Name: Engagement showcase: Intriguing, involving and inspiring people with UK Space
Start: 2024-11-18T14:30:00+0000
End: 2024-11-18T15:30:00+0000

ASDC Conference 2024: Shaping the future of science together
18-19th November, The Royal Society, London

Welcome to the ASDC Conference 2024, a vibrant inclusive event for everyone in the science engagement community and wider STEM sector to come together for collaboration, inspiration, and growth. The conference programme of talks, workshops, networking sessions and discussions will explore how we shape the future of science in our rapidly changing world.

Take a virtual tour around the Royal Society to see what it’s like inside before the conference starts.

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Monday November 18, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT

Wolfson Rm 1

Join us for the space engagement showcase, bringing together partners from the UK Space Agency funded Inspiration programme to share inspiring space engagement materials with delegates in a fun engaging speed dating format.

UK Space Agency’s Inspiration programme launched in 2023 with the aim to inspire young people to pursue STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics), attract top-tier talent to the UK space sector, and demonstrate the substantial benefits of space science, technology, and applications.

Come hear about some of the major programmes that were part of this funding under Space to Learn and Space to Inspire and get to try out some of the bespoke resources yourselves!

The programmes include the National Space Academy’s series of 1,000 specialised masterclasses, engaging more than 40,000 students with science career opportunities; the Jon Egging Trust’s Blue Skies initiative delivering 28,000 hours of space-related education resources to students, Scouts new series of Space Activity Badges for all Sout ages, and ASDC’s Our World From Space programme, which is being delivered across 25 science centres and museums to help schoolchildren and families discover the relevance of UK space science for the future health and sustainability of our home planet.

Speakers

Cait Campbell

Project Manager, The Association for Science and Discovery Centres

Cait is the full-time ASDC Project Manager and ASDC Sustainability Manager. She develops and manages the content, collaborations, events and stakeholders within ASDC's strategic STEM programmes, such as 'Our World From Space' (the largest ASDC national project to date) and Explore... Read More →

Conor Ellis

Science Learning and Engagement Director, Dynamic Earth

Conor is the Science Learning and Engagement Director at Dynamic Earth, the UK’s science centre dedicated to the story of our planet.  A Geographer by background and with an MSc in Science Communication and Public Engagement, Conor’s previous roles have included managing... Read More →

Chris George

Head of Learning and Engagement, Dynamic Earth

Chris is the current Head of Learning and Engagement at Dynamic Earth, working across the school, public, community and planetarium programmes. Originally working with children and squirrel monkeys as part of his BSc in Psychology from the University of St Andrews, he went on to work... Read More →

Grace Davis

Communications and Marketing Manager, National Space Academy

As our Communications Manager, Grace is responsible for all of our internal and external communications. She also helps create digital and printed materials for our events across the UK. She joined the team in March 2023, after dreaming of working at the National Space Centre since... Read More →

Sophie Allan

Head of Teaching and Learning, National Space Academy

Sophie develops physics programmes for the National Space Academy, as well as UK and international schools. She also helps to develop cross-curricular, careers, and skills focussed programmes, as well as teaching as part of our Space Engineering course. Sophie is our lead developer... Read More →

Craig Sinclair

Project Officer, UK Space Education Resource Office

Craig is a Project Officer for the UK Space Education Resource Office (ESERO-UK), part of STEM Learning. He is responsible for the Space Inspirations STEM Ambassador initiative, which encourages employees from the Space sector to register as a STEM Ambassador and provides support... Read More →

Nicky Mills

Area Director South, Jon Egging Trust

Nicky holds the position of Area Director South at the Jon Egging Trust. Along with the strategic development of her area, she has the responsibility of developing the Trusts Social and Emotional Learning Programmes, ensuring they are evolving with the needs of young people. With... Read More →

Jenna Cannel

Area Director East, Jon Egging Trust

Jenna holds the position of Area Director East at the Jon Egging Trust, with the responsibility for programmes delivery across East Anglia and Lincolnshire. Along with the strategic development of her area, she has the responsibility of developing and coordinating our space sector... Read More →

Emily Lomasney-Duffy

Partnerships Account Manager, Scouts

Emily manages a range of partnerships at Scouts with the goal to help equip young people with #SkillsForLife. This includes the collaboration with the UK Space Agency. Working with the Programme and Creative teams, she develops innovative programmes that inspire Scouts and their leaders... Read More →

Kathy O’Brien

Head of Corporate Partnerships, Scouts

Kathy is the Head of Corporate Partnerships at the Scouts. Having joined the charity sector after a career in media, she is very passionate about giving young people the opportunity to become the best version of themselves. Scouts is a way to do this. Having worked with UK Space Agency over... Read More →

Rebecca Goozee

Senior Programme Design Manager, Scouts

Rebecca is an experienced educational researcher, curriculum designer, teacher and project manager who oversees the programme design team at Scouts. Together with the wider team she develops and maintains the Scouts programme making sure that all 450,000+ young people taking part... Read More →

Ingmar Kamalagharan

Head of Education and Future Workforce, UK Space Agency

Ingmar leads and coordinates interventions to support a diverse, resilient, and skilled workforce for the UK space sector, working in partnership across HMG, industry, academia, education sector, and European Space Agency. Ingmar draws on a lifelong fascination with space, science... Read More →

Laura Thomas

Director, Ondata Research

Laura Thomas is Director of Ondata Research, an evaluation and impact consultancy working across formal and informal education. Laura began her career as a practitioner in physics outreach and public engagement, with a particular interest in university partnerships and involving people... Read More →

Monday November 18, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
Wolfson Rm 1

Workshop

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