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Funding for the development of local schools activities
25 Sep 2008
On behalf of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, STEMNET, has announced that grant funding is available to develop activities to enthuse young people of school age about the application of engineering.
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Students educate scientists at AstraZeneca
24 Sep 2008
Five Leicestershire students held a poster session at Loughborough’s pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca outlining the research projects they have been carrying out as part of their Nuffield Science Bursaries.
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Aimhigher report brings about great discussions amongst the STEM Partnership
19 Sep 2008
Aimhigher East Midlands have developed a report to establish a baseline for the supply of STEM skills in the region. This report aims to pull together a wide range of datasets, relating to all stages of the educational life-cycle; from Key Stage 1, through to progression to higher education and beyond.
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New resources launched for teachers by a united science and engineering community
12 Sep 2008
Teachers and lecturers returning to primary and secondary schools and colleges across the UK this September will find new resources to help them inspire and develop the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
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EDT ST:EM Pathway Breaking Student Participation Records
04 Sep 2008
Following the merger of the programmes of the Engineering Development Trust(EDT) under the EDT ST:EM Pathway banner, record numbers of East Midland students participated in EDT run Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes last year.
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Whynotchemeng Seeks Sponsorship
28 Aug 2008
The whynotchemeng (wnce) campaign was started in 2001by IChemE as a response to a rapid decline in the number of students applying for and accepting places for chemical engineering degrees. The campaign is based upon an informative website http://www.whynotchemeng.com/; chemical engineers who attend schools careers events as volunteers, and supporting literature. It promotes chemical engineering as a positive career choice, offering a varied and interesting job that can also benefit society.
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05 Aug 2008
Nottingham Science City launches it debut newsletter, Wavelength. Wavelength, published quarterly, will deliver all the latest news and views from Nottingham's science community - including businesses, academics and property developers - and mark the city's status as one of the only six official Science Cities in England and Wales.
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The East Midlands STEM Partnership launches its first Podcast!
31 Jul 2008
The STEM Support team has been busy producing a podcast of all of the highlights from the last Teleconference Meeting: Raising the Voice of STEM, which took place on Tuesday 8th July 2008.