July 31, 2014
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SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages, is working with businesses and schools in Scotland to promote languages as a key skill for employment. Operating effectively in a global economy relies on many skills and includes the right language skills. People … Continue reading
July 25, 2014
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FIRST LEGO League is a robotics program for 9 to16 year olds designed to get young learners interested in and enthsed by science and technology — and teach them valuable employment and life skills. It can be used in the … Continue reading
July 23, 2014
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On 8th July, a Soyuz rocket successfully launched two UK built cubesats: UKube-1 and TechDemoSat-1. Cubesats are small satellites – normally about the size of a fridge – packed with scientific instruments. UKube-1 is the UK Space Agency’s first cubesat … Continue reading
July 18, 2014
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The ASPIRES study, tracked the development of young people’s science and career aspirations from age 10-14. The first ASPIRES Project has now ended but the ESRC has awarded further funding to continue their research for the next five years. ASPIRES … Continue reading
June 18, 2014
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Last year the UK government published this report, The Future of Manufacturing. The report emphasises the growth of the circular economy, and it’s relevance to a changing context. So what is the circular economy, and why is it relevant to … Continue reading
June 9, 2014
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THE SCOTTISH LEARNING FESTIVAL 2014: RAISING ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTAINMENT FOR ALL SLF 2014 is completely FREE for everyone to attend and will support practitioners as they explore a wide range of practical approaches, resources and research aimed at improving achievement … Continue reading
June 2, 2014
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Computing Science – support for new national Qualifications Education Scotland organised and delivered a conference to support learning and teaching around the new Higher Computing Science on 29 May 2014. The main aims of the conference were to Examine a … Continue reading
June 2, 2014
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Wednesday 24th – 25th June 2014 Into Films will be running 3 career sessions at next month’s EIFF. One focusing on STEM students, the other on the same day includes STEM as part of film careers, with a third … Continue reading
May 21, 2014
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The new Higher Computing Science has a clear focus on modern technologies and development for the Web. Server-side scripting and online databases are the building blocks of the large information systems that we all use today. The new Higher requires … Continue reading
May 20, 2014
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As Glasgow prepares for the Commonwealth Games the Glasgow Science Festival is preparing to bring its exciting mix of science and innovative events to its biggest ever festival. The principle aim of the Festival is to showcase the outstanding contribution … Continue reading
