Why SMEs should Hire Graduates
Figure 1: A student team working around a CubeSat payload "We can't afford to train a graduate. We need someone who can hit the ground running" Sound familiar? It's one of the most common reasons space SMEs give for only hiring experienced people. But look at the...
SUNxOU Mars Yard 2026 Wrap Up
About Mars Yard The Mars Yard at the Open University is an indoor planetary analogue facility. It recreates the terrain of the Martian surface so that students can operate a rover just as a real mission team would. During the workshop, participants take on roles...
Report on 5th Symposium on Space Education Activities (SSEA)
Inspiration and Industry Context The 5th Symposium on Space Education Activities (SSEA) had 515 participants from 39 countries, 170 oral presentations across 4 parallel sessions, and 49 posters. It opened with a focus on inspiration and ambition in space education,...
SUN & Open University Mars Yard 2026 – Apply Now!
This application window has now closed. Successful applicants will be informed by 17:00 Thursday 5th February We are looking for students to join our expedition, which runs in the evenings (19:00 - 22:00) of 14-20 February 2026, simulating a rover mission on the...
SUN Special Projects 2026 Call
This call has now closed. SUN is pleased to announce that we will be including Special Projects from our members in our bid for UKSA funding in 2026. This is an oppertunity for SUN members to apply for up to £25,000 of funding to develop and deliver content for...
Bringing Space Materials to Life: A collaborative visit between Nottingham and Birmingham
At the Space Universities Network, we believe that collaboration is key to advancing space education. To support this, we recently funded a visit that brought together two of our members to exchange ideas on course development and space materials teaching. Dr...
Knowledge Sharing Visit : UWS goes to Glasgow
This March, the Space Universities Network (SUN) helped bring together two universities with a shared goal: expanding space science education in Scotland. Dr Mike Bowry from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) visited Dr Nicolas Labrosse at the University of...
RocketLab! Inform
Informing Design: Turning a Novel Propulsion Concept into Reality Every groundbreaking engine starts with a spark—not just the ignition kind, but the kind that fires in the imagination of an engineer. What if we could go further, faster, more efficiently? What if we...
RocketLab! Educate
Educating Minds: Launching into the World of Rockets The future of space exploration is being built today—by the curious, the bold, and the engineers of tomorrow. From reusable rockets to interplanetary travel, the race to expand humanity’s reach into the cosmos is...
RocketLab! Inspire
Igniting the Future: Inspiring the Next Generation of Rocket Engineers The world is on the brink of a new space age. With missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond becoming a reality, the demand for skilled rocket engineers has never been greater. From designing...