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Space is a rapidly growing sector which supports our improving quality of life and protecting our planet. Now is the time to develop technology and ideas for a sustainable future in space and the establishment of SPARC and our ESA Lab status will support us in achieving this.
Professor James Osborn
Director, Durham University Space Research Centre
A group of people standing in front of a banner which says space research. They are smiling at the camera.

  • (L-R) Dr Andrew Aldrin, Professor Karen O’Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University; Dr Carly Beckerman, Co-Director of the Durham University Space Research Centre (SPARC); and Professor James Osborn, Director of the Durham University Space Research Centre (SPARC), at the SPARC launch.

Dr Andrew Aldrin stands in front of a display screen and delivers a talk to a room full of people.

Dr Andrew Aldrin gives a keynote speech ahead of the opening of the new Durham University Space Research Centre (SPARC).

A group of people stand in front of a banner saying space research and smile at the camera.

Alison Clark, Head of Culture, Sport and Tourism, at Durham County Council; Dr Carly Beckerman, Co-Director of the Durham University Space Research Centre (SPARC); Professor James Osborn, Director of the Durham University Space Research Centre (SPARC); and Professor Karen O’Brien, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University, at the SPARC launch.

Publicly accessible research

The event also served as the launch of Light Years - Durham University’s art and space science project, which sits within the regional Into The Light partnership, led by Durham County Council.

Light Years offers another way for us to bring our space research and expertise to the public in an accessible way.

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