Useful Links
STEM Ambassadors
- STEMNET - national body who operate the Ambassadors scheme
- TechFest-SetPoint - Aberdeen and North East of Scotland's Science Festival
General
- Glasgow Science Festival - www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk
- Science Education - www.scienceeducation.org.uk
- British Association for the Advancement of Science www.the-ba.net
- Glasgow Science Centre - www.glasgowsciencecentre.org
- Shape The Future - www.shapethefuture.org.uk
- Royal Society of Chemistry - www.rsc.org/education
- LearnNet (RSC) - www.chemsoc.org/learnnet
- Institute of Physics - www.iop.org/activity/education/
- Science Education - www.ase.org.uk
- School Science - www.schoolscience.co.uk
- Institute of Biology - www.iob.org
- Young Engineers - www.youngeng.org
- Young Engineers Clubs - www.yecscotland.co.uk
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology - www.theiet.org/education
- ConstructionSkills - www.bconstructive.co.uk
- Institute of Civil Engineers - www.ice.org.uk
- Careers Scotland - www.careers-scotland.org.uk
Challenges, Projects and Exhibitions That Are On All Year
Exhibitions for All
- The Hunterian Museum, www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk has the following exhibitions on show all year.
- Weird and Wonderful - The puzzling and the bizarre from Hunterian Museum
- Hunter; Man, Medic, Collector - Story of Dr Hunter, Scottish obstetrician, collector and founder of the Hunterian Museum
- Lord Kelvin: Revolutionary Scientist - Life and work of Lord Kelvin - Glasgow's greatest scientist
- A Healing Passion - Historical and contemporary aspects of medicine in Glasgow
For Primary Schools
- Greenpower Goblins - Build a child sized racing car: www.greenpower.co.uk
- Junior Archaeologists' Club - Hunterian Museum: www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
- Hunterian Museum School Programme: www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
For Primary & Secondary Schools
- Faraday Lecture's: www.faraday.org.uk
- Young Engineers Clubs: www.yecscotland.co.uk
- Science Kits - Transition Project: www.sciencetransitionscotland.org.uk
- BA CREST Investigators Award Scheme: www.the-ba.net
For Secondary Schools
- Smallpiece Trust: www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk
- Young Engineers for Britain: www.youngeng.org
- BA CREST Awards: www.the-ba.net
- Technology Enhancement Programme: www.tep.org.uk
- INPUT: INdustry Project Understanding Technology: www.input.uk.com
- Chemical Connection - Touring show, apply University of Edinburgh: www.chemicalconnection.org.uk
- Year in Industry - Senior pupils company placement: www.headstart.org.uk
- Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridges to Schools: www.ice.org.uk/constructionchallenges
- F1 Challenge - Design/Cad Challenge, F1 in Schools: www.f1inschools.co.uk
- Teacher Placements: www.careers-scotland.org.uk/Initiatives/TeacherPlacements
- Careers Scotland Space School: www.careers-scotland.org.uk/Initiatives/Spaceschool
- Lab in a Lorry - Physics expts for secondary school: www.labinalorry.org.uk
Grants/Funding
- Nuffield Science Bursary - S5/S6 pupils. 4-6 week project placement. SETPOINT North, Frances Chapman: www.setpointscotland.org.uk/SETPOINTnorth.cfm
- Science Small Grants - Aimed at science & transition: www.scienceeducation.org.uk
- Royal Society Partnership Grants - Max £3000 Science related activities: www.royalsoc.ac.uk/education
- Royal Society Chemistry - Chemistry related. All Schools: www.rsc.org
- Institute of Physics: www.iop.org/activity/grants/index.html
- ChemWeb - Chemistry related. Schools during Science Week: www.chemweb.com
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council: www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/public
- Shape the Future - To enable schools to take part in engineering activities: www.shapethefuture.org.uk
