Oct 07
You don’t need to be an Astronaut to work in space!
Join us for the second event in our World Space Week series of events where we’ll be looking at some amazing space related jobs as we aim to
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About this event
Did you know that you don’t need to be an Astronaut to work in space! There are a huge number of jobs, careers and hobbies that would allow you to work in Space. We will hear from those who work at, and with, The Open University and what they do in space.
We’re giving you the chance to hear from a space lawyer, an icy moons researcher, an engineer and a researcher who studies the Moon. Find out more about our guests below.
• Scott Steele, Research Student with the OU Faculty Business and Law, specialising in Space Law & Governance, International Public Law, International Environmental Law and Public Law
• Devyani Gajjar, Research Student in the OU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her research investigates whether space technologies being applied for the Sustainable Development Goals could aid social justice and inclusive development.
• Mark Fox-Powell, a research fellow within the AstrobiologyOU group at The Open University. His research interests centre around the oceans of ice-covered moons in the outer solar system, such as Europa and Ganymede (moons of Jupiter) and Enceladus and Titan (Saturn), which may be habitable today.
• Tara Hayden, is a PhD researcher in the OU Faculty of STEM investigating the stable isotope geochemistry of volatiles in lunar meteorites.
This event will be delivered in a way to make the information easy to understand and is aimed at an audience of:
• Primary and secondary school pupils aged 9 years and above (Key Stage 2 and above)
• Homeschool children
• Parents and carers of children aged 9 years and over
• Anyone interested in learning more about space, astronomy, and astrobiology.
This event will be of interest to anyone with a curious mind about space and astronomy as well as teachers, parents and carers of children in Year 5 (Key Stage 2) and above.
Signing up to this Zoom event allows everyone, whether they are in-school or at home, to ask questions to our team of scientists via live chat on the day.
The event will be hosted in a Zoom webinar format on Friday 7 October 14:00-15:00 GMT.
An email reminder will be sent to you on the morning of the event.
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