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Sixth Form Evening Lectures: the 2018 edition
How Physics and Maths Make a Difference in the World
Each…
24 September, 2018/by Antonio PortasEach…
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Summer Holiday Happenings
One of the great things about working in the university, is that…
21 July, 2018/by Carol![plan-b credit AlphaStockImages NickYoungson](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/plan-b-credit-AlphaStockImages-NickYoungson-705x469.jpg)
Plan B
As part of the ESH Building my Skills programme each year, NUSTEM…
20 June, 2018/by Carol![Split-stem flowers-11](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Split-stem-flowers-11-705x529.jpg)
Why not Physics?
Last month, the Institute of Physics released a report called…
13 June, 2018/by Carol![Dianthus_caryophyllus_Colori_Joy_(p)_2005-12-04](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Dianthus_caryophyllus_Colori_Joy_p_2005-12-04-705x529.jpg)
Leaky pipeline or drip irrigation system
The leaky pipeline is a recurring metaphor in discussions about…
19 March, 2018/by Carol![science-19](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/science-19-705x470.jpg?theia_smart_thumbnails_file_version=3)
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![NUSTEMplay – Deck the Halls thumbnail](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NUSTEMplay-Deck-the-Halls-thumbnail-705x397.jpg)
@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![GET North 2008](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/34f964d5-5f8e-4ef8-9aed-7f39116c27c7-705x318.jpg)
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![prisci5](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/prisci5-705x529.jpg)
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![Curiosity selfie](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Curiosity-selfie-705x429.jpg)
Family Space Explorers
We're always looking for new ways to engage different audiences,…
20 November, 2017/by Joe Shimwell![Raspberry-Jam-Northumbria-Eventbrite-Header-Template-1](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Raspberry-Jam-Northumbria-Eventbrite-Header-Template-1-705x353.png)
Jam on!
Whether digital making is already your jam or if you’ve never…
4 October, 2017/by Jonathan![Tetrahedral-Kite-Beamish](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Tetrahedral-Kite-Beamish-705x397.jpeg)
Tetrahedral Kite, Beamish
As part of Beamish Museum's 'Wind in Your Sails' event, visitors…
1 July, 2017/by Jonathan![wikichem 1 Image from Imperial Wikichem. Photo from Dr Jess Wade](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wikichem-1-705x470.jpg)
International Women in Engineering Day 2017
Today (23rd June) is International Women in Engineering Day.
Across…
23 June, 2017/by CarolAcross…
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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,…
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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…
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(Raspberry) Pioneers, Bright Ideas: opportunities for secondary students
The lovely people at the Raspberry Pi Foundation – the folks who…
11 January, 2017/by Jonathan![Sally_Ride,_America’s_first_woman_astronaut_communitcates_with_ground_controllers_from_the_flight_deck_-_NARA_-_541940-2](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Sally_Ride_Americas_first_woman_astronaut_communitcates_with_ground_controllers_from_the_flight_deck_-_NARA_-_541940-2-705x506.jpg?theia_smart_thumbnails_file_version=2)
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![Physics Connect 2016-01-23-50](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Physics-Connect-2016-01-23-50-705x529.jpg)
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…
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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…
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See you this week? Timandra Harkness on Big Data and SUN at Life
This week we’ve not one but two outstanding opportunities to get…
15 November, 2016/by Jonathan![microsoft-stem-student-challenge](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Microsoft-STEM-Student-Challenge-705x261.png)
New competition for secondaries: Microsoft STEM Student Challenge
I know, I know – the education world is awash with competitions. Stick…
3 November, 2016/by Jonathan![makerfaire_uk_2016-oct-27](https://nustem.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/makerfaire_uk_2016-Oct-27-705x261.jpg)
Maker Faire UK 2017 announced
It’s baaa-aaaaack!
The greatest show (and tell) on Earth…
28 October, 2016/by JonathanThe greatest show (and tell) on Earth…
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The Amazingly Enormous STEM Careers Poster
Here’s a neat resource from the terrific folks behind the…
27 October, 2016/by Jonathan