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Big Bang London - 13 July 2010 at Westminster Kingsway College
date: 12/03/2010
A great free day of careers, competition and celebration
Junkbots project in the East Midlands
date: 11/03/2010
Year 8 students built and controlled robots during a 'Junkbots' challenge. Firstly they collected items of junk to construct into robots that performed simple tasks. On the second day they programmed Lego robots to respond to commands before finishing off with a presentation session where each team evaluated and summarised their work.
East Midlands Top of the Bench Chemistry Competition
date: 11/03/2010
Once again the East Midlands Top of the Bench Chemistry Competition was a great success. Top of the Bench is a national competition run by the Royal Society of Chemistry for 14-16 year old students. This year’s regional final, which allows the winning team to enter the national final, consisted of teams of students, two from year 9, one from year 10 and one from year 11 from schools across the region. The University of Derby hosted the event for the first time on Saturday 30 January 2010 under the guidance of Alan-Shaun Wilkinson and opened by Professor John Coyne, the University’s Vice-Chancellor.
East Midlands STEM Student Journalist media workshop
date: 11/03/2010
The fifth regional East Midlands STEM Student Journalist Workshop took place on 11 February 2010. Hosted at the Roundhouse, part of Derby College, the half day interactive workshop was led by BBC Business Correspondent Rob Pittam and BBC News Camerawoman Sara Shepherd. The event was a great success with Rob and Sara giving students an insight into their jobs and the world of journalism.
Crown Hills Community College, Leicester, Launches Lab 13
date: 11/03/2010
Lab 13 is a pioneering science space managed by young people for young people.
‘Top-secret’ experiment brings science to schools in the East Midlands...on a lorry
date: 11/03/2010
This experiment has been developed by staff at the University of Nottingham's School of Physics and Astronomy thanks to funding from East Midlands Development Agency (emda).
Upcoming STEM events in the East Midlands
date: 11/03/2010
There are lots of STEM events coming up over the next few months in the East Midlands.
The Big Bang Eastern, Friday 16th July 2010, Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge
date: 05/03/2010
A big day of learning and prize winning
Cambridge Science Festival, 8 - 21 March 2010
date: 08/03/2010
Join us for the UK's largest free science festival, exploring subjects from astronomy to zoology, with demonstrations, hands on experiments, talks from leading scientists, and visits to University and partner facilities.
ASE Area Conference at Harlow, Saturday 13 March 2010, Stewards School
date: 08/03/2010
Come and join the Association of Science Education in your area for a selection of presentations including workshops, Planetarium, SLC tasters and a local female rocket scientist, Victoria Hodges, as our keynote speaker. Use the exhibition time to find out what resources are available. Appreciate the wining and dining sponsored by SLC EE.
