Our Off World Future

Founded in August 2014,Human Security Centreis a London-based independent, international foreign and security policy think-tank that seeks to address current and emerging threats to human security around the world. Over the past seven years, its Directors and Fellows have published over 800 digital publications; submitted evidence to Parliamentary inquiries; featured prominently in Lords and Commons select committee reports; and undertaken assignments for the UN, the Commonwealth and the EU. They have served as Principal Consultants to the European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Yemen in the UK Parliament. They also feature frequently as experts for the BBC, Sky News, Channel 4, CNN, Fox News, Al Jazeera, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, The Spectator, London Evening Standard, International Business Times, DW, and other media outlets.

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<a href="http://ucl.ac.uk/" title="http://ucl.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">University College London</a> and <a href="http://hscentre.org/" title="http://hscentre.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Human Security Centre</a> are teaming up to present an an in-person and online event exploring the desirability and practicality of building settlements in space. We will hear from the top speakers in the field who will outline the motivations, challenges and technologies behind the long-term human future in space.Event speakers:<a href="https://www.planetary.org/profiles/robert-zubrin" title="https://www.planetary.org/profiles/robert-zubrin" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Robert Zubrin</a> – President of the Mars Society and author, including of <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Case-Mars-Plan-Settle-Planet/dp/145160811X" title="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Case-Mars-Plan-Settle-Planet/dp/145160811X" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Case for Mars</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-World-Mars-Create-Planet/dp/1635768802/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AYK4VHR98X4J&amp;keywords=The+New+World+on+Mars%3A+What+We+Can+Create+on+the+Red+Planet&amp;qid=1698930197&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+new+world+on+mars+what+we+can+create+on+the+red+planet+%2Cstripbooks%2C134&amp;sr=1-1" title="https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-World-Mars-Create-Planet/dp/1635768802/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AYK4VHR98X4J&amp;keywords=The+New+World+on+Mars%3A+What+We+Can+Create+on+the+Red+Planet&amp;qid=1698930197&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+new+world+on+mars+what+we+can+create+on+the+red+planet+%2Cstripbooks%2C134&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The New World on Mars: What We Can Create on the Red Planet</a> (released Spring 2024)<a href="https://www.erikanesvold.com/" title="https://www.erikanesvold.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Erika Nesvold</a> – astrophysicist and ethicist, author of <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047548/off-earth/" title="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047548/off-earth/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mylesharrismh?originalSubdomain=uk" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mylesharrismh?originalSubdomain=uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Myles Harris</a> – Associate Lecturer and Off-World Living Institute lead at UCL, CEO and founder of Space Health ResearchTime and Location:18:00-20:00 GMT (13:00-15:00 ET), Wednesday 29 November, 2023UCL campus room LG17 in Bentham House and online via Zoom<a href="https://ucl.zoom.us/j/94628661200?pwd=eS9UUVUzaFluUzVxUFJpVlpQa2VaUT09" title="https://ucl.zoom.us/j/94628661200?pwd=eS9UUVUzaFluUzVxUFJpVlpQa2VaUT09" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ucl.zoom.us/j/94628661200?pwd=eS9UUVUzaFluUzVxUFJpVlpQa2VaUT09</a>Meeting ID: 946-2866-1200Passcode: 652894For pre-submission of questions any other inquiries, please email rowan.allport@hscentre.org

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