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Science In The Peak
08 Jul 2009
The first Midlands science festival, Science In The Peak, was held over 30th June - 4th July. Set amongst rolling hills and sweeping valleys, the iconic and dominating dome of University of Derby, Buxton was the primary host, with additional events held in the neighbouring 4 star Buxton Palace Hotel.
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City pupils use GPS to map heathland
07 Jul 2009
Pupils from a Nottingham secondary school will use advanced GPS technology to help protect our unique habitats — and the plants and animals that make their home there — from the effects of climate change.
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Famous faces and exhibitions appear at Buxton science festival
06 Jul 2009
A science festival has got underway this week at the University of Derby, Buxton, which has seen some famous faces and celebrated exhibitions from the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
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Crown Hills Community College and The Peele Community College awarded ‘Lab 13’ funding
03 Jul 2009
Students at Crown Hills Community College in Leicester and The Peele Community College in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, are delighted that their colleges have been awarded funding to create ground-breaking science facilities called Lab 13.
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Giant tortoises and hovering sausages set to invade Buxton this summer in science extravaganza!
09 Jun 2009
A warning has gone out to the residents of Buxton… This summer, they’ll be invaded by giant tortoises, hovering sausages, Daleks, Dr Who’s TARDIS, and even one of TV’s original, best-loved scientists and mathematicians, Johnny Ball!
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New technology funding benefits business and education
27 May 2009
A project designed to inspire 14 – 19 year old students and benefit local businesses was officially launched at the East Midlands Conference Centre this week, attended by over 80 people from the education and business sector.
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GIREP-EPEC 2009 Call for papers
22 May 2009
You are invited to register for the international conference for physics teachers, educators and researchers to be held at the University of Leicester, UK, August 17 - 21, 2009. The conference is sponsored by the International Research Group on Physics Teaching (GIREP), Physics Education Division of the European Physical Society and will incorporate the Physics Higher Education Conference 2009.
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Project tries to make science news interesting
21 May 2009
A former BBC journalist is working on new ways of reporting science. Brady Haran was speaking at a workshop organised by the East Midlands STEM Partnership. Mr Haran, who has recently left the BBC to work as a freelance, said he thought traditional TV reporting of science was “a little bit boring”.