England - North West and Shropshire - Space In The UK

England - North West and Shropshire

Higher Education

Keele University

Keele

The university offers a huge range of Astrophysics courses including Astrophysics, Applied Environmental Science and Astrophysics, Astrophysics and Geology, Smart Systems and Astrophysics and many more besides.

http://www.keele.ac.uk/

Lancaster University

Lancaster

The university offers courses in Physics with Particle Physics & Cosmology, Physics, Astrophysics and Space Science, Theoretical Physics, and Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

The university offers courses in Astrophysics, and Physics with Astronomy.

http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/

Stockport College

Stockport

The college offers Aerospace Engineering as a course.

http://www.stockport.ac.uk/

The University of Liverpool

Liverpool

The university offers courses in Aerospace Engineering, Physics with Astronomy, Theoretical Physics, Avionic Systems, and Astrophysics.

http://www.liv.ac.uk/

The University of Manchester

Manchester

The university offers courses in Aerospace Engineering, Geology with Planetary Science, Physics with Theoretical Physics, and Physics with Astrophysics.

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/

The University of Salford

Salford

The university offers Physics with Space Technology as a course.

http://www.salford.ac.uk/

University of Central Lancashire

Preston

The university offers Astrophysics as a course.

http://www.uclan.ac.uk/

Industry

Callisto Limited

Cheltenham

Callisto provides consultancy, expert engineering services and undertakes research and development in the field of satellite communications, principally for ground stations. The company comprises both a local and internationally based team of engineers (France, Germany, UK, and Italy).

http://www.callisto-space.com/

European Space Tribology Laboratory (ESTL)

Risley, Cheshire

ESTL are Europe's experts in space and vacuum tribology (friction, wear and lubrication), supporting suppliers of spacecraft mechanisms with a complimentary range of products and services: - Tribological support: providing consultancy, design tools, training and R&D - Lubrication: solid and liquid lubrication of precision components for both Space and terrestrial vacuum markets - Test: a range of thermal vacuum and tribometer test facilities for R&D, qualification, life and acceptance testing - Mechanisms: the design and manufacture of critical mechanical subsystems such as bearing cartridges and adjustable preloading devices, as well as the precision assembly of customer-designed mechanisms.

http://www.esrtechnology.com

Manx Engineers Ltd

Isle of Man

Manx Engineers supply precision machined and assembled components to aerospace, space, defence and communication companies.

http://www.manxengineers.com

Roxel UK

Kidderminster

Roxel UK performs all aspects of solid propellant rocket motor research, assessment, design, development, qualification, production and surveillance/life extension. In particular Roxel UK has a world lead in Insensitive Munitions (IM) rocket motors. Roxel UK also has new environmental trial and laboratory facilities, and is one of only two organisations accepted by MoD for performing energetic material Hazard Testing and issuing the associated certifications.

http://www.roxel.co.uk/

Starchaser Industries Ltd.

Hyde, Cheshire

Starchaser is a UK based company building rockets in order to launch tourists into Space. We currently hold the record for the largest rocket launched from the UK mainland, Starchaser 4, and are hoping to beat this record again in the near future. We also deliver exciting science enrichment packages to schools all over the UK.

http://www.starchaser.co.uk/

Space in the UK

The UK has a thriving space community, click on the map to locate space-related companies, technology providers and universities offering space courses in your region. Some of the organisations have STEM ambassadors who will work with schools and colleges to encourage more pupils to study STEM subjects and also tell them about the exciting career opportunities in the high growth space sector.