The world stands on the brink of an exciting new era in space exploration: ensuring humans can live healthy lives and produce edible crops off Earth. Australian research institutions are aligning their efforts to further the study of the impact of low gravity on plants and microbes. Discover the potential for microgravity research, training, and production in Victoria and across Australia in universities, industry, and government.

Please join us for the day to hear about the latest research, success stories and international speakers, followed by networking drinks.

Agenda

9.00am: Opening address
9.10am: Success stories - research groups who made it to space in 2024
9.50am: How industry is enabling us to get to space
10.30am: Space radiation, isolation, and other space hazards
11.10am: Morning tea break
11.30am: International speaker
11.55am: Microgravity research from the molecular to the cellular
12.40pm: Lunch break, including student poster session
1.30pm: Space science education and outreach
2.30pm: Food and agriculture in space
3.30pm: Break
3.40pm: Living in space
4.40pm: Final remarks
4.45pm: Networking drinks

Hosted by the Victorian Microgravity and Space Life Sciences Consortium.