#BrumSciCommEver wanted to know how maths has been used and is been used in video games?Join Dr Richard Lissaman from the University of Warwick in the Watson Building at the University of Birmingham on Wednesday 28th February. In this talk we’ll look at interesting applications of school/college level mathematics in video games. This will include looking at […]
For those of you with an interest in the interface Science – Culture, you might be interested in the next Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences Distinguished Lecture which will have Daniel Glaser, from the Science Gallery in London as the speaker. The details of the talk are here: https://cafeculturelbirmingham.wordpress.com/ and you can register for the […]
We at I’m a Scientist, Engineer etc are looking for mods to join the team for March. As my boss says ‘Work from anywhere; immensely enjoyable.’ READ: ‘Work from sofa; in mostly pajamas’ https://about.imascientist.org.uk/2018/moderator-vacancies-march-2018/
STEM learning have three free online courses via FutureLearn coming up in the next few weeks which will enable you to develop your students’ learning with engaging and effective practical lessons: Teaching practical chemistry: Explore how going beyond ‘recipe following’, teachers can use practical work in chemistry to support the explanation of theory. Discover ‘microscale’ […]
FLUX ‘Moving Engineering’ will be delivered to primary and secondary school students in Warwickshire. Where our team of facilitators will lead engaging, inspiring and informative dance sessions working with students to explore programming and coding through dance theatre. It is vital our facilitators can lead well-structured workshops, have strong class management skills and provide an […]
Something for the microscopists amongst our readers! The Big Bang Fair is set to open the world’s first invisible photography exhibition: displaying a series of images which cannot be seen by the naked eye. Instead, microscopes will be available to view the images in question, which are the width of a fine pen nib. Using […]
BBC Terrific Scientific will be attending the Big Bang Science fair at the NEC in Birmingham in March. You may have heard of it, it’s a science fair where teachers, children and parents come together to celebrate science, technology, engineering and maths through fun and interesting hands on activities, workshops and stage shows. We are […]
The Biochemical Society’s Scientific Outreach Grants are now open, offering up to £1000 for projects that communicate the excitement of molecular bioscience. The deadline for applications is 9th April 2018. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or would like to chat about an application. All the details can be found here: […]
Do you have ideas for an exciting, surprising and overly ambitious demo? Find out more and pitch your ideas here: https://cheltenhamfestivals.wufoo.eu/forms/w7o9g380gbgq6t/. Closing date is near the end of January. (There, that’s a simple one, isn’t it.)
The next round of the Royal Society’s Partnership Grants scheme opens in February 2018. This scheme offers up to £3000 to schools (primary and secondary) to complete an investigative project with a STEM partner, from industry or from research. They have changed things around slightly this year to make it easier to access this funding […]
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