International Women’s Day with COSS ONLINE: A Celebration of Women In Space

This panel introduces students and early professionals to the experiences of women working within the space industry. The event features four women panelists from diverse backgrounds within the industry. This event will be hosted by Chaneil James, a student of Astrophysics, Particle Physics, and Cosmology at the University of Barcelona and founder of AstroNoir.org, as well as a Scientific Journalist for Physics World and a Subject Matter Expert for NASA Space apps. Chaneil will be in conversation with; Anushka Sharma - founder of Naaut and co-founder London Space Network; Harriet Brettle - the head of business analysis at Astroscale and co-founder of the London Space Network; and Christina MacLeod - mechanical engineering student at the University of Edinburgh and founder and Chair of the Edinburgh Women in Space Conference. The panel will discuss how to network within the space sector and experiences of being women in the academic and professional space industries.

All welcome. This event will run via Microsoft teams. The link will be provided on your confirmation email when you register. Please register to attend at https://coss-iwd2021.eventbrite.co.uk

All attendees are required to mute themselves and turn off their video. If you wish to ask a question, either e-mail it in before the event or write it in the chat function which will be monitored by the chair on the night. Please familiarise yourself with our Virtual Events Code of Conduct.

This event has been organised by the Centre for Outer Space Studies, part of the UCL Institute of Advanced Studies.