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Volunteer to inspire tomorrow's engineers!
17/03/2016
Committed to sustain and grow a dynamic profession in engineering, the DiscoverE network has organised various campaigns and initiatives worldwide highlighting the positive contributions that engineers make to everyone's quality of life.
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Continuing an active learning in photonics and optics
17/03/2016
The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL2015) was officially closed at a grand ceremony at the beginning of February 2016, in the city of Mérida, Mexico. Thousands of education-based events were organised in 148 countries last year due to this initiative of the United Nations.
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Winners of the eighth Scientix resource awards announced!
16/03/2016
The winning contributions for the eighth Scientix Resource Awards come from the SBC, BiOutils and eCity projects. A record number of 202 resources were scrutinised in this eighth and final round of this award competition as part of the Scientix 2 project.
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Record interest among STEM teachers in Brussels workshops
16/03/2016
The tenth Science Projects Workshop at the Future Classroom Lab welcomed 42 teachers of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and 16 project representatives at European Schoolnet from 26 to 28 February 2016. More than 500 teachers had applied for the 42 spaces available for this workshop.
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Have some pie: March 14 is Pi Day!
14/03/2016
Celebrate the discovery of the Pi concept, generally symbolised by the Greek letter "π", today by organising activities dedicated to geometry and mathematics with students or young people. It goes without saying that this is also the perfect opportunity to enjoy some pie after finishing stimulating brain exercises!
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302 top researchers receive 585 million Euros
11/03/2016
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 302 mid-career researchers for their contributions to the 2015 Consolidator Grant competition. They receive a total amount of 585 million Euros, funded as part of the Horizon 2020 programme for research and innovation.
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New video and coding contests: Think Big, Think Ocean
10/03/2016
The main aim of the Sea Change project is to increase public awareness of the oceanic ecosystem and how it affects everyone's lives each day. Several initiatives are being taken to achieve this, including a new video contest and a marine coding competition.
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New Scientix Newsletter: Media in STEM Education
08/03/2016
This March 2016 edition of the Scientix Newsletter investigates the main benefits and features of media enhanced learning in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education. Several useful tools available for creating simple media content online are listed to assist educators in their line of work.
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28 per cent of the world's researchers are women
08/03/2016
Gender parity varies a lot from one country to another. A new interactive Web tool shows the distribution of women in research-related careers all across the world. One in five countries has managed to reach the level in which women compose 45 to 55 per cent of the research population.
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Educating the educators: An upcoming conference in Freiburg
07/03/2016
Teacher educators, researchers and networks in the field of maths and science education are invited to submit proposals for topics to be presented at the second "Educating the educators" conference. Proposals must be submitted by 16 April 2016. They should not exceed two pages.
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