Space School UK

14/06/2023

Announcing our Exploring Physics Weekends! This summer we are inviting A-Level students to come and get a taste of physics at the University of Leicester. These fun weekends of activities will give students a chance to see if physics is for them and meet other young people interested in science!

Two weekends will be residential for students wanting to experience independence and student living, one will be non-residential for students wanting to focus on the activities without having to stay away from home.

These weekends are graciously sponsored by The Royal Society and are offered at no cost to participants.

For more information and to sign up, check out this link:

19/04/2023

Hello everyone, I know you many of you are keen to get involved with Space School Activities. We are pleased to announce that we will be working with the Smallpeice Trust to offer a residential Space Science Engineering Opportunity. This opportunity will be taking place on the 14th - 16th August. To find out more go to the following page:

Have you ever looked up at the sky and wondered what it takes to build equipment so advanced that it can leave our planet to explore the universe? Space Engineers send astronauts to the Moon, land rovers on Mars, build satellites that power our Inter

23/01/2023

We know that many of you are keen get involved with the Space School UK programme and opportunities. You'll be pleased to know that the team is hard at work create exciting new opportunities for people to get involved with.
We are hoping that Space School UK will grow into a wide range of activities available to space interested young people.
Currently we have a non-residential work experience programme running in the summer of 2023. Details and sign up can be found here: https://le.ac.uk/physics/outreach/work-experience

For people less local to Leicester, we are currently in the process of confirming several residential weekends over the summer holidays. Focussed on a range of topics within the space industry these weekends will give participants a chance to develop skills and knowledge that will support their interests in space science! As soon as the dates for these weekends are confirmed, we will update you all.

Thank you for your patience!
The Space School UK Team

Find out more about work experience at the school of physics at the University of Leicester.

13/11/2022

Many thanks for everyone for all the expressions of interest in Space School UK. I'm sorry to say that we still don't know if SSUK will run in 2023 - we are still waiting on a decision from the University of Leicester physics department. Please watch our social media sites for further information.

In the meantime, if you are interested in attending SSUK, please email The Space School UK team. ([email protected]).

17/12/2021

** Space School UK Update **

Thank you to all for your patience in waiting for news of Space School UK 2022. Unfortunately it has been decided that SSUK 2022 will not go ahead next year.

We know that this will be disappointing to many and we'll also miss the fun and excitement of Space School. We'll share a more detailed update with you all as soon as we can.

The Space School UK team

10/09/2021

**Registration of interest for Space School UK 2022**

Hello everyone. Usually we would love to be opening bookings for next year's Space School UK, but unfortunately we're experiencing a small delay due to ongoing COVID-19 pressures on the University of Leicester. In the meantime, please do register your interest using the form below!

As a result of the uncertainty surrounding restrictions which may be in place this summer due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel Space School UK and Senior Space School UK for 2021. We appreciate this is disappointing, but feel that it is the best course...

28/06/2021

We're over the moon that three of our Space School UK family are finalists for the BIS
Arthur Clarke Award for Education and Outreach, and for Student Space Achievement !

A huge congrats to the previous Head of SSUK, Dr Tracey Dickens, and previous mentors Dr Sheila Kanani and Áine O'Brien. 🚀👩‍🚀🏆

The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) is pleased to announce the Finalists of the 2020 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards which recognise and reward those individuals and teams that have made notable or outstanding achievements in, or contributions to, all space activities in the past year, 2020. Better kn...

17/06/2021

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/launchuk-nanosat-design-competition

Can you design a nanosatellite for climate change or decarbonisation efforts? Then the UK Space Agency wants to hear about it AND is offering £600k to actually build and launch it to the winners! If you're in the UK and 16 years or over then you can apply!

A competition encouraging young people (16+) to design a satellite, with a £600k prize up for grabs!

21/04/2021

Although Space School UK and Senior Space School UK won't be running in 2021, we're looking forward to returning in 2022!

Booking is not yet open, but you can register your interest here:

As a result of the uncertainty surrounding restrictions which may be in place this summer due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel Space School UK and Senior Space School UK for 2021. We appreciate this is disappointing, but feel that it is the best course...

16/03/2021

SPACE SCHOOL UK 2021 UPDATE

As a result of the uncertainty surrounding restrictions which may be in place this summer due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel Space School UK and Senior Space School UK for 2021.

We appreciate this is disappointing, but feel that it is the best course of action at this time. However, the team is taking this opportunity to review and update the programme. We plan to return in 2022 with an exciting new Space School UK that retains the best features from previous years, but with with some significant new elements which reflect the significant changes taking place in space programmes worldwide.

Please keep checking this page for updates and announcements. A form to register your interest for SSUK 2022 will be available soon.

29/12/2020

Hello all, we wanted to reiterate our last update about Space School UK 2021.

With the uncertain situation the world is in, we do not yet know if Space School UK 2021 can go ahead. We will reassess the situation in Spring 2021, so please look out for more information on social media or our website.

Thank you for your patience.

16/11/2020

Hello all, we wanted to give an update about Space School UK 2021.

With the uncertain situation the world is in, we do not yet know if Space School UK 2021 can go ahead in July and August. We will reassess the situation in Spring 2021, so please look out for more information then.

We really hope to be able to run Space School UK next year and have an amazing summer with you. If anything changes, or bookings can open, we will update you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience.