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Join Elliott to find out more about what’s happening with our teams; why do we do what we do, and why are we passionate about it; what’s changing at the Centre and what’s going on behind the scenes.

We're really excited for you to get to know the National Space Centre better and to bring you closer to the work we do here! Space may be very far away for the vast majority of us; but starting from now, the National Space Centre will be closer than ever before.

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    Meet our New Space Experts – Dr Sarah Casewell

    • 30th May 2024
    • Author: Elliott Langley - Marketing Administrator

    We are so lucky to have such a skilled and intelligent team who ensure that everything we teach our visitors about space is both accurate and accessible. But sometimes, you just have to call in the specialists! That's why we now have not one, not two, but four designated Space Experts from our close friends at the University of Leicester, who are ready to provide their vast knowledge about more in depth STEM subjects. 

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    How to Launch a Career at the National Space Centre

    • 15th May 2024
    • Author: Elliott Langley - Marketing Administrator

    One of the reasons the National Space Centre exists is to help people with an interest in STEM to find their way into a career. But when our management team caught wind that a member of Space Crew was struggling to get into his chosen field, a plan was hatched to help him gain the experience he was lacking whilst using his expertise to benefit the National Space Centre. 

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    World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024

    • 29th Apr 2024
    • Author: Elliott Langley - Marketing Administrator

    As we mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024, I thought it was the perfect time to spotlight another one of the unsung heroes who works behind-the-scenes here at the National Space Centre. For this Our Space, I was joined by Katrina, our Health and Safety Officer, to not only talk about what we do to keep everyone in the Centre safe, but also why it’s so important to be conscious of Health and Safety every day of the year.

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    Stay Hydrated and Save the Planet

    • 15th Apr 2024
    • Author: Elliott Langley - Marketing Administrator

    We now have Water In A Box and Bottle Up on sale in Boosters to keep you hydrated during your visit. With this change we can now loudly and proudly confirm that we have reached our goal to remove all single-use plastic from our cafe.

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    Learning How To Use a Defibrillator From the Experts at Heartwize

    • 28th Mar 2024
    • Author: Elliott Langley - Marketing Administrator

    With such a huge number of people coming to learn about space, we have to be aware of what to do in case somebody falls ill during their time with us. Our Health and Safety Officer, Katrina, recently organised for the team from Heartwize to visit us and spend time training our First Aiders on what to do in the event of someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.

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    World Book Day – An Interview with Sophie Allan

    • 7th Mar 2024
    • Author: Elliott Langley - Marketing Administrator

    This week we celebratie World Book Day and catch up with our very own Sophie Allan, Head of Teaching and Learning at the National Space Academy and first-time author, to discuss her brand-new book The Solar System.

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    Space For Everyone – How We Made the Mural

    • 26th Jan 2024
    • Author: Elliott Langley - Marketing Administrator

    As we approach the end of January, we take a closer look at our brand-new mural that was decorated by all the staff at the National Space Centre and proudly communicates our core philosophy: Space for Everyone.

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    IGNITE! Funder in Focus: Cambridge & Counties Bank

    • 10th Jan 2024
    • Author: Elliott Langley - Marketing Administrator

    We put the spotlight on one of our sponsors who support the IGNITE! programme. Cambridge & Counties Bank help us inspire children in Leicester by being an IGNITE! sponsor, which means supporting children in learning about STEM through free accessible, inclusive and hands on activities.

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    Introducing Our New Chair of Trustees

    • 20th Dec 2023
    • Author: Elliott Langley - Marketing Administrator

    Our new Chair of Trustees, Stuart Martin, talks about his incredible career up to this point, what he plans to bring to the National Space Centre, what he is most excited about as he begins his new role, and what it means to be a Chair of Trustees for an educational charity.