The aim of this workshop is to provide a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration among scientists and experts working on various aspects of extraterrestrial settlement, with a particular focus on in situ space agriculture in space stations and on the Moon and Mars. The event encourages the exchange of knowledge, sharing of research findings, and the development of new forms of cooperation across disciplines such as physics (e.g. plasma physics, astrophysics), biology (botany, plant physiology, microbiology, food biology), astrochemistry and astrobiology. This informal workshop aims to promote discussions that can lead to a pan-European community collaborating in space agriculture. The workshop is organised such as to allow opportunities for all participants to present their work and ideas. There is no registration fee.
Dates
Meeting – September 18th – 9:30 – 17:00, September 19th – 9:30 – 16:00
Registration – September 5th, 2025
Venue
Comenius University in Bratislava (https://maps.app.goo.gl/fvNaqaqiS1TMnUge9), stop Botanická záhrada (trams 4, 9, bus 29, 32)
Registration form
To sing up for the event please fill in the online registration form before September 5th, 2025.
Timetable for Space Agriculture workshop
| Thursday September 18 | Friday September 19 | ||
| 08.30 | Registration | ||
| 09.15 | Opening | ||
| 09.30 | Plenary Talk 1 | Plenary Talk 3 | 09.30 |
| 10.15 | Talk 2 | Talk 7 | 10.15 |
| 10.45 | Coffee/Tea | Coffee/Tea | 10.45 |
| 11.15 | Talk 3 | Talk 8 | 11.15 |
| 11.45 | Talk 4 | Talk 9 | 11.45 |
| 12.15 | Short Talk 1 | Short Talk 5 | 12.15 |
| Short Talk 6 | 12.30 | ||
| 12.30 | Lunch | Lunch | 12.45 |
| 14.00 | Plenary Talk 2 | Discussion and future plans for space agriculture collaborations in Europe | 14.00 |
| 14.45 | Talk 5 | ||
| 15.15 | Short Talk 2 | ||
| 15.30 | Coffee/Tea | End of meeting | 15.30 |
| 16.00 | Talk 6 | ||
| 16.30 | Short Talk 3 | ||
| 16.45 | Short Talk 4 | ||
| 17.00 | Discussion Session | ||
| 19.00 | Workshop Dinner |
(We can add talks etc if more people attend and want to speak)
Useful links
- travel within Bratislava
- public transport in Bratislava, plan your route, get the mobile app, buy online tickets (https://www.idsbk.sk/en/)
- accommodation in Bratislava
Contacts
Peter Papp – local organizer (peter.papp(at)uniba.sk)
Petra Šrámková – local organizer (petra.sramkova(at)uniba.sk)
Veronika Medvecká – local organizer (veronika.medvecka(at)uniba.sk)
Juraj Országh – local organizer (juraj.orszagh(at)uniba.sk)
Nigel Mason – global organizer (N.J.Mason(at)kent.ac.uk)