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First conNecTed device prototypes
Our friends from the Life Science Centre visited us today, and…
22 November, 2019/by Jonathan
NUSTEM: The year in Numbers
2 October, 2019/by Carol
Kate Winter on Bloomberg
Remember when former NUSTEM staffer Dr. Kate Winter went to…
29 July, 2019/by Jonathan
2019 WISE Awards: Finalist!
NUSTEM are delighted to be recognised by the WISE Campaign as…
26 July, 2019/by Jonathan
Tales of Engineering – call for volunteers
Some of our primary books
NUSTEM has been awarded a prestigious…
10 July, 2019/by Antonio PortasNUSTEM has been awarded a prestigious…

Educate North Awards 2019
20 March, 2019/by Carol
National Careers Week 2019 – putting careers in the curriculum
6 March, 2019/by Carol
Nuffield Research Placements
26 February, 2019/by Becky WilsonBullwhips, breaking the sound barrier, and science in progress
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New year resolution:…
4 January, 2019/by JonathanNew year resolution:…

Kate in Antarctica: Life on Base
Kate’s been stuck inside with bad weather – windy, with…
3 January, 2019/by Jonathan
Kate in Antarctica!
Kate's made it to the Princess Elisabeth Research Station, which…
27 December, 2018/by Jonathan
Kate in Cape Town
Our intrepid geologist Kate has made it about as far South as…
21 December, 2018/by Jonathan
Kate’s heading to Antarctica!
Long-term NUSTEM partners will recognise Dr. Kate Winter's name…
3 December, 2018/by Jonathan
Can parents help ‘nudge’ students into choosing STEM A-levels?
When young people are asked who has provided them with careers…
19 November, 2018/by Carol
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week
This week is Tomorrow’s Engineers Week. Back for its sixth…
5 November, 2018/by JonathanSixth Form Evening Lectures: the 2018 edition
How Physics and Maths Make a Difference in the World
Each…
24 September, 2018/by Antonio PortasEach…

Summer Holiday Happenings
One of the great things about working in the university, is that…
21 July, 2018/by Carol
Plan B
As part of the ESH Building my Skills programme each year, NUSTEM…
20 June, 2018/by Carol
Why not Physics?
Last month, the Institute of Physics released a report called…
13 June, 2018/by Carol
Leaky pipeline or drip irrigation system
The leaky pipeline is a recurring metaphor in discussions about…
19 March, 2018/by Carol
Sci Pop: running a science pop-up shop
We’ve been running science pop-up shops for a number of…
14 February, 2018/by Joe Shimwell
@NUSTEMxmas: our festive, robotic, IoT glockenspiel
Every now and then, we (Jonathan and Joe) get an idea stuck in…
14 December, 2017/by Joe Shimwell
New opportunities: GET North resources, Whole School Gender Equality, Computing resource grants
If you’re the sort of person who’s involved and engaged with…
28 November, 2017/by Jonathan
Primary Science Coordinators’ Forum #3.1
Part of NUSTEM's offer to primary schools in the north east is…
23 November, 2017/by Joe Shimwell