UK Astronomy

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 Sep 2023 Closed: 28 May 2024 Parliament page
Astronomy matters because it seeks to answer fundamental questions about the origins and evolution of the universe. It pushes the boundaries of human understanding and of the technology that is necessary to detect and make sense of it. It has the ability to encourage interest in STEM career fields, where … Read more
4 Oral sessions
1 Letter
4 Events
Activity timeline 5 events
8 May
2024
Oral evidence
17 Apr
2024
Oral evidence
13 Mar
2024
Oral evidence
13 Mar
2024
Correspondence
10 Jan
2024
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
8 May 2024
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Dr Jessica Dempsey · ASTRON (the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy) Mr Gabriele Cremonese · Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) and Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova (OAPD) Professor Dr Michael Kramer · Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Professor Nicolas Thomas · Space Research & Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, Universität Bern
17 Apr 2024
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Chas Bishop · National Space Centre Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock · University of Leicester and astronomy educator David Arditti · British Astronomical Association Professor Chris Lintott · University of Oxford
13 Mar 2024
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Adam Woodcraft · QMC Instruments Dr Geraint Morgan · The Open University Ian Jones · Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd Justin Byrne · Airbus Defence and Space Professor Gillian Wright CBE · UK Astronomy Technology Centre Professor Manesh Anand · Open University
10 Jan 2024
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Professor Anna Scaife · University of Manchester Professor Catherine Heymans · University of Edinburgh Professor Martin Barstow · University of Leicester Professor Mike Edmunds · Royal Astronomical Society Professor Steve Eales · Cardiff University The Lord Rees of Ludlow OM · University of Cambridge
Correspondence 1 letter
13 Mar 2024 Correspondence from the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation in relation to the Space Industrial Plan, dated 6 March 2024
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