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Protecting Our Planet Day, the inspiring live-streamed event for schools, brought to you by STEM Learning brings a world full of climate change pioneers and leading researchers, inspiration and activities into the classroom.

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POP into Protecting our Planet Day on 27 November 2025!

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POP into Protecting our Planet Day in November 2025!

Pop in for a peek at last year's programme

What happens during POP25?

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Discover how going into space is protecting our planet with Mission Control experts from the European Space Agency.

Q&A with experts around the planet - including those at the bottom of the world to pioneers protecting biodiversity for all of us. 

Live link up with leading researchers onboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough, one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world.

See the success of leading conservation projects around the UK - from red squirrels to white storks, from Scottish wildcats to Caledonian pinewoods.

Primary students can earn their first badge in the European Space Agency’s challenge, Climate Detectives Kids. 

POP24 presenters live at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, exploring our incredible ecosystems through their interactive spaces and places.

Dive into the incredible science behind protecting the ocean - from satellites to seagrass, from researchers to restoration - and discover why Ocean Colour really matters!

Beam in to the Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project, Cornwall for an interactive primary school session.

Pop over to the Antarctica Peninsula for an incredible link-up with British Antarctic Survey research pioneers at Rothera Research Station.

Interview with Boaty McBoatface on the epic scientific odyssey to the ocean’s 'twilight zone', perhaps changing what we know about the pace of climate change.

Meet hidden heroes already working on innovations and research in the UK.  Learn about their journeys from studying STEM subjects to protecting our planet.

Join in the STEM CLUBS HOUR finale from Dynamic Earth with a huge range of inspirational climate change resources from ESERO-UK and our supporters. 

POP24 highlights included:

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Check out the last year's programme featuring a world of live link-ups, talks full of inspiration and exciting classroom activities.

POP sessions

Participate in STEM Clubs Hour at 15.30 with schools nationwide and run space-themed and climate change activities after school.

STEM Clubs Hour

Explore the team 

Learn about the partners of POP - ESERO-UK and STEM Learning - plus contributors and supporters.

Explore a world full of sessions, resources and partners

More about the POP25 team

ESERO-UK

ESERO-UK aims to use the context of space to open doors for young people by delivering engaging, world-class teaching in STEM.

UK Space Agency

The UK Space Agency is at the heart of UK efforts to explore and benefit from space.


European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability.

Protecting Our Planet Day is an official event run by ESERO-UK and STEM Learning, funded by the European Space Agency. 

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