University climate payloads
University students from ten rocketry teams design, build and launch climate science payloads, culminating in the final Launch 4 Change launch event.
Ten teams. Ten research projects.
This is the university student pathway. Alongside their payload projects, university students mentor school pupils through UKROC. School pupils take part in UKROC only; these climate science payloads and the final L4C launch event are the university students’ projects.
Each team chooses a climate or atmospheric question, then designs the electronics, sensors, structure and launch vehicle needed to investigate it. Hover or focus on a team card to reveal its payload image, then open the project profile for the full development story.
Cards marked “coming soon” are intentional placeholders until the university confirms its project name, imagery and technical description.
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DUSF: ATMOS
Published project
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SwanSEDS: Project name coming soon
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LURA: Project name coming soon
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ManSEDS: Project name coming soon
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Bristol SEDS: Project name coming soon
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Peryton: Project name coming soon
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QPL: Project name coming soon
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SUNRIDE: Project profile
Published project
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GUR: Project name coming soon
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Endeavour: Project name coming soon
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Build a vertical picture of the atmosphere
A rocket can sample conditions through altitude rather than at a single point on the ground. Measurements gathered during ascent and descent can reveal how temperature, pressure, gases, particles and other environmental variables change through the lower atmosphere.