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Education towards a responsible society
25/05/2018
Ten new training programmes on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) were presented in April at the second conference of Higher Education Institutions and Responsible Research and Innovation (HEIRRI). Education towards a responsible society was a cross-cutting theme addressed by this conference.
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Students can win a trip to CERN with all expenses covered
25/05/2018
Students, from the ages of 11 to 19, in all countries of the European Union, except Spain because it has its own distinct competition, can enter the ScienceClip contest and win great prizes, including a trip to the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland. The deadline to participate in the competition is 1 June 2018.
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Malta’s Minister of Education and the European Commission give Scientix strong recognition
15/05/2018
Evarist Bartolo, Minister of Education and Employment in Malta, calls for a continuation of the Scientix project beyond its current funding period from the European Commission. Jean-David Malo, Director for Open Innovation and Open Science, at the Directorate for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, says he is very impressed by the project’s achievements to this day.
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May is dedicated to STE(A)M at the School Education Gateway
15/05/2018
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were not only sculptors and painters but also inventors, engineers and scientists. For them, there were no boundaries between science and the arts. The STE(A)M concept implies an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates subjects in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. This month is dedicated to STE(A)M at the School Education Gateway.
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Third Scientix Conference to be held in Brussels this weekend
30/04/2018
Svein Sjøberg, Professor of Science Education at Oslo University, and Beth Healey, a medical doctor who is an expert on space and extreme environments, International Space University, London, and former ESA MD on Spaceflight Analogue Concordia, are keynote speakers at the Third Scientix Conference, which will be held in Brussels, Belgium, 4 to 6 May 2018.
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STEM Discovery Week 2018 is the biggest ever!
30/04/2018
Over 800 activities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in 40 countries were organised as part of this year’s STEM Discovery Week campaign, reaching over 120,000 teachers, pupils, and other people interested in STEM Education. And for the first time, Scientix connected live, with selected activities broadcast via Facebook and YouTube, reaching additional thousands of viewers!
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More than 420 activities registered for the STEM Discovery Week
17/04/2018
This year’s edition of the STEM Discovery Week campaign is turning out to be bigger than ever, counting more than 420 activities in 34 countries around the world and reaching more than 50,000 people! For the very first time, a number of those activities will be broadcast live online every day from Monday 23 to Friday 27 April 2018.
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New competition for secondary school students about climate change
17/04/2018
The CRESCENDOschools network invites secondary school students, aged 16 to 19, to share their ideas in a new competition about climate science and how it can be better communicated to the public. The students behind the best ideas will be invited to present their ideas at the network’s Annual General Meeting in Toulouse, France, on 10 October 2018.
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Opening Minds to STEM Careers starts again this April
27/03/2018
Scientix invites you to register for a rerun of “Opening Minds to STEM Careers”, its popular Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for teachers. The course, which is completely free of charge, starts on 16 April 2018 on the European Schoolnet Academy platform.
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Ten new videos in the “Science in one minute” series
26/03/2018
Complex scientific concepts and phenomenon can be more easily explained and understood with visual presentations and illustrations. Tarragona’s Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) has made a series of graphic videos to address scientific questions in one minute, perfect for busy people on the go!
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