Outer Space Policy, Politics and Law
This Kosmica programme looks brilliant, as always! I’m gutted that I’ll be out of the country so will miss it, but look forward to hearing about it afterwards. From the website Kosmica: Ethereal Things 5.30pm, Sat 14 April 2018 – 5.00pm, Sun 15 April 2018 Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art c/o National...
I’m gutted that I’ll be travelling out of the country for this! A free seminar with the full title: Space Serving Humanity: Celebrating Sixty Years in Space & Fifty Years of Lawful and Peaceful Use Presented by the London Institute of Space Policy and Law, and UCL Space Domain To...
I hadn’t realised that Dara O’Briain was interested in space until I was sat across the aisle from him at an event at the Science Museum last summer, when Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space was there. I’m a huge fan of Mock the Week and so was giddy to...
Aleksandra Mir is a brilliant artist, whose exhibition “Space Tapestry” I have blogged about before. It was a huge privilege getting to know her, and to be one of the subjects of her book We Can’t Stop Thinking About The Future. This Saturday I’m going to go to the Modern Art...
I won’t be able to attend, but it’s worth publicisng this event! Commercialisation of Space: Realising UK Goals for Innovation and Growth From The Royal Aeronautical Society website: “The 2017 President’s Conference will provide a strategic view of the role of commercial space activities in contributing to government ambitions for innovation...
I’m looking forward to doing the Battle of Ideas at the Barbican, London 28 & 29 October 2017 again this year! I’m so grateful that Zulfikar Abbany (Senior Science Editor, Deutsche Welle) brought together our panel on “The Final Frontier: Who Owns Space?” With: Professor Ian Crawford (Professor of planetary science and astrobiology,...
The Live Creature and Ethereal Things: Bringing Physics Into the Human Experience I’m very much looking forward to catching up next week on the research being done by dear friends and colleagues Nahum and Nicola Triscott! From the Arts Catalyst webpage “The Live Creature and Ethereal Things: Bringing Physics Into...
Absolutely gutted to miss the 68th International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide this year, and of course there will be many great events… but I’d particularly highlight this lecture with my lovely friends and colleagues at the Planetary Society: Bill Nye (…does Bill even need a link!? He’s ledge…) moderated by...
My respected colleagues at the Institute of Space Policy and Law (ISPL) have a three day course coming up—the below is from their website “2017 SPACE POLICY & LAW 3 DAY COURSE CPD” 16 – 18 October 2017 Through lectures, discussions and interactive case-studies we explore: The space environment and...
I have long followed the intelligent, fun and inherently engaging work of the artist/scientist Agnes Meyer-Brandis—we first overlapped at an Arts Catalyst exhibition at Oxo Tower many years ago. Here she presents a solo show at the HeK / House of Electronic Arts in Basel coming up in September. ...
Dr Jill Stuart is an academic based at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is an expert in the politics, ethics and law of outer space exploration and exploitation. She is a frequent presence in the global media (print, radio, television, documentary) and regularly gives lectures around the world. She is Editor in Chief of the Elsevier journal Space Policy and is on the Board of Directors of METI International. She is one of an elite number of people to be endorsed by the UK Home Office as an Exceptional Talent Migrant/ World Leader in her Field. In 2015 she was awarded the prestigious Margaret Mead Award Lecture by the British Science Association in recognition of her cutting edge research. She is trained in both domestic and international mediation and has done consultancy work for the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice. She has a sub-specialism in women, peace and security and gender based violence (GBM).
