Friends of Our Space Our Future

Through the lifetime of the Our Space Our Future project, our partners have worked closely with a number of external stakeholders, who have provided the project with advice, expertise, resources, and time.

We would like to thank them all here!

Jennifer DeWitt

Freelance evaluation consultant who has helped the team at Cardiff University with the evaluation framework for the Our Space Our Future project.

Able and Imray patent attorneys

Two of their attorney’s (who deal with Space related patents), have become role models for our 3^rd intervention, where they met Welsh pupils on zoom and answered their questions about their careers and law in space. They are also in the process of creating a short video about their work which will form part of our 4^th intervention show.

https://www.abelimray.com/

Centre for Alternative technology

The centre manager for CAT also has become a role model for our 3^rd and 4^th school interventions. Looking at the duties she performs and the influence of space tech on CAT.

https://cat.org.uk/

Living Wales

The living Wales organisation has been very helpful in finding role modes for our 3^rd and 4^th school interventions. They have a very space-related exhibition at CAT and work to promote a greater awareness of the potential of using space-related technology for the benefit of our planet in Wales and around the world.

https://wales.livingearth.online/

Umbra Group

In September 2021, researchers from the Umbra Group will take part in activities with schools, delivering interviews, giving a broad view of the connection between Space Science, Industry and Job market to students.

https://www.umbragroup.com

Italian Space Agency (ASI)

Psiquadro will develop a database of Italian schools that will be involved in space activities and STEM education. It will design and implement training actions as part of ESA programmes, such as Moon Camp and AstroPi, and it will promote collaborations and synergies with other Space Science oriented programmes such as Our Space Our Future.

https://www.asi.it/en/

The Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Island

The Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Island is a partner of NUCLIO in the promotion of teacher training events. In the last two events (2020 – 2021) over 500 educators had the opportunity to participate in the online events. The IAC supported the integration of Our Space Our Future Modules where the participants had the opportunity to meet the scientists behind the missions and better understand what kind of expertise is necessary for the exploration and understanding of various types of objects that are currently being studied by IAC teams. Virtual visits to the Teide Observatory and the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory were specially included in the program in order to enrich the participants experience.

https://www.iac.es/

CESAR

CESAR is an education initiative of the European Space Agency. NUCLIO organizes every year a joint training event. This year the chosen theme is Space Careers, in support of the aims of Our Space our Future. In 2020, a special session was devoted to the project with teachers being introduced to all the resources produced by the project and having a discussion session on the importance of space career and how to promote STEAM education using space as an inspiration.

https://cesar.esa.int/index.php

Constanza Rojas-Molinamathematician and illustrator

Representation of women, common places and how to escape from them.

Speaker at the Our Space Our Future Webinar “Breaking stereotypes: why is gender representation important for science communication?”

http://crojasmolina.com/

Carolina DoranTeam Lead at Soapbox Science Berlin

Reproduction of inequities in the scientific field, and the way we can stop perpetuating this.

Speaker at the Our Space Our Future Webinar “Breaking stereotypes: why is gender representation important for science communication?”

https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/profile/carolina-doran

Peter Broks Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies

It doesn’t have to be this way: history, boundaries and a new perspective.

Speaker at the Our Space Our Future Webinar “Breaking stereotypes: why is gender representation important for science communication?”

https://www.alchemarium.com/about/

Clara Cruz NiggebruggeEuropean Space Education Resource Office

Spoke about primary and secondary school initiatives that the ESERO project has used to connect pupils with people working within industry and academia through online sessions and how to incorporate aspects of space sector research and work into different subjects in the school curriculum and expand the reach and career outlook by taking a multidisciplinary approach.

Speaker at the Our Space Our Future “Webinar Interest is not enough”

Chris Welch International Space University

Addressing the role that higher education and research institutes play in encouraging young pupils into the field as well as discussing alternative ways to get into the space sector (internships etc) and the advantages of having people with alternative backgrounds entering the space sectors and how we might promote these alternatives.

Speaker at the Our Space Our Future “Webinar Interest is not enough”

Samantha BorleyInstitute of Physics

What are the current roadblocks that turn off students from studying physics (particularly in the space sector). Are there groups of students that we need to focus our attention on when we try to talk about space science in the classroom? How can we address these issues?

Speaker at the Our Space Our Future “Webinar Interest is not enough”

University of Malaga

Member of the International Stakeholder Group

https://www.uma.es/?set_language=en#gsc.tab=0

Leiden Observatory

Member of the International Stakeholder Group

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/astronomy

European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)

Member of the International Stakeholder Group and speakers at the Lorentz Centre workshop “Space Science for Societal Challenges”

https://earsc.org/

UNEP/GRID

Member of the International Stakeholder Group

https://na.unep.net/

European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

After a presentation from the Our Space Our Future team, we have been working together to find ways that we can combine our activities, for example when reaching out to young audiences.

https://www.euspa.europa.eu/

Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)

Speakers at the Lorentz Centre workshop “Space Science for Societal Challenges”

https://ec.europa.eu/defence-industry-space/index_en

KU Leuven

Speakers at the Lorentz Centre workshop “Space Science for Societal Challenges”

https://www.kuleuven.be/kuleuven/