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Is there anything out there?

20/7/2017

Science comes in a kaleidoscope of different shapes and forms - is it ever too early to encourage young people to start thinking about the sciences, about the world around them, or maybe even to consider looking to the stars, the universe and beyond?

This is exactly what 13-year-old Jack Belmont did when he investigated the Wow! Signal, first spotted in 1977 and once considered by many to be a possible alien radio transmission. As part of a school project linked to science, Jack creatively produced the following video, and I was very pleased to contribute by answering a few questions Jack had. Very well done to Jack and I hope his interest in Space continues and grows.

(this item first featured on the InnovaSpace blog 17/07/17 - www.innovaspace.org)

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Leaving MicroG to land in London . . .

13/7/2017

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To all my friends and colleagues, I would like to announce my departure from PUCRS and as Coordinator of the Microgravity Centre (MicroG).

The MicroG came into being 18 years ago as nothing more than a desk, chair, computer and an idea – and has since grown into an internationally recognized reference centre in the study of Human Space Physiology and Space Biomedical Engineering, with laboratories focused on Aerospace Medicine, Human Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Telemedicine & eHealth.

I would like to thank all of my colleagues at the MicroG, past and present, and all the numerous students, researchers and professors who have contributed to the success and growth of the centre. I wish continued progress and many future victories to the MicroG crew and hope it continues to grow and prosper.

In the meantime, I will now be based in London, my favourite city, focusing on my activities at King’s College London as a Senior Lecturer and my role as International Relations Director at HuSCO and CMO at the International Space Medicine Consortium. I will also be launching a new space life sciences and telemedicine consultancy business called InnovaSpace, which will work with universities, scientific communities, private enterprises and government agencies around the world to disseminate and implement Space Science and Telemedicine.

Take a look at the InnovaSpace webpage – www.innovaspace.org - and let me know what you think.

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Is there anything out there?

Leaving MicroG to land in London . . .

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