News & Forthcoming Events
Page last updated: 13.03.13
| TSN Kit Club - we would like ALL Kits back BEFORE the Easter break if possible. w/c 1st April 2013, TSN open DAILY except Friday 5th April (closed). Open 10-4, call or email first to confirm what time you plan to come |
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| TSN needs a new Chairperson .. could this be you? Please contact us to discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail | NOW! |
| Fascination of Plants Day - 17th May 2013 - book your place now for this very interactive half-day of plant-related science geared towards Years 5 - 8 inc. Really popular event in 2012, we look forward to seeing you again this year! | 17th May 2013 |
| AMGEN project - Year 2 - bookings now open (subject to funding). Please mark your diairies for these tremendous 2 day cpd opportunities to be held at JIC in June and July 2013. Sign-up now, for the follow-up course (for those who took part in Year 1: 19 & 20 June), or the starter course (2 & 3 July)if you want to bring cutting-edge science into your classrooms. | June / July 2013 |
| After the success of our Annual Meeting - 6th FEBRUARY 2013 - and the Health & Life Science Career Convention - 5th FEBRUARY - reports will appear here soon | coming soon |
| TSN's next Master Class - Petrochemical Industry - date to be rescheduled - John Innes Centre - programme close to completion with a mix of academic and industrial contributors. More about Master Classes here | tbc |
| TSN Case Studies in print - Phil has authored a couple of case studies as part of Science Communication: a practical guide for scientists, published by Wiley & Blackwell, 2013. | NOW! |
| Follow TSN on Twitter, Phil is now tweeting TSN news and interesting bits & pieces, join his followers | NOW! |
| Kit Club News - a new Kit Check Card will now be found in every kit box. This will help teachers to check the contents of the kits they borrow before returning them to TSN and will hopefully help to avoid kits being returned with items missing. More details here | NOW! |
| The Malaria Challenge - a new educational resource from the Sanger Centre | NOW! |
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:- PARTNERSHIP GRANTS SCHEME of the Royal Society. Upto £3000 available for partnerships to apply for if teaching 5-18 yr ... last funding round has just closed, but start thinking about an idea for when the call reopens on 2nd September. TSN is happy to support and help with grant applications - a TSN partnership was successful in a recent call. The RS themselves also guide your application. |
c/date 1st November 2013 |
Links cited in our Winter 2012/13 newsletter can be found at the following links - we try to make it easy for you! |
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| Primary Science in published work! Should all TSN partners be aspiring to this ? – an investigation done by primary school children working with a scientist in Devon that has found itself published in a peer reviewed journal. Article itself and background story all available here |
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| Countdown 439 - see just how far our scientists got and see pictures and feedback of our monumental Science Week event in March 2010 | NOW! |
| FREE to a good home - Various items of science equipment that are free to schools - take a look at our Free to a Good Home page | 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! |
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