Join us on Friday 2 August at University College London (UCL) for Space and US, the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge symposium and reception.

The symposium is the culmination to the week-long summer school, attended by Japan and UK-based pre-university students. Be prepared to have your horizons expanded and your intellectual curiosity to be ignited, by the varied talks in the programme!

During the afternoon, the student participants in the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge will also present their hard work from the week.

The symposium will take place between 1pm - 5pm, with the following programme:

Symposium 1-5pm 

Opening message by Prof Shin-ichi Ohnuma, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

Biwa performance by Mr Satoshi Takemoto, Biwa performer and UCL alumnus

Lectures 1 & 2

1: Prof Lucie Green, UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory

2: Mr Yutaro Tanaka, Mitsubishi Electric Europe

Presentations by the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2024 Participants

Lectures 3 & 4

3: Dr Tomoko Lisa Kate Kitagawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

4: Prof Anu Ojha OBE, UK Space Agency

Closing by Dr Yasu Takeuchi, UCL Division of Infection and Immunity

Reception: 6pm - 8pm

Speeches followed by food and drinks, including local specialities and sake from Fukushima Prefecture