SCIENTISTS at Sunderland are sharing their unique work and research to an online audience through one of the region’s major visitor attractions. Since lockdown measures were introduced to the UK last March, the Life Science Centre in Newcastle, like all other venues, closed its doors to the public. However, still […]
Mariam Khattab, a University of Sunderland Journalism student, 21, has been nominated for the Best Student Science Journalist award at this year’s Association of British Science Writers awards. Ms Khattab’s story ‘Earth’s underwater sand dunes help explain Venus’ weird surface’ was published in New Scientist magazine in November 2017. It […]
A North East university is hoping to get young people fired up about science this week, with the launch of a free club, Bright Sparks. The University of Sunderland’s Bright Sparks STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) club is for children aged 11-16 years. Members of the club get […]
A North East worker has called for an increase in the number of women and men in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Emma Garrick works at a project called Think Physics as a careers and employer specialist. Ms Garrick focuses her work on schools and their pupils to encourage […]
The ex Tomorrow’s World presenter Judith Hann has backed better training for science teachers to inspire other women. Ms Hann has called for “more and better-trained” science teachers to inspire other women to go into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. The Zoology and Botany graduate from Durham University […]
A new degree has been created by a North East university to connect graduates with the growing cosmetics, personal care and fragrance industry – worth approximately £17 billion to the UK each year. The University of Sunderland has designed its new Cosmetic Science degree around the science-led industry, which focuses […]
The Sunderland Astronomical Society has launched a two-night astronomy event in support of BBC Two’s Stargazing Live shows. The society’s own Stargazing Live event runs today (January 15) and tomorrow (January 16), from 6.30pm at the Cygnus Observatory at the WWT Washington Wetlands Centre. The Stargazing Live shows were shown […]