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News Update from the BBC Academy’s New Talent team

Based at BBC Birmingham, we lead the BBC’s entry level talent schemes across the UK including; Apprenticeships aimed at school leavers and Traineeships aimed at graduates, working across the BBC’s Production, Technology, Business and Journalism departments. These are paid contracts of employment with a salary, fully paid training fees and fantastic work placement opportunities.  Some […]

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Nice Job at Big Bang Fair for FOTSN

WOW! AREN’T YOU ALL EAGER BEAVERS! Relax, They have someone now. The wonderful performers behind the Festival of the Spoken Nerd are looking for some paid help on Saturday of the Big Bang Fair – to run their ‘merch stall’ between shows. It would suit a friend, partner or buddy of someone else working the fair […]

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Museum University Partnership Initiative – free events

Are you a museum looking to work with university? Or an academic wanting to work with a museum? Then the Museum University Partnership Initiative (MUPI) could be what you have been looking for. Funded by Arts Council England, the project is offering museum staff and volunteers the opportunity to meet with academics to develop mutually […]

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Digital Festival at Dudley Libraries

Dudley Libraries are planning a STEM fair and Digital Festival at Halesowen Library on 8th October and are hoping for up to 200 people. If anyone would like an outreach/public engagement opportunity fairly locally, and would like a stand, let Emily know.

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Urgent call for KS3/4 science teacher

Do I know anyone who teaches KS3 or KS4 science in Birmingham, or nearby? Do you? If so, contact Alby via Twitter. He is looking for a science teacher to star in upcoming recruitment TV ad to be shot in Birmingham Mon/Tue next week. Oh, and it pays and covers expenses!

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Making science fun for all young people

Free training for youth workers in fun and engaging hands-on science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) activities. Learn about the value of STEM skills and how they can support a young person’s Personal and Social Development. Develop your skills and confidence to include STEM activities in your programme. Find out about national STEM initiatives and funding opportunities. […]

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BOM launch #artandtechsocial workshops

Free hot food & insight into how tech & art collide! Join Birmingham Open Media (BOM) for local food and drinks from Southside and get hands-on making with a bunch of like-minded folks interested in art and tech. This new monthly event aims to inspire emerging creatives and offer peer-to-peer tech support in a friendly, […]

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Future Debates: Genome Data Privacy

The West Midlands branch of the the British Science Association are hosting a debate on genome data privacy. Want to know why? Watch this video. A genome is an entire set of DNA; all the instructions for making every part of a living thing. Research into our genomes could improve our understanding of diseases, cancers […]

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Volunteers wanted for BBC2 programme

BBC2 need two volunteers for a TV study with Michael Mosley on Monday and Tuesday 8:30 to 12. It is at Aston University and the focus is all about the health benefits of apple cider vinegar. You need to not mind being told what to eat for a few days (e.g. no caffeine or alcohol […]

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Digital content SciCommers project

Ideas Foundation are looking for suggestions of any creative science communicators who may be able to tutor on how to use Twitter, Whats App. Videos to excite interest in science amongst young people. The tutors would be working with young people to help them create their own science communication digital content. They have several projects […]