The light at the end of the tunnel This year’s Institute of Physics Stirling Meeting will take place at the Stirling Court Hotel (formerly known as the Management Centre) on Wednesday 20th May. Full details, including the programme and the … Continue reading →
This infographic into the realm of biochemistry, with a look at the chemical structure of DNA, and its role in creating proteins in our cells. Of course, it’s not just in humans that DNA is found – it’s present in … Continue reading →
MARSBalloon is a free project open to all UK schools that launches student Mars science experiments on high altitude balloons 30km up into Earth’s atmosphere. At this altitude the conditions of gas pressure, temperature and radiation are very similar to … Continue reading →
Following the publication of its 3-18 Curriculum Impact Report for Sciences in September 2012, Education Scotland organised a series of conversation days where priorities for action to secure improvements in science education nationally were identified. Key aspects for development emerged … Continue reading →
There’s still time to get your competition entries in for the Our Environment Competition! It’s easy to enter and you can win £1000! Identify an environmental issue in your local area/school … Continue reading →
Edinburgh International Science Festival are thrilled to be running a ‘Sci-Ku’ (science haiku) writing competition! There are 3 categories of the competition: primary school, secondary school and open to the public. To supplement the competition, Edinburgh International Science Festival have created … Continue reading →
We’re looking for participants for the 2015 Fuselab Go tour, an out-of-this-world experience where you’ll help plan the future of an as yet uninhabited world! If you’re aged 15–18, this is your chance to learn about innovation and creativity and … Continue reading →
On 20th March 2015, for the first time in 16 years , we are due for a solar eclipse. It will be partial throughout the UK, and the further north you are, the … Continue reading →
Food and Science Progression Pathways twilight session at UHI Longman Campus, Inverness Tuesday 12th May 2015, 4.30 – 7.30pm Free CLPL session Delegates can sign up here or by contacting Lorna Aitken on Lorna.Aitken@educationscotland.gsi.gov.uk or 0141 0141282 5215 Recommended … Continue reading →
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 →