SPAN meetings offer key opportunities to collaborate, share ideas, and hear updates on papers in development. Your input is welcome and vital to shaping this work.
We encourage all members to take part and help to amplify academic voices and perspectives in policy discussions that help to shape our sector.
If you would like to engage with more than one Working Group, there is no limit; simply contact us at info@span.ac.uk and we will update your preferences. All our meetings are held on MS Teams.
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SPAN Meeting |
Q3 Dates |
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SPAN Townhall |
TBC Oct/Nov |
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SPAN Engineering and Technology WG (SETWG) |
Fri 25 Sept |
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SPAN Data and Analysis WG (SDAWG) |
Wed 11 Nov |
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SPAN Earth Observation WG (SEOWG) |
Tues 13 Oct |
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SPAN Science and Exploration WG (SSEWG) |
Tues 3 Nov |
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SPAN Space and Society WG (SSSWG) |
Tues 17 Nov |
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SPAN Board Meeting |
TBC Nov |
08 September 2026
We shared yesterday the news that the Government has published the new UK Space Strategy, alongside its Technical Delivery Annex. Ahead of publication, SPAN was invited to provide a response from our Co-Chairs, Professors Anna Hogg and Mark Sims. Their statement has been included in the Government's announcement:
10 August 2026
Over the summer Anushka Sharma had the privilege of moderating discussions and speaking on panels across the UK space sector, from security and defence at Farnborough International Airshow, to running a session on SPAN at the National Astronomy Meeting in Birmingham, and most recently joining a panel on DWC Resilience forum hosted at Fieldfisher
24 June 2026
SPAN Town Hall reinforced SPAN's role as the national voice of the UK space academic community and highlighted the growing recognition across government that academia is central to delivering the UK's ambitions in space through research excellence, innovation and strategic collaboration.
