October 21, 2015
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The Halo Harp project comprises the construction of a unique interactive laser based musical instrument exhibit. This is a Laser Harp which uses a circular ring containing 8-16 eye safe red laser pointers with photodiode detectors to monitor “plucking” of … Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Welcome to our e-bulletin for sciences, technologies, engineering and maths (STEM). Please forward to those who may be interested. Received this from someone else? Sign up to receive it directly. Sciences Education Secretary announces campaign to attract more STEM teachers … Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Twilight session for Glasgow secondary teachers, and P7 working towards transition, looking at new approaches to teaching Air Quality. Three short workshops will cover different ways of getting pupils involved in real science research, learning about pollution and Air Quality … Continue reading
October 19, 2015
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£135,000 will be invested into Scotland-wide science initiatives that complement and support young peoples’ STEM learning at school and help bring ‘real life’ STEM into the classroom. The funding will go towards four separate initiatives as follows: Generation Science – … Continue reading
October 19, 2015
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To celebrate the International Year of Light the Institute of Physics in Scotland is running a competition for primary and secondary schools. The challenge is for pupils to tell a story about light through a poster and a supporting essay. There … Continue reading
October 15, 2015
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In December 2015 Tim Peake launches to the International Space Station (ISS) and will become the first British European Space Agency Astronaut to visit. Whilst there, in amongst many science and engineering activities, he will take part in research to … Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Date: 28 October 2015 Venue: Menzies Hotel, Glasgow This network was set up to explore strategies for raising attainment in the sciences. Our first raising attainment network event was on 11th November 2014. At that event, delegates chose a strategy … Continue reading
October 5, 2015
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Here’s an incredible opportunity for high school students passionate about STEM. The New York Academy of Sciences has just launched The Junior Academy, an online STEM program that connects top performing students with STEM mentors to learn the latest in … Continue reading
October 1, 2015
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Biology Week showcases the important and amazing world of the biosciences, getting everyone from children to professional biologists involved in fun and interesting life science activities. Now in its fourth year, Biology Week 2015 will be running from Saturday 10th … Continue reading
October 1, 2015
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Since its United Nations declaration in 1999, World Space Week has grown into the largest public space event on Earth. More than 1,400 events in 80 countries celebrated the benefits of space and excitement about space exploration in 2014. The theme … Continue reading
