Introduction to RAL Space, overview of STFC Skills Centre and their early careers support and opportunities.
Skills Gap Workshop spacecareers.uk - non-profit organization supporting careers in the space sector.
Interactive workshop discussing the professional skills needed to be successful in the space industry.
Career Journeys Panel
Hugh Mortimer – Senior Research Scientist / National Laboratories Associate Director (chair)
Joanna Hart – Space Partnership Director
Frederica Moscato – Head of Earth Observation at CEDA
Oscar Gonzalez – Project Scientist for UK Astronomy Technology Centre
Panel discussing speakers’ careers, training and experience people have found useful, skills people have needed and how to overcome imposter syndrome.
Lightning Talks
There will be two sessions of lightning talks giving an opportunity for attendees to discuss their careers, research and give advice to their peers. There is the option to submit a talk in the registration form – if we are oversubscribed the committee will select which talks we would like to include but thank you to everyone who makes a submission!
Future of the Space Sector Panel
Zoe Dale – Graduate Cluster Manager at STFC (chair)
Sarah Beardsley – Director for RAL Space
Neil Bowles – Professor at the University of Oxford
Susane Mecklenburg – Head of ESA Climate Office
Panel discussing where the space sector is going, the shift in priorities and the role of the space sector in the climate crisis.
Tackling Imposter Phenomenon
Glen Wood – Management Consultant at Capgemini
Guest speaker Glen Wood will talk to us about imposter phenomenon, its effects and how to mitigate them as an individual and as an organisation.
Keynote: From Antarctica to Space
Meganne Christian – Reserve Astronaut for UKSA and ESA / Commercialisation Lead at UKSA
Meganne will recount the experiences that led her to be selected as a member of the European Space Agency astronaut reserve, from materials science studies in microgravity to a year working at Concordia Station in Antarctica, one of the most remote places on Earth, also known as "White Mars". She will describe her experiences of the tough selection process and her hopes for the future, as well as the work she is doing on future space stations at the UK Space Agency.
Poster Session
We will be holding a poster session during the coffee breaks to give attendees a chance to network and see what their peers have been working on. We encourage attendees to submit their posters! The poster can be on anything career-related: your research, a particular experience you’ve had or maybe some skills you have found important. We ask that all posters contain one piece of advice to others early in their career. Please submit posters via our email: ralspaceESCC24@stfc.ac.uk.
Networking Event
We will be hosting a networking event after the conference at DiSH on the Harwell Campus. Please feel free to join us to network with your peers!
* More speakers to be announced shortly! *
