July 2020
Inspiring the next generation into STEM
... a ‘science person’. In recent years, we have been focusing our research on post-16 physics uptake, where a lack of demographic diversity is particularly acute, and have been exploring the link between science and engineering aspirations. “Our data...
January 2021
Spacepower and international relations
... like to people on the ground. A Chinese ASAT test graphic from 2007. International challenge Spacepower is an important and diverse source and manifestation of power in the international system The ability of the United States to tap into allied...
25 January 2021
Students vie for places in UK's growing space industry
... Lead. “Additionally, in line with core values of both UKSEDS and Orbex, the Gender Diversity Grant will help to promote gender diversity within all our UKSEDS competitions, taking steps towards addressing the gender imbalance that...
March 2016
Space debris conundrum for international law makers
Growth is not without its consequences and the upcoming anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty presents an opportunity for the global community to reflect not only on what has been achieved in the past half-century but also on the collective path ...
May 2018
Satellite data helps combat illegal shark fishing
...’s ocean is protected [www.protectedplanet.net/marine]. By the year 2020, the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity have agreed to increase this to 10 percent but this will require robust, effective monitoring and surveillance to ensure...
June 2018
Cosmic communications and the anthropology of outer space
... space. Mounted on these craft are golden discs that contain ‘sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth’. Although unlikely, perhaps these far-flung vestiges of human cultural artefacts, from...
