ASDC 2026: Who cares about science?: Full Schedule

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9:45am BST

Keynote: Who cares about space? Challenges and opportunities in the century of change

Thursday October 15, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am BST

Techniquest

Speakers

Professor Anu Ojha OBE

Space Chief Technology Officer, UK Space Agency

Professor Anu Ojha OBE is the UK Space Agency’s first Space Chief Technology Officer, providing strategic leadership across science, engineering, regulation and technology. Previously Director for Championing Space having joined the Civil Service in 2023, he oversaw the UK’s multi-billion... Read More →

Thursday October 15, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am BST
Techniquest Techniquest, Stuart Street, Cardiff, CF10 5BW

Keynote

1:15pm BST

Keynote: Feeling science: How epistemic emotions link with attitudes in science centre audiences

Thursday October 15, 2026 1:15pm - 1:35pm BST

Speakers

Dr Gosia Gocłowska

Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Bath

Gosia Gocłowska is a Senior Lecturer in social psychology and Principal Investigator of the Open Mind Lab. She obtained an MA from the University of Warsaw (2007, magna cum laude), and a PhD from the University of Kent (2011, no corrections). She then won two Marie-Curie Fellowships (IEF and IOF) to work as a research fellow at the University of Amsterdam and at the University Rochester(2012-2017... Read More →