Science Education

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EUCU.NET: Children’s Universities go European

The concept of Children’s Universities represents the most radical opening towards the general public that universities can undertake. By addressing girls and…

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Qatar Boosts Research Fund 80% – seeks international partners

The aim is to build human capital for Qatar. Additionally, it is hoped that the research will result in the creation of intellectual property rights and the…

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BBSRC Showcases Bioscientists Boosting UK Economy

The groups and individual researchers represent a cross-section of bioscientists, from universities and institutes across the UK and from all parts of the…

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DFG Launches Eight New Collaborative Research Centres

The themes of the newly approved Collaborative Research Centres include the development of innovative spaceship drive systems, overcoming treatment resistance…

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Estonia Unveils Support Scheme for EU Research Projects

“Being the first such support scheme in Baltics, this national funding helps to stimulate international research cooperation, and to give recognition to…

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Boosting Science Awareness: National Youth Olympiad Insights

“The National Science Olympiad engages young minds and empowers students to test scientific theories and develop creative approaches to problem solving,” said…

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DFG Launches Seven New Research Training Groups for Doctoral Students

These will give doctoral students additional opportunities to work towards their doctorates in structured research programmes with a high level of subject…

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Geotruck Launches Holland-Belgium Tour for Students

The Geotruck, a mobile classroom in which students from the last three years of pre-university secondary education (VWO) in the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking…

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PTB’s R&D Achievements Receive High Marks from Wissenschaftsrat

The Wissenschaftsrat assesses the R&D work of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt as well as its science-based services overall as very good, in places…

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Growing Popularity of Summer Schools in Europe

International summer schools in Europe are attracting foreign students in ever-increasing numbers. For a number of years now, universities and colleges of…

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£3 Million Boost for Science and Maths Education Innovation

Yet, less and less young people are taking up places on degree courses in Mathematics and Science based subjects that will be vital to them if they want to…

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Socrates in the classroom develops students’ thinking and changes the distribution of power

The Socratic dialogue is a particular way of developing children’s, as well as adults’, thinking skills through cooperative dialogue where significant human…

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Irish Research Council Launches Open Access Policy for Research

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (IRCSET) has taken moves today to ensure that research papers published by its funding…

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£5 Million Grant Fuels Research on Population Change

Professor Jane Falkingham from Southampton will direct the new Centre which is expected to start work in October 2008. Nine extra members of staff at the…

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Surrey scientist given hearty grant for research

People with Metabolic Syndrome have a combination of disorders such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or obesity, which increase the risk of heart and…

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New Study Aims to Enhance Type 1 Diabetes Care in Wales

The research award, which has been made by the Welsh Assembly Government’s Welsh Office for Research and Development for Health and Social Care, will fund a…

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