Category: Video

When will Space Mining be a “Thing”?

matjazvidmar/ / asteroid mining, impact, Innovation, research, Satellites, science, Space, Space Exploration, space resources, Video

Earlier this year I have been asked by the BBC to do a short comment piece about space mining opportunities and development timelines.

This was to accompany an introduction to the UK’s first space mining company, the Asteroid Mining Corporation.

Here is the resulting video (via BBC Science and Environment):

The 22-year-old running UK’s only asteroid mining business

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Student Research Films (SRF)

matjazvidmar/ / 60 sec, Edinburgh, elevator pitch, Innovation, research, ROE, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Student Experience, University of Edinburgh, Video, Youtube

And here is another! Video about my research, that is.

I have now started the Student Research Films (SRF) initiative, a video series of Edinburgh University students briefly (should be under 1min) talking about our different research projects. (If interested to take part, check out the resources page!)

The idea came from all the video work I have done recently and the Research in a Nutshell series, a similar initiative for academics (1min videos about their research). In particular, I found these 60 second introductions very useful when meeting new staff, looking for information about my interests and seeking advice about my research.

As part of the Innovative Learning Week 2015 I got some funding to put together a small workshop to exchange ideas, present the template to other students and challenge us all to make a video each (there were also two prizes for the best entries – congratulations to Nurun and Alastair!). We got five videos in total in this first batch including mine…

I am very grateful to Siri Rodnes, Bob Fisher, Alyssa Newman and Helene Frossling Mattsson for all their help and enthusiasm for this project.

We are hoping to grow this initiative over the years, so if anyone seeing this is interested, do have a look at the project page and/or get in touch with me!

Edinburgh is My Perfect Match…

matjazvidmar/ / 30sec, Edinburgh, EUSA, Innovation, research, ROE, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Student Experience, University of Edinburgh, Video, Youtube

Hello!

Another video of mine is out, this time about why do I do my research at the University of Edinburgh.

This is part of the “The University of Edinburgh is My Perfect Match Because…” Video Challenge.

There are more videos from the Challenge available at EUSA YouTube Channel.