RASreach 2026 | Non-Fellow Ticket
Schedule
Fri Mar 27 2026 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Schuster Annexe | Manchester, EN
About this Event
RASreach is a one-day Royal Astronomical Society conference for Education and Outreach, co-led with the University of Manchesterโs Department of Physics and Astronomy and taking place in Manchester on Friday, 27 March 2026.
The meeting brings together RAS Fellows, local astronomical societies, science communicators, educators, and students to explore the current landscape of science communication across astronomy, geophysics, and space science.
This yearโs programme focuses on the challenges and transitions shaping education and outreach practice. Across the sector, financial pressures are affecting activity within universities, research institutes, museums, and learned societies, while declining international student numbers have reduced income streams traditionally supporting public engagement. At the same time, the rapid emergence of AI tools is transforming communication workflows and prompting reflection on opportunity, authorship, and sustainability โ particularly for freelancers.
Through talks, posters, and discussion, the conference provides space for honest reflection, shared experience, and practical exchange. Participants will explore how individuals and organisations are adapting, what new approaches are emerging, and how education and outreach can remain resilient, relevant, and impactful.
Whether you are an established practitioner, early-career communicator, student, or part of a local group engaged in outreach, you are warmly invited to attend and take part.
Agenda
๐: 09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
RAS Welcome
๐: 09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Keynote - Director of Teaching, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Host: Prof Tim O'Brien
๐: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Freelance Science Communication
Host: Dr James Lees
๐: 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Funding for Science Communication
Host: Dr Dom Galliano
๐: 12:20 PM - 01:45 PM
Sci-Comm Poster Presenters - session I
Host: The Jodcast
๐: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Education and Outreach, DEI, and STEAM
Host: Prof Paul Roche
๐: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Sci-Comm Poster presentations - session II
Host: Alan C Pickwick
๐: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Closing Keynote
๐: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
AI and Science Communication
Host: Exodus Chun-Long Sit
Where is it happening?
Schuster Annexe, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 20.00


















