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Access world oceans with one click
27/02/2016
"Medclic: the Mediterranean in one click" is an excellent example of a research initiative with the aim of bringing marine and coastal observation technologies straight to your home, school or organisation. It is one of several projects that are enhancing people's ocean literacy and sustainable development in Europe.
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Request support from Scientix Teacher Ambassadors for your project
26/02/2016
The Scientix community offers projects, which have been uploaded and published on its online portal, to request the support and services of Scientix Teacher Ambassadors for specific tasks. More than four hundred projects are already part of this online portal and new ones are added every week!
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Nominate the best educational project for sustainable development
25/02/2016
The UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) will give 50,000 USD to three projects that have made a substantial effort in the field. The United Nations Educational and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recently launched a new call for nominations for this award.
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Join the Eratosthenes Experiment on 21 March 2016!
23/02/2016
Register your school for the Eratosthenes Experiment, a fascinating global science activity happening on 21 March 2016, also known as Spring Equinox Day! After registering, you will become part of a community of hundreds of schools all around the world!
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Space Scoop: A new astronomy website for kids in 22 languages!
22/02/2016
Explore the wonders of the universe through a brand-new news portal, especially designed for young minds. This flagship initiative of the Universe Awareness and Space Awareness projects invites children and older readers, for example teachers or parents, to learn more about exciting scientific discoveries in the simplest way possible!
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Recognising Responsible Research and Innovation in the world
21/02/2016
More and more stakeholders in the research and education fields want to adopt Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in their daily practice. Although awareness about the meaning of this concept is on the rise, the definition of the word "responsibility" remains blurred.
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Discussing STEM with three thousand educators
19/02/2016
The Association for Science Education (ASE) in the United Kingdom held its annual conference in January 2016, at the University of Birmingham. More than three thousand educators, including researchers and teachers, gathered for the event to get to know all the latest trends in STEM education.
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Design the best 3D model using a smartphone and win an award!
16/02/2016
Students who make the best three-dimensional models using their mobile phones, their computers, and free photogrammetric software, may win 13,500 Euros as part of the ‘D3MOBILE Metrology World League 2016', organised by the USCAN3D research group at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain.
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Celebrate the first Global Day of the Engineer!
16/02/2016
Engineers and other volunteers all across the world will unite on 24 February 2016 to celebrate the first "Global Day of the Engineer". The movement behind this initiative wants to increase general awareness about the importance of this profession and show how engineers make a world of difference every day.
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Junior translators in the European Union awarded
15/02/2016
One school student in each of the Member States of the European Union has received an award for the best translation from a foreign language into his or her native language. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Translations has organised this translation competition for schools since 2007.
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