Space and Exploration Technology

SOLSPACE Team Wins Best Poster Award

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:16:00 GMT

The SOLSPACE team was successful at the IEEE PES GTD Conference & Exposition Asia 2025

Research Assistant position available with ROC-ML project

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:54:09 GMT

Research Assistant post on project “Robust Real-Time Constrained Optimal Control using Machine Learning”

Exploring New Frontiers in Solar Energy

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:16:00 GMT

Dr Khaldon Alareqi and Prof Colin McInnes showcased their work on Orbiting Solar Reflectors at IET Powering Net Zero Conference 2024

PhD researcher wins conference poster award

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:15:00 BST

Senthilkumar Subramanian's won the Best Poster Award in the Physical Sciences category at ELGRA 2024

PhD researcher wins conference poster award

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:15:00 BST

Edward Tomanek-Volynets' poster won the Speaker Vote Poster Award at the Machine Learning in Science Conference

SOLSPACE at Glasgow Science Festival

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:23:00 BST

The team showcased a scaled model of an Orbiting Solar Reflector

SET at IAC 2024

Wed, 22 May 2024 12:32:00 BST

The group will be presenting 9 papers at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2024) in Milan

Onur Çelik discusses space reflectors with Universe Today's Fraser Cain

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 10:07:00 GMT

Dr Çelik explains how giant solar reflectors in orbit can extend daytime for solar farms on Earth

Research Associate position available with SOLSPACE

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:49:00 GMT

Research Associate post in Orbital Dynamics to support the European Research Council SOLSPACE project

Engineering student wins space conference award

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:14:00 BST

Giorgio Ciacchella awarded for Best Interactive Presentation at the International Astronautical Congress 2023

2 x Research Associate positions available with SOLSPACE

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:05:00 BST

2 x Research Associate posts are available to support the European Research Council SOLSPACE project

SET at Aerospace Europe Conference 2023

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:59:00 BST

28 June 2023 - The group will be presenting 2 papers at the joint 10th EUCASS and 9th CEAS Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland

SET at IAC 2023

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:59:00 BST

26 June 2023 - The group will be presenting 11 papers at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2023) in Baku

SET PhD researcher joins ESA Academy Space Systems Engineering

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:34:00 GMT

24 February 2023 - Livia Ionescu attended the European Space Agency Academy’s Space Systems Engineering Training Course 2023

SET at IAC 2022

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:59:00 BST

1 May 2022 - The group will be presenting 8 papers at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2022) in Paris

SET at Pint of Science 2022

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:59:00 BST

27 April 2022 - We'll be contributing with two events to the Pint of Science 2022 in Glasgow

SET at STEM for Britain 2022

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:46:00 GMT

14 March 2022 - Onur Celik finalist at STEM for Britain 2022 at the Houses of Parliament

GU Orbit shortlisted in satellite design competition

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:46:00 GMT

18 February 2022 - A UofG student team have been shortlisted for the UK Government’s Nanosat Design Competition, competing for a share of the £600,000 Challenge Fund

Sustainable Solutions Showcase – A COP26 exhibition

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:46:00 GMT

19 November 2021 - SET participates to COP26 exhibition proposing clean energy from space

SET researchers get first and second place at Visualise Your Thesis

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:48:00 BST

26 August 2021 - Dorota Budzyn and Livia Ionescu awarded for presenting their PhD research in under two minutes.

IAC 2021 Lightning Talks

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:48:00 BST

26 July 2021 - The SET group will present at the International Astronautical Congress 2021. Watch the 1' lightning talks here.

Merel Vergaaij awarded Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:48:00 BST

30 June 2021 - SET PhD has become the second UofG student to win the prestigious Fellowship by Zonta International

Two UofG Engineering students join ESA Academy

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:48:00 GMT

11 March 2021 - Nektarios Chari and Graham Malley selected for the Earth Observation Satellite System Design Training Course

SOLSPACE at "7 Minutes of Science" event

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:48:00 GMT

16 February 2021 - Dr Temitayo Oderinwale will talk about harnessing space resources for energy generation using orbiting reflectors

Gilles Bailet interviewed by "Copain du Web"

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 11:44:00 GMT

24 November 2020 - Dr Bailet talks about his experience as a researcher and more widely about his research and space engineering (in French)

PhD researcher presents at artificial intelligence conference

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:44:00 GMT

11 November 2020 - Giulia Viavattene presented her research at the International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems

GU Orbit wins UKSEDS Satellite Design Competition

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 23:44:00 BST

27 August 2020 - A team of undergraduate students has won a competition with a payload design for the Moon

4 x Research Associate positions available with SOLSPACE

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:54:00 BST

27 July 2020 - 4 x Research Associate posts are available to support the European Research Council SOLSPACE project

Destination Mars: In Conversation With a Rocket Scientist

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:54:00 BST

24 June 2020 - Matteo Ceriotti and Tosin Thompson chat on the ISS, the NASA/SpaceX launch and space exploration.

Giulia Viavattene invited to "Machine Learning in Science"

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:54:00 BST

23 June 2020 - Giulia Viavattene presented her PhD research for a network of researchers working with Machine Learning.

Presentations of Electrospray Thrusters for SmallSats

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 18:02:00 GMT

22 June 2020 - Research and technology roadmap for the development of Electrospray Thrusters presented

Merel Vergaaij wins award for Masters thesis

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:08:00 BST

28 April 2020 - Merel Vergaaij wins Heinz Stoewer Space Award 2020 for her thesis at TU Delft

€2.5M Project to shed light on future of solar power generation from space

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:02:00 BST

31 March 2020 - Professor Colin McInnes has received a €2.5M ERC Advanced Grant to support five years of research into new ways of maximising solar power generation

SET at the AIAA SciTech Forum 2020

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 18:02:00 GMT

7 January 2020 - Liviu and Bonar presented their papers today at the Small Satellite Engineering session at the AIAA SciTech Forum 2020