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“Astropolitics: The New Frontier” 24 June 2023 Bradford, UK

I'm looking forward to this summer's Bradford Literature Festival 2023. I'll be speaking on Saturday 24 June from 10:30-11:30AM in City Hall alongside Professor Chris Newman on the topic of "Astropolitics: The New Frontier". From...

“Women in Space Policy” 16 November 2022, London

I'm looking forward to speaking next week at this event with The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and Project for the Study of the 21st Century (PS21). I'll be speaking alongside the...

2 November 2022: BBC Future article “The missing plan for alien first contact”

Many thanks to journalist Tamlin Magee for including my interview in this article. It's a great read, bringing together several different elements of this topic in an up-to-date overview. The full article is here on...

“Future War: The Shape Of Things To Come” 12 November 2022, London

I look forward to speaking at this conference on Saturday 12 November 2022 at Birkbeck (University of London). The topic is "Future War: The Shape Of Things To Come". This is an all-day event organised...

“For Heaven’s Sake: Examining the UK’s Militarisation of Space” 23 August 2022 webinar

I'm looking forward to being part of this panel next week on Tuesday the 23rd from 7-8pm GMT, hosted by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Drone Wars. Registration is free through eventbrite From the event...

Tour de Moon is here! Various UK events until mid-June 2022

There is a quirky, immersive free Tour going across the UK right now: Tour de Moon. I will be presenting at the Southampton weekend, 10-13 June. It's hard to quite even describe what this is:...

2 February 2022 Times Radio: Uk Space Defence Strategy

It was a pleasure to be interviewed about the UK's Space Defence Strategy. My interview starts around minute 28 in the link here to Mariella Frostrup's Time's Radio segment.  

11 January 2022 Cityforum podcast: The UK In Space- capabilities, resources, focus

It was an absolute pleasure to participate in this podcast with Cityforum which was published on 11 January 2022. The UK in Space- capabilities, resources, focus From the Cityforum podcast website: "This podcast is the final discussion...

“Viva Technology” 16-19 June, Paris/ Online

I'm looking forward to presenting at Viva Technology 2021 next week (16-19 June, 2021). I'm absolutely gutted to not be attending in person in Paris due to travel restrictions... but if there ever was...

Thoughts on the Moon with Dr Stuart (November 2020) LSE Thinks

Quick responses with yours truly: "Are we going back to the Moon?" and "Water on the Moon!" I recorded these two short videos for LSE Thinks. From the About LSE Thinks website: "LSE Thinks showcases LSE academics and researchers...

“The Debate” interview Nov 2020 on France 24 English

On 15 November 2020 SpaceEx launched a crewed mission to the International Space Station. I had a great and timely discussion on “The Debate” on France 24 English on 16 November 2020. I was on...

“Inside Science” interview Nov 2020 on BBC Radio 4

It was a pleasure to be on BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science on 12 November 2020, presented by Marnie Chesterton. We were discussing mining resources on the Moon and the Artemis Accords. I was...

“The New Race to the Moon” interview with SA Carte Blanche

It was a pleasure to be interviewed by South Africa's investigative journalism show Carte Blanche in July 2020. Thank you for having me on! My brief contribution starts at around minute 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I2VZHW8iZk

Best job websites for humanities graduates

There are dozens of websites out there for job searching–these are simply my favourites (and those that I know my students have relied on over the years). Best for politics www.w4mp.org is great for jobs in politics–not...

“Who owns space resources?” interview in Metro International

I was happy to be interviewed by Metro International for an article published on 15 June 2020 titled "Who owns space resources?", written by Daniel Casillas. I was interviewed along with Space Policy journal...

May 2020 “The Real Story – The privatisation of space travel”

The Real Story on BBC World Service is where "Global experts and decision makers discuss, debate and analyse a key news story." At the end of May 2020, as the Space X Dragon Capsule took...

May 2020 “Speaking Into Outer Space” recording

Link to this event is now available It's a positive thing that my next "public" appearance will now be via Zoom (rather than in London as previously planned), thus opening it up to a far...

Cancelled: 6 April 2020 “Speaking Into Outer Space” London

This event has been moved to online due to Covid! Please see the updated post... I'm thrilled to be speaking at this evening event on 6 April 2020: I love a London roof terrace, and...

10 March 2020 “International Women’s Day” event, Luton (UK)

International Women's Day is next Sunday, 8 March: a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. I'm very happy to be speaking at a related event on Tuesday 10 March...

Call for papers: The Ecosystem of Space Due 29 Feb

The journal Space Policy (of which I had the privilege to be Editor in Chief of for several years) and the journal Astropolitics are putting together a Special Issue. I'll be helping to host...

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