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The closing date for the ASE’s 2016 Great Bug Hunt competition is the 17th June! Open to all Primary Schools… ‘The Great Bug Hunt competition is a fun and fascinating way to introduce children to the weird and wacky world of mini beasts. So grab a bug net and awaken their sense of discovery and adventure […]
British Gas are looking for a science expert to produce a set of 3 videos for their ‘The Source’ web and Facebook channel aimed at enabling parents to do cool science experiments on the theme of energy with their kids in the school summer holidays. The videos would be very simple to film (expectations of HD […]
Leading educational charity The Smallpeice Trust is offering Year 9 students in Coventry the chance to explore the exciting world of engineering on a residential course this summer, which will see them working alongside experts from the likes of Aston Martin, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover. Coventry has long been at the centre of the […]
This year, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship Programme are offering female PhD Students within the fields of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science the opportunity to present their work in the form of a poster at the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Ceremony on June 22nd 2016 at the […]
The UWE Bristol SCU Science Writing Competition 2016 is now open. Aimed at non-professional science writers, entrants are invited to write a 700-word article about “the next big thing in science.” The closing date is 24 June 2016. For more information go to http://www.uwe.ac.uk/sciencewriting There is a separate category for writers aged under 18, and […]
If you are a current doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham and are interested in developing your presentation and research communication skills, raising the profile of your research and having the chance to win an international research bursary, this is for you. After you submit your application, you will also receive expert training to help […]
A new series in production for Channel 4 is looking for health and medical experts for on-camera roles. ‘24 Hours Inside Your Body’ will follow three volunteers across one day, monitoring what happens to their bodies in intricate detail and looking at the impacts on their health – from the position they sleep in to […]
Coinciding with the Ingenious and Fearless Companions exhibition, BOM is delighted to present the first Space Biohack, bringing together artists, scientists and enthusiasts with members of the High Altitude Bioprospecting (HAB) team and astrobiologists from NASA. This event, taking place on the 13th to 14th of May 2016, creatively explores how research with astrobiology is contributing to novel biotechnologies and […]
The Academic Ideas Lab have a new email alert for academics, medical professionals and researchers who are interested in working with TV and radio either on air or behind the scenes. They are regularly approached by producers looking for experts as potential new presenting talent, to work on programmes as paid consultants behind the scenes, and for […]
The UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum have launched a short film competition which readers may be interested in. For the chance to win £750, a trophy and a warm feeling inside make a five minute film about brain injury and put it on YouTube. Anyone can enter and the film can be any form and touch on […]
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