(last updated 26 August '08)
| Current / Forthcoming Events | Dates |
| PARTNERSHIP GRANTS SCHEME of the Royal Society. Upto £3000 available for partnerships to apply for ... | closing date 7th Nov. 2008. |
| TSN Annual Meeting 2008 - To be held at the John Innes Centre on Monday 20th October, our annual extravaganza promises a surprise or two this year together with the usual high qiuality talk, resources giveaway and refreshments. A great way to catch-up with your TSN partner or bring the whole science department for a team outing! | October 20th |
| NATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING WEEK 2009 - Takes place between 6 and 15th March 2009 and grants up to £2000 available from Research Councils UK. Closing date for applications 13th October 2008, application forms & eligibility here. | closing date 13th October |
| TALLEST JELLY COMPETITION - A repeat run in the forthcoming Norfolk & Norwich Food festival moulding together science, engineering and cooking ! Details about the competition at this link on the IFR website | event date: 10th October |
| SCIENCE SHOW ALL ABOUT ENERGY - What is energy? How do we convert it from one form to another? How can we be efficient in our use of it ... just some of the questions explored in this 1 hour show for KS 3 and 4 pupils as part of the Wizz Bang Roadshow with their performance at Snape Maltings, Suffolk on 30th Sept. and 1st October | Sept. 30th & Oct,. 1st |
| PRIMARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE - A joint event together with Norfolk Children's Services (who are dealing with bookings and further information) and the Science Learning Centre. Email lisa.poploski@norfolk.gov.uk or click on the link to go direct to the bookings page. | Sept. 24th |
| INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR - A series of events spread over 2 years highlighting science in the Arctic and Antarctic. Several opportunities to get involved in themed days throughout the year. Next Polar day - PEOPLE at the POLES - on September 24th. An activity sheet and background information can be downloaded as pdfs . | Sept. 24th |
| CARBOSCHOOLS PROJECT - Thanks to those who attended and responded so positively to our FREE Teachers Twilight session held on 11th March 2008 at JIC. If you are a secondary school teacher or researcher interested in carbon science and would like to get involved in this project contact Phil for more details and take a look at the new area on our website dedicated to this 3 year project | NOW! |
| PUPILS' SPEAKING ABOUT SCIENCE - Do you know of a young (14-19 pupil) speaker that could talk about science in a confident and energetic way? "Speak Up" is a new BBC TV programme and we think science should be on their agenda. Click on the link for more information about this forthcoming BBC programme | NOW! |
| ONE-STOP SHOP FOR SCIENCE RESOURCES - have you visited www.schoolscience.co.uk yet? Supported by ASE, the Research Councils and many other partners. | NOW! |
| PUPILS' OUTLOOK ON SCIENCE - click here to download a simple pro-forma entitled 'Real Scientists in the Real World'. The project being led by Tony Brown, Head of Science at Hobart High School. He is looking for scientists & engineers to complete the attached form to help raise awareness amongst pupils (initially in his school but then going beyond) of the wide range of opportunities that qualifications in science can lead to. In particualr he feels pupils are unaware of the earning potential and possibility of travel that a science-based career can offer. If unsure about including names, salaries and organisations his preference is for an "annonymysed" return than no return at all. | NOW! |
| Your Questions about EVOLUTION - Ask your question at http://www.darwin.rcuk.ac.uk | NOW! |
| Xperimania - an ambitious new project to raise awareness of chemistry among young people across Europe. The project proposes attractive inquiry-based science teaching and learning activities for upper primary and secondary schools. The campaign includes a competition for teams of young people around Europe, to set up an easy and fun experiment and upload lab reports on the website. Winning students will be invited to a ceremony taking place in the Benelux region during 2008, at a research laboratory of one of the Appe member companies. | NOW! |
| KIT CLUB UPDATE - New Kits and Kit Couriers - engage the whole community of the school and get someone else to pick-up your kits. Parents/governors etc. who live/work near our base at JIC may be able to help more teachers access the Kit Club, why not give it a go | NOW! |
| RESEARCHERS in RESIDENCE - TSN is delighted to be the regional coordinator for this National project making partnerships between secondary schools and researchers - contact Phil directly or get more information from http://www.researchersinresidence.ac.uk | NOW! |
| Recent events and news | Dates |
| TSN Annual Meeting 2007 - Marked International Polar Year with an entertaining talk, giveaway of surplus equipment, free buffet & wine. Our speaker was John Digby, a former British Antarctic Survey scientist and enthusiastic photographer who give a pictorial account of life in Anarctica. We apologise that the teachers presentation had to be cancelled due to illness. | October 2007 |
| MASTER CLASS 13: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - A fascinating day for scientists, geographers, mathematicians mixing cutting-edge talks with practical - rescheduled from March 07. All our speaker's talks are now available elsewhere on this site. | |
| Physics teachers to CERN -TSN, together with the Science Learning Centre and PPARC arranged a 2-day visit to the Large Hadron Collider facility at CERN, Switzerland. This trip was for physics teachers from across East Anglia and took place between 10th and 12th April - teachers and teacher trainers from across the East of England had a truly inspiring (if a little tiring!) trip. Contact us directly if you are interested in a similar visit in the future. | 10 - 12th April 2007 |
| Nysgjerrigper - Images of Scientists drawn by children from Norway (see Newsletter 22) | November 2006 |
| NEW KIT CLUB OFFICER - Carol Hince has taken over the reins of the TSN Kit Club. Bookings via email or phone in the usual way - 01603 450619, tsn.kits@bbsrc.ac.uk | September 2006 |
| The BA Festival of Science, Norwich 2006 - TSN was delighted to have played such a big role in the huge success of this event. A summary of the Partnership Forum and the Young People's Programme will follow. Our report for the 8-13 yrs Young Peoples Programme is now available here (published 12/12/06) |
3 - 9th September 2006 |
| Annual Meeting 2006 - This years talk, given by Dr. Jonathan Hare, proved extremely popular with teachers and scientists alike as Jonathan revealed some of the secrets behind the Science of 'Rough Science' (the successful BBC TV series). Want to know more tricks of the trade, check out Jonathan's website, www.creative-science.org.uk
Background to the Rough Science series is available from the OU website. |
8th November 2006 |
| Master Class 12 finale - public lecture by Prof. Colin Pillinger | 28th April 2006 |
| Master Class 12 - leading scientists to update teachers in 'Planetary & Solar Physics' | 28th April 2006 |
| Annual Meeting 2005 - Dancing in Einstein's shoes | October 2005 |
| Primary Science Workshops - Electricity and Materials | June, July & October 2005 |
| National Science Week 2005 "Water, water everywhere" - Pictures from this years NSW event | March 2005 |
| AN APOLOGY - TSN ALIVE & WELL, website catching-up slowly! | December 2004 |
| Master Class 11 - East Anglian Ecology | November 2004 |
| Annual Meeting 2004 - A sparkling birthday celebration | October 2004 |
| Master Class 10 - The Science behind Agriculture | February 2004 |
| Beyond Curie - Issues facing women scientists in the 21st century | December 2003 |
| Genetic Futures - A celebration for the DNA 50th Anniversary | October 2003 |
| Annual Meeting 2003 - Life on Earth and new life in TSN | October 2003 |
| TSN Coordinator - Frank retires; Phil is new coordinator | August 2003 |
| Seed to Sandwich - TSN-partnership working in Essex |
July 2003 |
| Master Class 9 - Artificial Intelligence | May 2003 |
| Getting the Message National Science Week 2003 | March 2003 |
| Primary Science Workshop 3 -Forces and Micro-organisms | October 2002 |
| Annual Meeting 2002 | October 2002 |
| Writing styles - other responses | January 2002 |
| Annual Meeting 2001 | October 2001 |
| Primary science workshops 1 & 2 -Forces and Micro-organisms | June & November 2001 |
| Master Class 8 - Evolution | November 2001 |
| Secrets and Science of Survival 2001 - There's more to Light than meets the Eye | March 2001 |
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