STEM News
Celebrating women in STEM and the work of the profs
Saturday 11th February 2023 marked the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Profs, a leading EdTech company that supports women in STEM year-round, provides Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics tuition, supports female students in securing university places for STEM subjects, and provides STEM careers guidance.
Cumbrian schools receive digital manufacturing training and equipment through Sellafield SiX funded programme
Students at 12 Cumbrian schools are to benefit from new digital manufacturing equipment and specialist teacher training thanks to a collaboration between 3D printing experts and the industry.
Notorious American prison is getting clean and going green
Rikers Island, one of the most notorious prisons in America, is to become a renewable energy hub.
How can we inspire our new generation into engineering?
It’s no secret that the engineering sector is experiencing a shortage of workers. In fact, research shows that the industry will need to train and employ around 200,000 people by 2024 to fill the gap.
12-year-old’s invention to clean toxic air wins national competition
A 12-year-old from Huddersfield has won the Institution of Engineering & Technology’s (IET) national ‘Backpack to the Future’ competition - ‘blowing away’ judges with a design that filters polluted air – helping the 8m people in the UK who suffer the often-crippling effects of asthma.
Upskilling future talent to ensure a smooth transition to sustainable mobility
The world is facing a global skills shortage of epic proportions. It’s the most severe of the past 16 years. According to a recent survey published by workforce solutions provider ManpowerGroup, 75% of employers questioned reported difficulty filling roles. Hilit Bar-lev, VP HR of StoreDot – developers of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles – further discusses.
Xaar aims to inspire STEM success with local school students
Continuing its collaboration with local schools and colleges, members of Xaar visited St. Peter’s School, Huntingdon for its recent STEM day. Supported by the engineering organisation, the Smallpeice Trust, over 50 local Year 10 students attended, with the day held on 18th January deemed a great success.
Robot drawing competitions open for entries
The EPSRC UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems (UK-RAS) Network announces the launch of its 2023 competitions, inviting the UK’s primary schoolchildren to share their creative robot designs and imaginative stories with a panel of experts, for a chance to win some unique prizes.
Game that gets kids excited about fruit and vegetables
The developers behind the BAFTA nominated phonics game, Teach Your Monster To Read have launched a brand-new game aiming to get kids excited about fruit and vegetables.
A kid’s code to success
Teachers and students hear the term ‘21-century skills’ all the time, and computational thinking is quickly becoming a big part of the conversation.