Samiksha Mestry, UKSEDS Outreach Officer ESERO-UK Teacher Conference 2013.

Samiksha Mestry, UKSEDS Outreach Officer

ESERO-UK Teacher Conference 2013

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• UKSEDS is the UK’s student space society, created in 1988 providing a platform for students to get involved in the international space community.

• We have 1200+ members and 25+ branches all over the UK.

• We are in fact the UK chapter of the worldwide SEDS movement, founded in 1980.

About Us

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• To promote the exploration of space, and the research and development of space-related technologies.

• To provide a forum through which students can become involved in the international space community.

• To motivate students to excel in space-related fields.• To share in the advancing knowledge and growing

benefits to be reaped from space.• To improve space-related education through both

academic work and hands-on projects.

Our Mission

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• We run a number of space events and projects which give the opportunity to gain skills and hands-on experience of space technology.

• Our members develop leadership skills by planning, designing and running real space-projects.

• To encourage the participation of school students, we organise outreach programmes through STEMNET and science festivals.

How to get involved?

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• 1-day workshops include rocketry, satellite programming, robotics, high altitude ballooning,etc.

• Our annual National Student Space Conference features talks by leading space science and industry figures sharing the knowledge of space.

• Summer Astronomy Camps.

Our Events

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• Past projects: Asteroid Search Campaign, REXUS: PoleCATS and SUSat, Globe at Night.

• Bristol Pico3 Satellite Subsystem and Bristol Rockoon.

• Future Projects: UK Space Science Heritage Project, Rocketry, Balloons.

• Members can propose their own project and we help them get funding from space industry.

Our Projects

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Part of our mission is to improve space education.

Key Activities• Science Fairs• Schools talks• School activities• Supporting other events

Our Outreach

[email protected]

Past outreach at:• Big Bang Fair-London 2013• Oxford Science Festival

2013.• Cheltenham Science

Festival 2013.• Big Bang West Midlands

and South West 2013.

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• In order to provide active participation of school students, we are in the process of organising an outreach programmes in schools.

• Active UKSEDS participation in the World Space Week ( 4th – 10th October 2013)

• Providing mentors to the UK CanSat competition organised by ESERO.

• Outreach at the London Science Festival 2013.

Future Outreach

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• We are very keen to get affiliated with schools and do our outreach activities with them to inspire the students to pursue space-related education in universities and space careers.

• To provide our skilled volunteers as mentors for the student teams of the UK CanSat Competition organised by ESERO.

• We have a school guide on our website which provides information on how schools can get involved in space activities.

UKSEDS outreach in Schools

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• If you like to know more about our events and outreach, please visit website: www.ukseds.org

• Follow us on twitter @UKSEDS and facebook: www.facebook.com/UKSEDS

• Subscribe to Ecliptic, our newsletter, on our website to stay updated with our projects, events and outreach.

• For outreach programmes in schools, send us an email to [email protected] and we will organise outreach in your school.

Contact Us

http://www.ukseds.org/

http://www.facebook.com/UKSEDS

mailto:[email protected]

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If you have any questions, you can get in contact with me later in the day.

Thank you!

Samiksha Mestry, UKSEDS Outreach Officer ESERO-UK Teacher Conference 2013.

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