4-10th October is World Space Week, which seems an auspicious week to officially launch the UCL Centre for Outer Space Studies.

The Centre for Outer Space Studies (COSS) was founded to promote research and teaching related to the social study of Outer Space and our relationship to the cosmos and the planet. It aims to act as a catalyst for serious debate, via talks, exhibitions, film screenings and other events that help us explore the socio-political impact of space science and the wider human relationship to outer space. The Centre is housed within the UCL Institute of Advanced Studies, and is directed by Dr David Jeevendrampillai.

The event will be in the form of a COSS CATALYST, where our three speakers, Simon Faithfull, Divya M. Persaud and Nicola Baldwin will each give 10 minutes content on the theme, EARTH. There will then be an online meet-and-greet to find out all about the centre and how you can get involved.The event will run on Microsoft Teams.

Registration will close at 7pm on Sunday 4th October. We will then send an event link on Sunday evening to everyone who has registered, to the email given during registration. Please check your emails before the event to log on.  

All attendees are required to mute themselves and turn off their video. If you wish to ask a question, either e-mail it in before the event or write it in the chat function which will be monitored by the chair on the night. Please familiarise yourself with our Virtual Events Code of Conduct.