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Miscellaneous Space Courses and Opportunities in the UK

This is an attempt to provide basic information on all courses and opportunities available to UK residents with a significant space-related content but not listed in the undergraduate or postgraduate course pages. There are probably other courses in Astronomy and / or Astrophysics which we have not attempted to catalogue here. For more detailed / up-to-date information, contact the appropriate organisation. Please contact us if you have any comments, additions, corrections, etc. 


 

Opportunity

Details
  • Open University
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  • S281, Astronomy and Planetary Science
    		•  BSc degree or Continuing Education (Associate Student) Programme
  • International Space

    • University (ISU)
  • Summer Session

    • Program (SSP)    		 10 week summer course for graduates; potential UK applicants should contact the Space Education Trust (SET)
  • Master of Space

    • Studies (MSS)    		 1 year (full time) or 2-3 year (part time) postgraduate course
  • Summer Undergraduate

    • Research Fellowships (SURF)    		 10 week research project at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for undergraduates. Some of the positions offered are at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is managed by Caltech. See also The Essential SURFer's Guide.
  • Space School UK
    		•  1 week courses for students aged 14-18 and their teachers, held in Leicester. Contact Jean Collins.
  • 6th Form Space Conference
    		•  Held annually (usually April) at Nottingham University, organised by The Workshop, P.O. Box 40, Loughborough LE11 1PT, Tel. 01509 235879, Fax 01509 218808. N.B. I'm not certain that this is still running- anyone who knows please let me know!
  • University of Surrey

    • Continuing Education Courses    		 Includes courses on spacecraft dynamics and spacecraft systems.
  • Summer Internships in

    • Planetary Science    		 10 weeks summer work for undergraduates at the Lunar and Planetary Institute and NASA's Johnson Space Centre (JSC), Houston, Texas.
  • Alpbach Summer School
    		•  ~9-day summer school in the Austrian Alps, organised by the Austrian Space Agency (ASA). Different theme each year.
  • JPL Summer School

    • for Planetary Sciences    		 Held each year at JPL in California. See web site for details.
  • Training and Mobility of

    • Researchers (TMR)    		 European Commission scheme.
  • British Council
    		•  Worth investigating for overseas opportunities.

    Careers

    Here is a list of web sites which may be of use if you're trying to find a space-related job. Also have a look at the UK Space Links page for space companies in the UK.


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    Compiled by Andrew J Ball