DrNicholas Brereton

Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) COSPAR-26-PPP.2: Planetary Protection Research and Development

Organising committee - UK Space Biology Summit Edinburgh 2026

Served as a mentor and judge for the 2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge Dublin, hosted at National College of Ireland as part of the global NASA Space Apps Challenge. The event brought together participants from diverse backgrounds to develop open data based solutions to space, Earth observation, education and technology challenges. The judging panel assessed projects for impact, creativity, scientific validity, relevance, design and communication, with the selected Dublin nominee progressing to the NASA global judging stage.

Member

Implementation of universal design principles in Teaching & Learning promotes inclusivity and equity while also ‘future-proofing’ your teaching. As our classrooms and lecture theatres become increasingly diverse, our practices must also adapt to reflect the changing landscape of higher education. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences, including cognitive neuroscience, which guides the development of flexible learning environments that can accommodate individual learning differences and cater for the wide range of diversity in our lecture rooms. This CPD course will give you an introduction to the concept of Universal Design for Learning and invite you to review and update your own Teaching and Learning practice.

The purposes of this Topical Team are to support ESA member state scientists participating in GeneLab and to study and implement future GeneLab based activities for ESA member state scientists

International group of scientists analysing microbial data from space

International group of scientists analysing multiomic data from space