Relatively Prime series

Of interest to mathematicians and students of mathematics:

Relatively Prime is a series of eight shows all about the stories

behind mathematics that was funded through Kickstarter. The first

episode of Relatively Prime will be released on September 17th and the

series will run until November 5th, with a new episode being released

every Monday. Relatively Prime will be licensed under a Creative

Commons Attribution-Share Alike License and Samuel Hansen is looking

forward to any remixes that may result. The show will be available to

download directly at the show’s website, through the RSS Feed, and

through iTunes.

Website: http://relprime.com/

RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/relprime

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/relatively-prime/id560923828

Full press release: http://acmescience.com/shows/1687

National STEM Centre Short course: Particle Physics A-level

This free course might be of interest to Physics teachers:

YHC12262 : Particle Physics A Level on 19 Oct 2012 10.30am

At:
National STEM Centre
University of York
York
YO10 5DD

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Cost £0.00 Free course

About the Course

Following the success of the Astronomy Day last year we are offering a second exciting FREE event for teachers of A level Physics to refresh and update their subject knowledge and raise awareness of new approaches to teaching this key topic.

Registration and refreshments start from 10am.

The day is to be led by Dr Christina Lazzeroni, Reader in Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, Birmingham University, with contributions from staff from the National STEM Centre (ESERO), Science Learning Centre Yorkshire and the Humber and the University of York.

The event will focus on the key learning requirements of the AQA A Level Physics Specification (section 3.1 of Unit 1).

The event is open to teachers in schools, sixth form colleges and FE colleges on a first-come, first-served basis.

There are no costs to participants.

All refreshments are provided.

For further information contact: ken.fielding@northlindsey.ac.uk

This event is co-sponsored by the LSIS STEM Support Project, the Institute of Physics and the European Space Education Resource Office.

The Virtual School: calling all biologists!

From the Society of Biology Blog - as the title says this may be of interest to any biologists:

September 11, 2012 - Frédéric Kastner fromThe Virtual School

The Virtual School’s vision is to create an innovative, free education resource that allows children from all over the world to learn about biology. To help us achieve this we’re asking for support from passionate biologists, whatever their background.

You can share your love of biology and help inspire a new generation of scientists by recording a fun 2-3 minute audio presentation. The Virtual School designers will then add images and memory triggers to your voice-over and create an engaging lesson for the KS3 and 4 curricula (that’s 11-14 year olds, and 14-16 years olds).


Interested?  Here’s how to get involved:

1. You record your 2-3 min audio explanations with our easy-to-use online tool. It is an easy and fun process!
2. Our design team enhances your explanations using effective imagery & other memory triggers to make your lesson even more impactful.
3. The final learning resources are engaging 2-3 minute learning videos for each concept across the KS3 & 4 curricula.

You can watch an example playlist about ecology on our YouTube channel by following this link.
If you’re keen to take part or have any questions please get in touch: frederic.kastner@fusion-universal.com
By contributing to the Virtual School you can help us build an amazing, free education programme to bring the best biology teaching to children who need it most, in the UK and globally. Thank you for your support.
Visit us on: http://thevirtualschool.com & our YouTube Edu Channel.
You can also follow our updates on Twitter  and blog.

Future Morph Web-site relaunch

For teachers, parents, pupils and STEM practitioners - I recommend a loo. 

The Science Council has relaunched the Future Morph website. The site is designed to provide information about the range of careers open to young people via science and maths qualifications. Originally launched in 2008, the new-look site boasts a blog, more career profiles and additional themed sections, as well as a brand new database of careers information links - the development of which has been led by the National STEM Centre.

The site is designed with pupils, parents and teachers in mind, and aims to talk to each in their language. All of the content from the previous site has been transferred so you can still find all of your favourite videos, articles and online games, and with the improved navigation of the site, we hope they will be even easier to locate.

For more information see www.futuremorph.org<../../../Promotion/www.futuremorph.org>.

Please do help us to spread the word and pass onto any interested contacts.

National Science + Engineering Competition 2012-2013

Another competition aimed at young STEM students (11-18 years old) :

Competition 2012-13

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The National Science + Engineering Competition aims to recognise and reward young people’s achievements in all areas of Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
It is open to 11-18 year olds in the UK and provides young people with the opportunity to build their skills and confidence in project based work.

Competition Entry

Thousands of young people enter the Competition every year, either as a team or an individual, via two entry routes:

• Regional: Projects showcase their work at 12 regional heats in June/July.
• Online: Projects enter a written or film application between July - October.

The National Finals

The best projects from across the UK are then invited to the National Finals, which are held in March each year at The Big Bang: The UK Young Scientists’ and Engineers’ Fair. The projects showcase their work to over 60,000 people and compete for a range of fantastic prizes worth over £50,000, including international experience awards.

How to Get Involved

This website demonstrates to teachers, parents, mentors and competitors how young people can enter the National Science + Engineering Competition. To find out more about the Competition and to enter please see the pages on the left.
Entries are open from March - 31st October, for more information and to enter please Enter!

2012 NPL School Science Film Challenge

This may be of interest to UK Teachers & STEM practitioners:

 

The 2012 NPL School Science Film Challenge is now open for registration!

Submission deadline extended by a week to 19 October 2012

The aim of the challenge is for you to make a film, less than two and a half minutes long, describing or demonstrating some science correctly in an engaging way. Prizes are awarded for various categories, for best school entry (£500) and best film made by an independent (of school) team, including a student (£300).

The deadline for completed entries is 19 October 2012. Make sure you take a note of the important dates for your filming schedule, and to read the rules before you begin in our rules and information leaflet.

Know any other budding film makers at your school, or do you simply want to recruit your film crew? Print our poster to promote our film challenge at your school to get others on board.

If you need some inspiration, watch past entries to our film challenges on our Film Challenge YouTube channel. 

More info here 

Vacancy: Press & Social Media officer at Society for General Microbiology

The following vacancy is available at the Society for General Microbiology

Press and Social Media Officer

Purpose

The Society is looking for an experienced media professional to instigate effective publicity for the Society for General Microbiology and to maximize awareness of the Society’s products and services as well as the discipline of microbiology to key stakeholders, via the press and social media.

Terms

Currently based 5 miles South of Reading - location under review Permanent, full-time

Salary: up to £31,000k pa (depending on experience and current salary) + Benefits

For a detailed job description http://www.sgm.ac.uk/jobs/default.cfm

Closing date for applications is 3 October 2012.

No agencies please.

For an informal discussion about this post, contact Dariel Burdass, Head of Communications, on 01189881802.