Call for Speakers and Virtual Speakers
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The UCL Space Domain’s lunchtime One O’clock Space webinar series is looking for Speakers for Term 1 & 2 for 2020/21.
Our One O’clock lunchtime Webinar series is intended to be an informal platform for sharing on Space related topics to a general, non-specialist audience including UCL undergraduate and postgraduate students, staff members, and is open to the general public. All lectures now take place via Microsoft Teams virtually between 13:00-14:00. Time permitting, we open up the chat for questions at the end of the lecture.
We are looking for either 20 minutes (in which we would have two speakers to fill the slot with 10 minutes for Q&A each) or 40 minutes presentations with 20 minutes for Q&A, time permitting. We welcome contributions related to Space Research/Projects/Competitions/Interests taking place at UCL. Although definitely not exclusive, we are particularly interested in topics which fit within the following Themes:
- Earth/Climate Change
- Humans in Space
- Space as a Natural Asset
- Science in, about and from Space
- “Living with a Star”
- ‘The Exploration conversation: Robots or humans or both?’
- Local Space
- ‘Propulsion; from rockets and motors to the future’
- National and International Space Policy
- What is New Space: Privatization, commercial exploitation of space, or democratization?
- How to get involved in space – career paths and journeys
- Space and culture – a historical relationship
- Xenobiology/Astrobiology – Learning from extreme environments on Earth
This is a fantastic opportunity for Early Career Researchers and Postgraduate Students at UCL to engage, communicate and reach out to a wider audience with their research. As well as providing excellent exposure for their research and showcasing future leaders in the Space Sector this series offers a supportive, collegiate environment for sharing ideas/research and the potential of constructive comments/feedback/insights from a wide audience including senior academics at UCL, leaders in the Space Sector, student peers, industry professionals and the wider interested general public.
Speakers can be very diverse, including senior academics describing their research, post docs describing recent result and students outlining an area of current interest. We particularly encourage the participation of Early Career Researchers, postgraduate students and other researchers particularly those who identify as underrepresented groups including Women, BAME, LGBT + community and disabled individuals at UCL. In this spirit, we would like to reach out to our senior UCL colleagues and staff and ask them to actively encourage their Early Career Researchers and Postgraduate Students who may not normally feel confident presenting or sharing their work to come forward and apply.
To be considered to speak please fill out the form or email an abstract (of approximately 250-300 words) or alternatively a graphical/video/audio abstract to the organising committee. Please note that we encourage all postgraduate students to discuss this opportunity with their supervisor/s before submitting an abstract.
Past One O’clock Space lectures can be found here.
Additional Requirements
If you anticipate having any additional requirements when presenting, please make us aware of these when you register. These may include accessibility, access, caring responsibilities or other additional requirements that will enable you to present.
Accessibility
It is expected that presentations and handouts adhere to Advance HE’s accessibility requirements and we will provide presenters with the relevant guidance material.
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Space Sector Response to Covid-19
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Knowledge Transfer Network
Knowledge Transfer Network uses deep sector expertise to make powerful connections across sectors, geographies and skill-sets to drive change through innovation. These connections have never been more important as – globally and as the UK – we respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Data Access and Storage
Access a range of satellite data and make use of Catapult's data storage service. Climate, Environment and Monitoring from Space (CEMS) data storage and processing resources are operated with the express purpose of bringing users to the data. CEMS enables third parties and SMEs to establish and offer cutting edge services via dedicated private, scalable and secure environments.
The Sentinel Data Access Service (SEDAS) is an online data hub, providing access to Sentinel 1 and 2 data.
The Data Discover Hub (DDH) provides links to a range of Earth observation and geospatial sources of satellite derived data and supporting information.
Further information on website.
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UKRI open call for research and innovation ideas to address COVID-19.
Proposals are invited for short term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.
There is no closing date – proposals can be submitted at any time.
UKRI will support excellent proposals of up to 18 months duration which meet at least one of the following:
- New research or innovation with a clear impact pathway that has the potential (within the period of the award) to deliver a significant contribution to the understanding of, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts.
- Supports the manufacture and/or wide scale adoption of an intervention with significant potential
- Gathers critical data and resources quickly for future research use
Further details available on website.
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The COVID-19 Sustainable Innovation Fund will target those innovative companies needing to keep their great ideas alive during the current pandemic, in turn contributing to revolutions across whole sectors and transforming the way people live, work and travel. Further Details.
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Funding and External Engagement Opportunities
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Start-up tech companies and inventors will get the chance to pitch directly to UK and US military leaders for the $1-million investment to fast-track their ideas for cutting-edge Space innovations. Further details.
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The NSIP offers co-funding to industry, academia and research organisations who are looking to take forward their innovation ideas.
In this funding call, proposals are welcomed in either of the funding call themes:
- Earth Observation to Tackle Climate Change
- Ubiquitous Communications for Enterprise, Consumers and Government
All of the information required to submit a grant proposal to either of the NSIP funding call’s themes is contained in the attached documents. The deadline for applications is 12 noon BST on 2 September 2020.
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The UK Space Agency is making funding available for 6-month feasibility studies into possible UK-led experiments that could be carried out on the International Space Station or other commercially available microgravity and space environment facilities. Studies must be completed by 31st March 2021. Further Details.
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The Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) invites proposals to develop innovative and scientifically excellent EO mission concepts for the ESA Earth Explorer 11 (EE11) Call for Mission Ideas.
The funding should be used to develop and consolidate the scientific and technology teaming and strengthen the arguments that the mission meets the ESA objectives. The activities should be designed to improve the case for UK-led candidate missions. Proposals into this CEOI Call must be led by a UK PI or Co-PI who intends to submit a proposal into the ESA EE11 Mission Call.
Full proposals are due for submission by noon on 14th August 2020.
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The Turing Internship Network provides a fantastic opportunity for doctoral students to rapidly develop their academic skills in a real-world business setting. The scheme is currently dedicated to doctoral students who hold the right to work in the UK and whose doctoral studies involve a heavy component in data science, AI, mathematics and/or statistics.
Ten prestigious internships are currently open for applications until 10 August 2020, 12:00 BST.
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The SmartSat CRC is a consortium of industry and research organisations that will develop game changing technologies to bootstrap Australia’s space industry and catapult it into the 1/2 trillion dollar global economy.
SmartSat CRC has secured $245M in funding and are actively looking for research partners.
The Space Domain is keen to facilitate future research collaborations with SmartSat CRC. Please get in touch with Alan Smith with interest and proposals.
Further details: https://smartsatcrc.com/
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Young Innovators Awards 2020/21
Young people can apply for an award to make their business idea a reality. The Award includes a £5,000 grant, tailored business support and a living allowance.
- Competition opens: Monday 15 June 2020
- Competition closes: Wednesday 2 September 2020 11:00am
Further Details.
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Belmont Forum Pre-announcement of Upcoming Pathways to Sustainability Call
Belmont Forum has announced the planned launch of a joint Collaborative Research Action (CRA) on the theme of Pathways for Sustainability. The goal of the new CRA, which is expected to be launched mid-June 2020, is to produce the necessary knowledge and propose options to help underpin sustainable development within a stable Earth System.
Therefore, to help provide a science base for achieving sustainability goals, Belmont Forum and partners are supporting a three-stage programme for proposals that focuses on integrated qualitative and quantitative approaches to develop Earth-system-based transformation pathways for sustainable development taking as a basis the four 'life-supporting SDGs':
- Goal 6 - Clean water and sanitation
- Goal 13 - Climate action
- Goal 14 - Life below water
- Goal 15 - Life on land
Funding will be directed towards designing cross-cutting activities and competitive seed grants to build the community, mobilise capacity, bring together existing focused projects, develop networks focused on stakeholder mapping, engagement of stakeholders, and evaluation of existing efforts.
Support will be for activities spanning no more than two years. It is anticipated that the call will open in mid-June 2020 with a deadline in October 2020.
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Satuccino is a specially designed space industry networking event for space technology and satellite applications sector companies. Satuccino will examine several recent space industry news stories and discuss numerous space sector updates including any relevant funding opportunities that may be of interest. Further Details.
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The Satellite Applications Catapult is one of a network of UK technology and innovation companies which aim to drive economic growth through the commercialisation of research. Upcoming online Webinar events and opportunities can be found here. |
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Are you interested in getting more involved in our Sustainable Development programme and networking with other organisations in this space? If so, then sign up for our Sats4SD community of interest group. The Sats4SD community brings together space and non-space organisations from across all sectors both in the UK and globally. Further details.
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What would it mean to give “Legal Personhood” to the Moon?
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Announcing the first ever all-digital moon festival. A month long celebration of digital content celebrating the moon and its relationship to contemporary Canadian culture. Full Programme here.
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Space Technology in Extreme Mining Environments
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The Fly Your Thesis! (FYT) programme gives master and PhD candidates the opportunity to fly their scientific experiment or technological research in microgravity conditions. Further Details. |
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Call for applications for the Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Operations 2020 training course
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New call for Rocket & Balloon Experiments for University Students
The Call for Proposals for 14th cycle of the Swedish-German REXUS/BEXUS programme is now open until the 14th of October 2020, 23:59 (CEST). Further Details.
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NASA's Lunar Loo Challenge
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Public Engagement Training
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Public Engagement at UCL is offering training designed to assist staff and students whatever the stage of their public engagement journey. Whether you’re just starting out and need support finding your voice to communicate your research to others outside the university, or whether you’re ready to develop a dialogue, make collaborative decisions and work with external groups.
Online/remote training
They have developed a package of online training available for you to complete at any time, wherever you are in the world. These courses are designed to be taken in order, but you can dip in and out if you are looking for specific content. More information.
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UCL Sustainability Goals Survey
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How are you making the world a better place?
UCL has launched a survey to find out how your research and teaching is helping to meet the targets set out in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
If you have any questions about the survey, the SDGs or submitting your activity, please email Simon Knowles, Head of Coordination (SDGs), OVPR. Deadline 7th of August.
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New UCL Climate Change Website
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UCL is setting up a new Climate Change Website that will highlights the wide range of research on climate-related issues, including environmental science, health and energy issues, social context and justice, and sustainable development goals more broadly and are looking for submissions.
If you are carrying out any climate based research and would like to be featured, you can submit via this form. Deadline is 7 August.
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Free virtual Small Satellite Conference.
1st-6th of August.
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15 - 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 Advanced Materials and Space Technology for the Space Sector.
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UKSEDS Virtual Student Space Symposium on October 10th 2020.
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A virtual Forum on 19 – 21 October 2020 examining the latest data solutions and thinking to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and more urgently the monitoring and recovery from COVID-19.
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Postponement of ESWW17/ESWW2020
The 17th European Space Weather Week (ESWW17/ESWW2020) has been postponed to 01-05th of November 2021 in Glasgow. Therefore, the 17th European Space Weather Week will now be known as ESWW2021.
In addition, the organizers are looking at the possibility of having a European Space Weather online meeting in November 2020 – and this will be completely separate from the ESWW series. The ESWW medals will also still be going ahead for 2020. Announcements expected soon.
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European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting, Virtual
29th June- 3rd July, 2020
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POSTPONED 2021 - Global Space Exploration Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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71st International Astronautical Congress – The CyberSpace Edition. Virtually 12 – 14 October 2020.
NB: 72nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2021 Dubai, U.A.E 25 – 29 October 2021.
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Global Milsatcom 2020, London, 3-5 November 2020
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11th IAASS Conference, Osaka, Japan, **New Dates** 26-28th October *2021*
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43rd Committee on Space Research now COSPAR 2021
28 January – 4 February 2021, Sydney, Australia.
http://cospar2020.org/
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