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June 23, 2015
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INGENIOUS 2015 – ON THE RIGHT TRACK : ENGINEERING AND EDUCATION FOR ALL

                  Funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, Dundee-based engineers and students will be preparing activities and learning information packages for use in class and online to explain the processes involved in … Continue reading

June 10, 2015
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Bank of Scotland £5 design challenge

  Register today for the Bank of Scotland £5 design challenge, a unique art and design competition for budding designers aged 4-14. The Bank of Scotland £5 design challenge celebrates Bank of Scotland’s partnership with BBC Children in Need. The challenge asks … Continue reading

May 25, 2015
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Rocket Science lifts off!

RHS boldly goes where none have gone before, turning half a million UK children into space biologists. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Campaign for School Gardening has partnered with the UK Space Agency to embark on an innovative educational project, … Continue reading

May 25, 2015
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Monitoring Climate from Space

Explore our planet from space and learn how Earth observation is used to monitor climate change, with this free online course. About the course It is increasingly essential for us to study climate change across the planet at the highest … Continue reading

May 11, 2015
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National Women in Engineering Day 23rd June 2015

National Women in Engineering Day was set up by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) and is dedicated to raising the profile and celebrating the achievements of women in engineering Encouraging girls into engineering careers will not only increase diversity and … Continue reading

April 7, 2015
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ENTHUSE Partnership Awards 2015

The ENTHUSE Partnership Awards are a grant of £12,000 for groups of between four and eight primary schools wishing to work together to address local issues of underachievement in science/STEM subjects. The ENTHUSE Partnership Award aims to support collaborative activities … Continue reading

March 6, 2015
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GLOW MEET EXCLUSIVE! Ask an astronaut – with Commander Chris Hadfield

  The previous Commander of the International Space Station delighted, entertained and inspired us with his videos detailing life in space. He showed us how to make a sandwich in space, how he brushed his teeth, and even recorded his … Continue reading

February 10, 2015
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Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce

Developing the Young Workforce – Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy contains the Government’s plans to implement the recommendations of the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce. On 5 February, the inaugural meeting of the National Advisory Group met to discuss how … Continue reading

February 5, 2015
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STEM and Food for Thought: Education Fund Phase 3

Participating in the Food for Thought project provides opportunity to raise awareness of STEM careers in the food and drink industry, one of our key economic growth sectors. Recent figures estimate that 170,000 employees with STEM skills are required by … Continue reading

February 3, 2015
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King’s College University : Aspires Project 2014

Many governments and organisations are concerned that not enough young people are choosing to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) after the age of 16. There is also widespread concern that the profile of those who do go on … Continue reading

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