Alison Gibbings gave a presentation about student programs and opportunities in the space industry. She discussed how student programs can boost skills and career prospects, expand horizons, and help clarify career choices. She provided an overview of several programs, including REXUS/BEXUS through ESA, CubeSat missions, and NASA Academy. She also mentioned conferences that ESA sponsors students to attend. Gibbings encouraged students to get involved with the UK Space Exploration Society and noted Logica's work in satellite communications, navigation, science, and control systems.

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UK Space Conference – Young Professionals Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com
UK Space Conference – Student Day
Young Professional Presentation
Why are Student Programmes so
Important?
Graduate Life at Logica
ALISON GIBBINGS

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UK Space Conference – Young Professionals
Why do Student Programmes?
• Boost your CV and skills – application forms
• Expand your horizons with real hands-on experience
• Context for learning (project work), as part of your degree
• Summer or Industrial (1 year) Placements
• Meet lots of wonderful people – space professionals
• Could help to clarify career choices
• They can inspire you!
Student Programmes and Opportunities
Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com

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Cubists on the Vega Maiden Flight
UK Space Conference – Young Professionals
Overview of Programmes
REXUS/BEXUS
ESA Education Office
www.esa.intESEO
CubeSat – Maiden Vega Flight
Alpaca and Kiruna Summer Uni.
NASA Academy
ESMO
Parabolic Flight
And many more………..
YGT
Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com

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UK Space Conference – Young Professionals
Overview of Programmes
Conferences, workshops…..
ESA Sponsor Students to…..
International Astronautical Congress,
29th September – 3rd October Glasgow
X-ray Universe - astrophysics
Global Atmospheric Conference
And many more…….
International Planetary Probe
Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com

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UK Space Conference – Young Professionals
Join the committee…..
One of the easiest ways to get involved…..
Join or set-up a branch…..
Go to Russia…….
Annual Conference, news and events……
www.uk.seds.org/
Alison Gibbings
alison_gibbings@hotmail.com

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Logica
Overview – Space and Defence
Saturday 29th
March
Alison Gibbings
Graduate Engineer
alison.gibbings@logica.com
Welcome to the world of…..…

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Corporate Overview - Space and Defence
Joe Hemming
MD Ed Jones
Intelligence and Security
Richard Nethercott
Space
Stuart Martin
Defence
Gary Lay

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Space Systems – Our Heritage
Satellite communications
Satellite navigation
Space science
Earth observation
Simulation, modelling, regulatory
Satellite/mission control systems
Our software supports the missions of >200 operational satellites (~1
/3 of the
world’s total)

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Graduate Scheme

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Graduate Scheme, Bid Management & Lunar Mission
• 18 month graduate scheme
with job rotation
• Bid Management
• ESRIN Payload Ground
Station Security Proposal
• Lunar Operations Concept

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