A team of leading UK space scientists and industrialists have been appointed by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) to help shape the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Aurora Programme of space exploration. Under the Chair of Dr Mark Sims, University of Leicester, the Aurora Advisory Committee (AurAC) will co-ordinate and define the case for UK participation in Aurora, taking account of UK expertise, science priorities, technology developments and potential spin-off applications.