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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
Family Space Explorers
We're always looking for new ways to engage different audiences,…
20 November, 2017/by Joe Shimwell
Jam on!
Whether digital making is already your jam or if you’ve never…
4 October, 2017/by Jonathan
Tetrahedral Kite, Beamish
As part of Beamish Museum's 'Wind in Your Sails' event, visitors…
1 July, 2017/by Jonathan
International Women in Engineering Day 2017
Today (23rd June) is International Women in Engineering Day.
Across…
23 June, 2017/by CarolAcross…

Goodbye Think Physics, hello NUSTEM
We’ve changed our name.
We started as Think Physics in 2014,…
8 March, 2017/by JonathanWe started as Think Physics in 2014,…

125,000 rpm centrifuge… powered by hand, made from cardboard
This is outstanding!
One of the first steps in a whole host…
11 January, 2017/by JonathanOne of the first steps in a whole host…

(Raspberry) Pioneers, Bright Ideas: opportunities for secondary students
The lovely people at the Raspberry Pi Foundation – the folks who…
11 January, 2017/by Jonathan
Astronauts, sports scholarships, the web, deforestation, and the power of unexpected connections
Here’s a delightful little story from web developer Sarah Mei, posted…
10 January, 2017/by Jonathan
Connecting with Physics
When I did my A-levels a couple of decades ago, there were only…
9 January, 2017/by CarolIt’s 2017, the year the Sun goes out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJgXaqW3md8
Happy New Year! We…
6 January, 2017/by JonathanHappy New Year! We…

Work with us! Ogden Science Officer vacancy with the Think Physics team
We’re recruiting!
If you’re of a physics sort of persuasion…
28 November, 2016/by JonathanIf you’re of a physics sort of persuasion…