A new course, designed to address the shortage of skills in software, data, and AI within the UK space industry, has seen its first group complete their in-person stage of the course.

Alton College recently hosted an exciting launch event to introduce its brand-new Space and Satellite Hub, which will be the centrepiece of the college's ambitious Space Technologies Programme.

Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.

The Satellite Applications Catapult has announced the launch of its third Connected Capability Network (CNN) at Defense Space 2024, with the aim for communities to harness space technology and benefit from satellite data. 

Students in the Space South Central region now have the unique opportunity to design and launch a satellite mission, thanks to an ambitious new programme from three of the space cluster’s partner universities.

Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.

Korean company Hanwha Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with one of Space South Central’s academic partners, the University of Surrey, amid plans to grow its collaborative relationships in the UK.

Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.

We recently welcomed two new SPINterns, Jack Lynock and Tom Love, to the Space South Central team after securing extra funding from the UK Space Agency’s Space Placements in INdustry (SPIN) programme.

Today at Farnborough International Airshow, Space South Central announced that UCL has joined the cluster as an academic partner.

Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre will host the 40th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-40) next year - the first time the event will be held in the UK.

Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.

Earlier this month, some of the Space South Central team headed north to join space clusters, companies and academics from around the UK for two national space sector events in Leeds. Our Business Development Manager, Dan Smith, tells us more.

Election candidate, Stephen Morgan, got a personal introduction to some of our region’s world-class space facilities, expertise and research last week during a visit to the University of Portsmouth.

Each month, Space South Central brings you, our space community, a curated list of exciting funding opportunities to support start-ups, SMEs and larger business across the South East.

The University of Portsmouth, in partnership with the universities of Southampton and Surrey, has received funding from the UK Space Agency to launch a new CPD course that tackles the sector skills gap in software, data and AI.

Projects involving five Space South Central organisations are to receive £2,125,000 in funding from the UK Space Agency’s early-stage technology programme to boost the UK’s Earth observation (EO) technologies and improve how space is used to understand and protect the planet.

Two projects from the Space South Central region are among nine from across the UK to get a share of £1.8 million in funding from the UK Space Agency’s Enabling Technologies Programme (ETP), to boost research and development into new and emerging space technologies.

Each month, Space South Central brings you, our space community, a curated list of exciting funding opportunities to support start-ups, SMEs and larger business across the South East.