treasurer: Eric Kochhar
- Events: Alastair Laing
- Sponsorship: Richard Seward
- Publicity: Gareth Hughes
- Publications: Ralph Lorenz
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