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June 2, 2016
by I. Menzies
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Scotland’s Environment Website launches new Citizen Science portal

Why we built the portal Citizen Science is really important to the partners in Scotland’s Environment. It generates data which are used to make decisions, set priorities and debate issues, but just as importantly, it promotes citizen education, empowerment, health … Continue reading

March 21, 2016
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Twigworld available to all Glow users for a further year

Tigtag and Twig online resources are currently accessible via the Glow login and are used by schools across Scotland.  These award-winning resources provide high-quality videos and accompanying learning materials for sciences, mathematics and social studies. They were procured by Education … Continue reading

March 9, 2016
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Scotland’s Environment – March Newsletter

Download the March edition of Scotland’s Environment newsletter from here. You can find out more information about Edinburgh International Science Festival (March 26th – April 10th). Additionally, you can find out more about various Citizen Science organisations from across Scotland … Continue reading

March 7, 2016
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Edinburgh International Science Festival Sci-Ku Competition

The Edinburgh International Science Festival are thrilled to be revisiting their nationwide science literacy education programme, the Sci-Ku Competition!  The competition is open to primary schools and secondary schools.  To supplement the competition, they have created two teaching packs containing activities to … Continue reading

February 22, 2016
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Women in Science Festival – University of Dundee

The Women in Science Festival will return in March 2016. From 5-13 March, the festival will host a fantastic gathering of creative events, featuring world-leading scientists from the University of Dundee and around the world, to celebrate women in science, technology, engineering and … Continue reading

February 22, 2016
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Topical Science – Gravitational Waves

Physicists have confirmed the existence of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime that travel at the speed of light. Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity predicted the existence of these waves 100 years ago, but this is the first … Continue reading

February 17, 2016
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Teacher Recruitment

Teacher training to be part of Transition Training Fund. A £12 million fund to help people who face job losses in the oil and gas sector find alternative employment will also be available to support those who want to become … Continue reading

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