{"id":12055,"date":"2018-10-27T18:28:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T17:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukseds.org\/ignition\/?page_id=12055"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:19:04","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukseds.org\/ignition\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12055\" class=\"elementor elementor-12055\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-975455a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"52805\" data-id=\"975455a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d9de2c\" data-eae-slider=\"792\" data-id=\"0d9de2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e515d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e515d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UKSEDS) is the UK\u2019s national student space society. For over 35 years we have been supporting students and young professionals across the country by running events, providing resources, and teaching them new skills.&nbsp;<\/span><span>Our alumni work throughout the global space sector in government, industry, and academia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Our annual National Student Space Conference brings more than 300 delegates (from students, to academia and industry) together to network, share knowledge, and discuss the challenges facing the sector, whilst our competitions, run in collaboration with leading companies, give students valuable technical and soft skills.&nbsp;<\/span><span>At events and in schools all over the UK, our volunteers inspire and educate children and the public, building support for space, and online our careers resource,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacecareers.uk\/\"><span>SpaceCareers.uk<\/span><\/a><span>, is the number one website of its kind, serving hundreds of visitors every day, and has been recognised with an award from the Prime Minister.<\/span><span><br>\n<\/span><span><br>\n<\/span><span>We are a unique organisation run entirely by students and young professional volunteers, and we have a unique insight into the UK space sector from a student perspective, using our expertise and data to advocate for development of the space skills pipeline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>UKSEDS is the UK chapter of the global SEDS movement that includes sister organisations in the United States, Canada, India, and many other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are a registered charity, no.&nbsp;1182239.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30833d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e30833d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1999163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1999163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To improve the knowledge base, skillsets and hands-on experience levels of students in the UK with an active interest in space.<\/li><li>To provide a forum through which students can become involved in the space community through government, industry, and academia, both nationally and internationally.<\/li><li>To promote the exploration of space, and the research and development of space-related technologies.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4b30f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba4b30f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Address<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df23844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df23844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please contact us through <a href=\"mailto:enquiries@ukseds.org\">enquiries@ukseds.org<\/a> before sending anything to us by post. Our registered address is:<\/p><p>27\/29 South Lambeth Road<br \/>London<br \/>SW8 1SZ<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0236ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0236ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UKSEDS History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2e4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d2e4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2023, UKSEDS turned 35. To celebrate, we put together an article on our history up to that point. 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