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Nominate the best teacher for an award
21/10/2015
The Open Education Europa Teachers' Contest is searching for examples of European school teachers who use innovative teaching methods or support open and inclusive classroom experiences. Submit information about good practices before the deadline of 31 October 2015.
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STEM subject choices and careers
20/10/2015
Two new reports from the Centre for Science Education in the United Kingdom illustrate how schools can raise awareness about subjects and careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) through a number of interventions.
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Register for the next science workshop and Scientix networking event
19/10/2015
The ninth and final edition of the Science Projects Workshop in the Future Classroom Lab and the Scientix Projects Networking Event this year will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from Friday 6 to 8 November.
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Jump start for young physicists
19/10/2015
The UNILHC project supported 37 early-stage researchers and 7 more experienced researchers in physics linked to 25 institutions, split into 12 network nodes. Four conferences, two summer schools and three training courses on science communication were held for the young researchers.
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European prize for women innovators
16/10/2015
Three women who have achieved outstanding innovations and brought them to the market will receive the EU Prize for Women Innovators, organised by the European Commission. This is the third time this competition has been held.
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Monitor air pollution with your phone
16/10/2015
An initiative from the Netherlands asks the public to attach a small device to their smartphones and measure atmospheric pollution.
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Teachers' Autumn Workshop in Reykjavík
13/10/2015
Over the weekend of 25 to 27 September 2015, 43 Scientix Ambassadors and Deputy Ambassadors from around Europe met in the city of Reykjavik, Iceland, where they attended the second and last of the Scientix Teachers' Autumn Workshops.
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Together for the future of STEM
13/10/2015
Around four hundred participants attended the Scientix National Conference in the Netherlands on 1 and 2 October 2015. Entitled "Together for the future of STEM talent," the conference was held in the country's capital Amsterdam.
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557 schools in the Eratosthenes experiment
12/10/2015
Hundreds of students went out at noon on 23 September 2015 to measure the length of a shadow reflected from a one meter long stick which was standing upright. Classes that participated in this experiment can submit photos of it by 23 October 2015, possibly winning a scholarship for a summer academy.
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Where student create curricula
09/10/2015
How do you make science curricula relevant to your students and their life beyond the lab and classroom? One way is to ask them to design their own curriculum. This is the idea behind Go-Lab's The Big ideas of Science challenge.
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