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OXFORD-PITTSBURGH WORKSHOP 2026

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Space Medicine and Human Exploration

in the Era of the Moon and Mars programme

16 - 20 November  | The Botnar Institute, Oxford, UK

Day 1

Rocket

  • Foundations of Space Exploration and Human Health
  • Computational Approaches to Space Biology
  • From Data to Discovery
Day 1

Day 2

Space station

  • Spaceflight as a model of ageing
  • Organ systems in spaceflight
  • Adapting to spaceflight
  • Plant and Microbiology in space
Day 2

Day 3

Planets

  • The Space Ecosystem
  • Abstract Presentations
  • Introduction to Payload Design
  • Payload Design Workshop
Day 3

Day 4

Earth

  • Payload Design Workshop with Dr. Aya Aly and Dr. Ramón Nartallo
Day 4

Day 5

Rocket

  • ESA Exploration Science
  • Group presentations
  • Presentation awards
  • Closing remarks
Day 5

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Applications open · Limited places available

For logistics & admin enquiries, contact the Oxford Programme Organiser, Grace Frost at:
spaceworkshop@ndorms.ox.ac.uk