SPAN Space and Society Lead and Deputy Voting

Please find the manifestos for the Lead and Deputy roles for the SPAN Space and Society Working Group.

Once you have read the manifestos, please go to the link to cast one vote for Lead and one vote for Deputy. 

If at the end of the first round we don’t get majority for a single candidate, we will vote again in another round

Voting for the first round is open until Monday 9th December at 5pm. 

03 December 2025

NEWS: UK Space Agency invests £17 million to drive next wave of space innovation

The UK Space Agency has today announced the recipients of the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP). We extend our warmest congratulations to the academic and industry teams whose projects have been selected for support.

26 November 2025

SPAN Town Hall – November 2025 Summary

Thank you to everyone who joined our November SPAN Town Hall. Below is a brief overview of the key updates shared across the community.

28 October 2025

SPAN Whitepaper: Bridging the Gap Between Industry and Academia

We’re pleased to announce that our SPAN Whitepaper, Bridging the Gap Between Industry and Academia – led by Anushka Sharma and Professor Mark Sims (University of Leicester / SPAN), is now available to read. The paper sets out practical ways to deepen collaboration across the UK space ecosystem, including: Co-design from day zero with early academic […]