March 3, 2016
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Engineering the Future for Girls @ the University of Strathclyde

Engineering the Future for Girls @ the University of Strathclyde: 20th-24th June 2016

Strathclyde University have launched a new 1 week Summer School for S3 girls. Engineering the Future for Girls is being delivered in collaboration with BP and is designed to engage girls in a wide range of engineering challenges that will inspire them to become the next generation of engineers. The summer school is fully-funded by BP and all student costs, including travel, will be covered. Strathclyde will accept applications from girls with any range of subject choices at National 5. The summer school is non-residential and therefore pupils should be able to make their way each day to the Strathclyde University Campus in the heart of Glasgow City Centre.

Pupils should apply at http://www.strath.ac.uk/engineering/outreach/engineeringthefutureforgirls using the online application form. The deadline for applications is 1st April 2016.

If you would like any further information on the Summer School then please email: engineeringthefutureforgirls@strath.ac.uk

March 3, 2016
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Vacancies – My World of Work Live! Highlands and Islands

Building on the success of My World of Work Live! at the Glasgow Science Centre; Skills Development Scotland are rolling out the programme across new sites in Scotland. Working in partnership with the National Museums of Scotland at the National Museum in Edinburgh, Museum of Rural Life and National Flight Museum, and in Inverness from the Church Street office – to launch the My World of Work Live! Digital Studio and immersive careers space.

A new outreach programme for schools across Shetland will deliver STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) activities to all P7 – S3 pupils and complement the exhibit at Mareel Arts Centre.

SDS are looking for three staff to join the project in the Highlands and Islands to help inspire more young people to take up STEM subjects and careers.

Full time STEM Engagement Adviser (Inverness based)
Full time Events & Facilities Coordinator (Inverness)
Part-time STEM Engagement Adviser (Shetland Islands)

The link below contains details of the application process for all posts.

https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/current-vacancies/

March 2, 2016
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My World of Work – Working at NASA

Teachers can now take advantage of the new features on the redeveloped My World of Work Careers Web-service to support career education in schools. The new subject choices tool allows young people to see how their choices could relate to their future careers. They can also get inspired by a new series of films created to showcase different careers and provide an insight into what it’s like to work in that industry.

NASAs scientists worked with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to create a short film to highlight what it’s like to work with the space agency.

Access the video and learn more about a career as a Science Communications Lead for NASA here.

Discover more about the work about the NASA Science Mission Directorate here.

February 29, 2016
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Careers Hive – Live!

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Careers Hive, an innovative careers event for S1-S3 pupils hopes to encourage young learners to keep studying science and technology subjects at secondary school. At its core, Careers Hive hopes to inspire the young people attending to consider keeping Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects in their course choices to leave the door open to them, eventually playing a part in the burgeoning and exciting science, tech and innovation sectors.

Join live through Glow TV from the Careers Hive to have an opportunity to speak to Jules Howard, a zoologist, writer, blogger and broadcaster. He writes on a host of topics relating to zoology and wildlife conservation, and appears regularly in BBC Wildlife Magazine and on radio and TV, including on BBC’s The One Show.

Also Andrew Tibbles who works as Studio mentor for MAKLab. Founded in 2012, MAKLab is a network of creative spaces that provides people with access to the latest disruptive technologies. They deliver teaching workshops, community outreach programmes, professional development and accredited learning for a wide demographic across Scotland.

Finally Alexandra Constantinou who works as an Engineering apprentice for Siemens – the largest engineering company in Europe. Get an opportunity to ask YOUR questions!

If you unable to join in for the live event you can always catch up with the recording at another time – Glow TV’s Watch Again.

February 26, 2016
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e-Bug Winter 2016 School Newsletter

e-Bug is a free educational resource website that can be used by primary and secondary schools in Scotland as a fun way to investigate and learn about micro-organisms and the prevention and treatment of infection.

The website has resources for both teachers and students and these are linked to the Scottish Curriculum for Science and Health and Wellbeing.

Teaching resources include lesson plans, worksheets, animations and presentations.
Students resources include online games and revision pages to continue the learning experience at home.

The latest teacher newsletter can be downloaded here. Find out what’s new for Winter 2016!

If you would like to be the first to hear about new resources and e-Bug updates, email e-bug@phe.gov.uk to be added to the newsletter mailing list.

February 26, 2016
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Zero Waste Scotland Circular Economy Evening Lecture Series

Learn about sustainable textile design from an industry expert.

‘Dyeing Technologies for the Circular Economy’ is the third in a series of lectures for fashion and textile students, academics, industry, and fashion enthusiasts by Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Textiles Academic Group.

Dr Richard Blackburn will discuss the concept of sustainability within textiles and why innovation in this area is necessary for the future success of the industry. The lecture will present case studies of sustainability issues and discuss examples of new sustainable fibre innovations, developments in ‘green chemistry’ dyeing technology, and the opportunities for innovation.

More information can be found in the following flyer

February 22, 2016
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Women into Engineering – City of Glasgow College

Are your S2-S6 girls interested in pursuing a STEM related career? Why not take them to the City of Glasgow College’s annual women into engineering event? This event is aimed at promoting awareness and identifying opportunities for aspiring female engineers.

This one day event combines presentations from inspirational female engineers with practical sessions in the Colleges new state-of-the-art engineering campus. Participants will be able to:

Practice electronics on our award winning city bytes circuit boards
Experience Mechanical and Electrical Engineering training
Visit our industry standard Nautical Ship Simulator and Ships Control and Engine Room
Speak to professionals and current students about becoming a female engineer.

The event is free to attend and is being held on the 10^th March 2016 at City of Glasgow College, Riverside Campus, 21 Thistle Street, G5 9XB.

To sign up for this event simply visit http://womenintoengineering.eventbrite.co.uk or email linda.muir@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk

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 maths.

The Women in Science Festival is the World’s only festival dedicated to celebrating women in science, technology, engineering & maths. The festival aims to promote careers in science to everyone, especially women and girls, it supports professional women to develop their careers and showcases the talented and exciting research taking place across Scotland.

More information and the programme for the event can be found here.

February 22, 2016
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Special IOP Scotland Lecture: The Hunt for Gravitational Waves

“Listening to Einstein’s Universe: the hunt for gravitational waves”

Professor Martin Hendry (University of Glasgow and LIGO Scientific Collaboration)

The spring series of Institute of Physics Scotland public lectures in Glasgow begins on Thursday 25th February at 6pm, with a special lecture on the discovery of gravitational waves. This lecture will be accessible to S1 and upwards. It is hoped that the lecture will be recorded.

One hundred years ago Albert Einstein predicted the existence of invisible gravitational waves – ripples in spacetime produced by some of the most violent events in the universe: exploding stars, colliding black holes, perhaps even the Big Bang itself. By the time these ripples reach the Earth, however, they are incredibly weak, and have never been detected directly – until now.

On September 14th 2015 two giant laser interferometers known as LIGO, the most sensitive scientific instruments ever built, detected gravitational waves from the merger of a pair of massive black holes more than a billion light years from the Earth. LIGO estimated that the peak gravitational-wave power radiated during the final moments of this merger was more than ten times greater than the combined light power from all the stars and galaxies in the observable Universe.

Join Professor Martin Hendry as he recounts the inside story of this remarkable discovery – hailed by many as the scientific breakthrough of the century. Learn about the amazing technology behind the LIGO detectors, which can measure the signatures of spacetime ripples less than a million millionth the width of a human hair, and explore the exciting future that lies ahead for gravitational-wave astronomy as we open an entirely new window on the Universe.

The lecture is in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, on the main campus of Glasgow University. (You can find the Boyd Orr Building on the campus map at http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_1887_en.pdf)

Lecture is free and open to all, and is organised in collaboration with Glasgow University Physoc and Astrosoc.

The full spring programme will be available shortly, and will feature another special lecture in May, at the Technology and Innovation Centre of Strathclyde University. Watch this space!

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 time that they have been detected directly.

They used highly sensitive equipment to measure two black holes, which collided many light years away. The detection proves gravity travels as a wave, but what is gravity?

For younger learners watch the Tigtag film Gravity in our Universe with your class to discover more.

For older learners, watch Black Holes to learn more about the mysterious phenomena that allowed scientists to collect this data.

Twig, Tigtag and Tigtag Junior are available to all educators and learners in Scotland via the Glow Launch Pad. We provide online walk-throughs for teachers at a time that suits. Interested? Contact us on 0141 353 7700 or via our contact page