http://www.stemnet.org.uk STEMNET rss feed description goes here Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:28:45 GMT A great free day of careers, competition and celebration http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383101 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:47:06 GMT Lab 13 is a pioneering science space managed by young people for young people. http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383093 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:55:27 GMT 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. http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383094 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:55:00 GMT 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. http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383095 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:54:34 GMT 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). http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383092 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:57 GMT 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. http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383100 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:33 GMT There are lots of STEM events coming up over the next few months in the East Midlands. http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383091 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:04 GMT 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. http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383079 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:03:08 GMT 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. http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383078 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:02:22 GMT A big day of learning and prize winning http://www.stemnet.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383080 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:22:25 GMT