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Inspiring Life Journeys: from a STEM background to a career in tech. Saturday 12 November is the second edition of the Women in Technology Conference. Co-hosted by the University’s Women In Science and Engineering (WISE), Out in Stem (oSTEM) and Computer Science Societies (CSS), this day-long conference will be a celebration of women working in, or […]
The Biochemical Society Diversity in Science Grants scheme provides grants of up to £500 to individuals, groups, charities or not-for profit organisations to support and address issues relating to diversity in science. Whether you are planning an event or activity to encourage diversity in science, or conducting research into the lack of representative diversity within […]
The British Science Association is looking for an individual/organisation to develop a Key Stage 3 educational resource about queuing at a tourist attraction. The resource should have a high amount of maths content, so we are looking specifically for education resource developers with maths or physics backgrounds. The total budget for the resource is £3000. […]
During the Christmas holidays in 2016, from Friday 26 December to Thursday 1 January, 56 secondary school students aged 16–18 will spend a week in the Italian Alps doing astronomy activities and becoming part of a vibrant international community of alumni and astronomers. Applications are now open for the ESO astronomy camp 2016. To apply, […]
India’s first science meets art festival The Story of Light captivated over 15,000 visitors in Goa last year. ‘The Story Of’ Foundation has issued a call for proposals for its second learning festival, The Story of Space, which will take place in October/November 2017. The program will include public installations, performances, films, workshops, talks & panel […]
The EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Food is a collaboration between the Biomaterials Group (University of Nottingham), the Centre for Formulation Engineering (University of Birmingham) and the Centre for Sustainable Manufacture and Recycling Technologies (Loughborough University). It started in December 2013 and is currently delivering against a research portfolio valued at £10m, with more […]
Professor Boden is a world authority in the field of artificial intelligence – she even has a robot named in her honour. The long career of Professor Boden is the very epitome of cross-disciplinary working. From medicine, to psychology, to cognitive and computer science, to technology and philosophy, Professor Boden has spent decades straddling multiple […]
The Pioneers Lecture Series will be welcoming Dr Kevin Fong, a Consultant in Anaesthesia at University College Hospital in London and holds degrees in Astrophysics, Medicine and Engineering. He is also a science and medical broadcaster and writer. Dr. Fong is best known for his television appearances, particularly as an occasional presenter of the long-running BBC2 […]
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the Royal Society of Chemistry and to celebrate many of us will leave the lab, office or library to share our work to intrigue, inspire and connect with the public. But who are the public? What do they think of us and our profession? How do we connect […]
Members involved in science festivals might be interested in this article. Although it is about jazz in particular, it has some interesting things to say about festivals in general. And one of the co-authors is the inestimable Emma Webster, who was the driving force behind Bright Club Oxford when they set it up in 2013. […]
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