Useful Links
More useful resources for teachers and lecturers, gathered from providers who submitted entries for the STEM Directories
Science
CPD:
Cogent Sector Skills Council: Career Pathway - www.cogent-careers.com
Council for Mathematical Sciences: MathsCareers - www.mathscareers.org.uk
UCL/LCTC Symposium for Chemistry Teachers - www.chem.ucl.ac.uk/schools/
Teaching Resources:
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Resources for Schools website - www.abpischools.org.uk
Biochemical Society: BioChem4Schools - www.Biochem4Schools.org.uk
Biochemical Society - SciberMonkey - www.biochemistry.org
Computer Science for Fun - www.cs4fn.org
Create a future: STEM Key Skills - www.createafuture.co.uk
IBM UK Ltd - www.TryScience.org
ESRC - www.socialscienceforschools.org.uk
Nuffield Council on Bioethics - www.nuffieldbioethics.org
Nuffield Curriculum Centre - www.chemistry-react.org
Open University: Young Applicants in Schools And Colleges - www.open.ac.uk/yass
Planet Science - www.planet-science.com
PULSE: Podcasting university lectures and science education project - www.pulse-project.com
Research Councils UK - www.rcuk.ac.uk/sis
Royal Meteorological Society - www.rmets.org
Science and Technology Facilities Council – Multi-media resources & Lunar and Meteorite Sample Loan Scheme - www.scitech.ac.uk
Sense About Science - Peer review educational Resource - www.senseaboutscience.org
Society for General Microbiology - www.microbiologyonline.org.uk
Tarquin Books - www.tarquinbooks.com
The Virtual Glasshouse - www.rhs.org.uk
Faculty of Science and Faculty of Health - www.uhi.ac.uk
Sun|trek - www.suntrek.org
Wellcome Trust Darwin Education Project - www.wellcome.ac.uk/darwin200
Role Models:
FutureMorph – careers and role models across STEM - www.futuremorph.org
New Outlooks in Science & Engineering - www.noisemakers.org.uk
Science Festivals:
Ecsite UK’s list – divided by time of year - www.ecsite-uk.net/events/science_festivals.html
British Council’s list - www.britishcouncil.org/science-uk-festivals.htm
Science and Discovery Centres:
Ecsite-uk 2008 members -
Adrian Fisher Mazes - www.mazemaker.com
Armagh Planetarium - www.armaghplanet.com
At-Bristol - www.at-bristol.org.uk
Biaza - www.biaza.org.uk
Bolton Technical Innovation Centre - www.uktic.org
Catalyst - www.catalyst.org.uk
Centre for Alternative Technology - www.cat.org.uk
Centre for Life - www.life.org.uk
Centre of the Cell - www.centreofthecell.org
Continuum Group - www.continuum-group.com
The Deep - www.thedeep.co.uk
The Eden Project - www.edenproject.com
Edinburgh International Science Festival - www.sciencefestival.co.uk
Engineered Arts Ltd - www.willjackson.co.uk
Eureka! The Museum for Children - www.eureka.org.uk
Event Communications - www.eventcomm.com
Glasgow Science Centre - www.glasgowsciencecentre.org
Graphic Science - www.graphicscience.co.uk
Science Communication Unit - www.scu.uwe.ac.uk
Horniman Museum - www.horniman.ac.uk Institute of Physics - www.iop.org
Intech - www.intech-uk.com
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust - www.ironbridge.org.uk
Jodrell Bank Science Centre - www.jb.man.ac.uk/viscen
Kelham Island Museum - www.simt.co.uk
King’s College London - www.kcl.ac.uk
Liverpool Museums - www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
The Living Rainforest - www.livingrainforest.org
The Look Out Discovery Centre - www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/lookout
The Magic Mathworks Travelling Circus - www.magicmathworks.org
Magna - www.visitmagna.co.uk
Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester - www.msim.org.uk
National Marine Aquarium - www.national-aquarium.co.uk
National Maritime Museum - www.nmm.ac.uk
National Museums and Galleries of Wales - www.museumwales.ac.uk
National Museums of Scotland - www.nms.ac.uk
National Space Centre - www.spacecentre.co.uk
National Stone Centre - www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk
The National Trust - www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/
Woolsthorpe Manor - w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-woolsthorpemanor
Natural History Museum - www.nhm.ac.uk
NESTA - www.nesta.org.uk
Our Dynamic Earth - www.dynamicearth.co.uk
The Oxford Trust - www.oxtrust.org.uk
Prodir Limited - www.prodir.com
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - www.rbge.org.uk
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - www.kew.org
The Royal Institution - www.rigb.org
Royal Observatory Edinburgh - www.roe.ac.uk
The Royal Society - www.royalsociety.org
Sandford Mill Engine House Project - www.chelmsford.gov.uk
Science Alive - www.science-alive.co.uk
Science Made Simple - www.sciencemadesimple.co.uk
The Science Museum - www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Science Projects - www.science-projects.org
Scottish Executive - www.scotland.gov.uk
Scottish Seabird Centre - www.seabird.org
Sensation Dundee - www.sensation.org.uk
Snibston Discovery Park - www.leics.gov.uk/museums/snibston
Techniquest@newi - www.tqnewi.org
The Science of ... - www.scienceof.com
Thinktank - www.thinktank.ac
Tyne and Wear Museums - www.twmuseums.org.uk
W5 - www.w5online.co.uk
The Wellcome Trust - www.wellcome.ac.uk
Techniquest www.techniquest.org
Engineering and Technology
General:
The Engineering and Technology Board - www.etechb.co.uk
The Learning Grid - www.learninggrid.co.uk
The Best Programme www.raengbest.org.uk
WISE - The WISE Directory of Initiatives - www.wisecampaign.org.uk
The UK Resource Centre for Women in Science,Engineering & Technology - www.setwomenresource.org.uk
STEMNET (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network) - www.stemnet.org.uk
The Association for Science Education - www.ase.org.uk
The Design and Technology Association - www.data.org.uk
The National Association of Advisors and Inspectors in Design and Technology - www.naaidt.org.uk
The Scottish Executive - www.scotland.gov.uk
The Welsh Assembly Government - www.wales.gov.uk
The Northern Ireland Office - www.nio.gov.uk
Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Resources for Schools, EEA Report, 2005 - www.the-eea.org.uk
NOISE (New Outlooks In Science & Engineering) - www.noisemakers.org.uk
Careers:
General engineering and technology careers information - www.enginuity.org.uk
Careers Scotland - www.careers-scotland.org.uk
Careers Wales - www.careerswales.com
Careers Service Northern Ireland - www.careersserviceni.com
Apprenticeships - www.apprentices.co.uk
The Engineering Institutions’ Engineering Education Alliance - www.the-eea.org.uk
N-geneering West Midlands - www.ngen.org.uk
Role Models:
SCENTA Role models - www.scenta.co.uk/rolemodels
Science and Engineering Ambassador (SEAs) - www.stemnet.org.uk
SEAs are also available by placing a request to a local organisation holding a STEMPOINT contract.
STEMPOINT contracts are awarded by STEMNET to provide learning support services - www.stemnet.org.uk
Architecture Workshops - www.architectureworkshops.org
British Physics Olympiad - www.le.ac.uk/physics/BPhO/index.shtml
Bubblz the Mathematical Clown - www.bubblztheclown.co.uk
Cambridge Science Festival - www.cambridgescience.org
Cogent Career Pathways - www.cogent-careers.com
Computer Science for Fun - www.cs4fn.org
Daresbury Laboratory - Outreach - www.scitech.co.uk
Daresbury Laboratory - Talking Science & Site - visits www.scitech.co.uk
Dr Mark’s INSPIREducationTM - www.Dr-Mark.co.uk
Explore-At-Bristol - www.at-bristol.org.uk
Food Biosciences Summer School - www.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosciences/
Generation Science - www.generationscience.co.uk
Hands On - www.hands-on-science.co.uk
Institute of Physics Teacher Network - www.iop.org/activity/education/index
Maths in the Pipeline - www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk
Maths Inspiration - www.mathsinspiration.com
More Maths Grads - www.moremathsgrads.org.uk
Planet Science Newsletter - www.planet-science.com
Primary Outreach Programme - www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk
Researchers in Residence - www.researchersinresidence.ac.uk
Royal Society Partnership Grants - www.royalsociety.org
Science and Humanities Education - www.scienceandhumanities.co.uk
Science Made Simple - www.sciencemadesimple.co.uk
Science Shows for Schools - www.scienceshowforschools.com
Scottish Science & Technology Roadshow (SCI-FUN) - www.scifun.ed.ac.uk/
STFC ROE Visitor Centre & Outreach Programme - www.roe.ac.uk/vc/
Study Days for A-level and GCSE Students - www.thetrainingpartnership.org.uk
Techniquest Outreach Programme - www.techniquest.org
The Association for Science Education - www.schoolscience.co.uk
The Particle Detectives - www.particledetectives.net
The Sixth Form Challenge - Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - www.stemsalford.org
TryScience - www.tryscience.org
UK Research Councils - www.rcuk.ac.uk/sis
Widening Participation STEM Activities - www.rdg.ac.uk/wideningparticipation
MATHEMATICS
CPD:
Council for Mathematical Sciences: MathsCareers - www.mathscareers.org.uk
Mathematics in Education and Industry - www.mei.org.uk/cpd
Teaching Resources:
Arbelos - www.arbelos.co.uk
BEAM Education - www.beam.co.uk/resources.asp
IBM UK Ltd - www.TryScience.org
Institute of Physics Affiliated Schools & Teacher Network - www.iop.org
Open University: Young Applicants in Schools and Colleges - www.open.ac.uk/yass
Podcasting university lectures and science education project - www.pulse-project.com
Tarquin Books - www.tarquinbooks.com
UK Mathematics Foundation: National Mathematics Teachers Summer School - www.ncetm.org.uk/coursesandevents
Role Models:
FutureMorph – careers and role models across STEM - www.futuremorph.org
New Outlooks in Science & Engineering - www.noisemakers.org.uk
Science Festivals:
Ecsite UK’s list – divided by time of year - www.ecsite-uk.net/events/science_festivals.html
British Council’s list - www.britishcouncil.org/science-uk-festivals.htm
Science and Discovery Centres:
Ecsite-uk 2008 members -
Adrian Fisher Mazes - www.mazemaker.com
Armagh Planetarium - www.armaghplanet.com
At-Bristol - www.at-bristol.org.uk
Biaza - www.biaza.org.uk
Bolton Technical Innovation Centre - www.uktic.org
Catalyst - www.catalyst.org.uk
Centre for Alternative Technology - www.cat.org.uk
Centre for life - www.life.org.uk
Centre of the cell - www.centreofthecell.org
Continuum Group - www.continuum-group.com
The Deep - www.thedeep.co.uk
The Eden Project - www.edenproject.com
Edinburgh International Science Festival - www.sciencefestival.co.uk
Engineered Arts Ltd - www.willjackson.co.uk
Eureka! The Museum for Children - www.eureka.org.uk
Event Communications - www.eventcomm.com
Glasgow Science Centre - www.glasgowsciencecentre.org
Graphic Science - www.graphicscience.co.uk
Science Communication Unit www.uwe.ac.uk/fas/graphicscience
Horniman Museum www.horniman.ac.uk Institute of Physics - www.iop.org
Intech - www.intech-uk.com
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust - www.ironbridge.org.uk
Jodrell Bank Science Centre - www.jb.man.ac.uk/viscen
Kelham Island Museum - www.simt.co.uk
King’s College London - www.kcl.ac.uk
Liverpool Museums - www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
The Living Rainforest - www.livingrainforest.org
The Look Out Discovery Centre - www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/lookout
The Magic Mathworks Travelling Circus - www.magicmathworks.org
Magna - www.visitmagna.co.uk
Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester - www.msim.org.uk
National Marine Aquarium - www.national-aquarium.co.uk
National Maritime Museum - www.nmm.ac.uk
National Museums and Galleries of Wales - www.museumwales.ac.uk
National Museums of Scotland - www.nms.ac.uk
National Space Centre - www.spacecentre.co.uk
National Stone Centre - www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk
The National Trust, Woolsthorpe Manor - www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/
w-findaplace/w-woolsthorpemanor
Natural History Museum - www.nhm.ac.uk
Nesta - www.nesta.org.uk
Our Dynamic Earth - www.dynamicearth.co.uk
The Oxford Trust - www.oxtrust.org.uk
Prodir Limited - www.prodir.com
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - www.rbge.org.uk
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - www.kew.org
The Royal Institution - www.rigb.org
Royal Observatory Edinburgh - www.roe.ac.uk
The Royal Society - www.royalsociety.org
Sandford Mill Engine House Project - www.chelmsford.gov.uk
Science Alive - www.science-alive.co.uk
Science made simple - www.sciencemadesimple.co.uk
The Science Museum - www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Science projects - www.science-projects.org
Scottish Executive - www.scotland.gov.uk
Scottish Seabird Centre - www.seabird.org
Sensation Dundee - www.sensation.org.uk
Snibston Discovery Park - www.leics.gov.uk/museums/snibston
techniquest@newi - www.tqnewi.org
The Science of ... - www.scienceof.com