Kate in Antarctica: Life on Base
Kate’s been stuck inside with bad weather – windy, with visibility down to less than a metre. Not good for science or filming… but great for writing blog posts! Here’s her latest, and for the full set...
View ArticleBullwhips, breaking the sound barrier, and science in progress
New year resolution: blog more. We’ve been big fans of Destin Sandlin ever since his original chicken video (seriously: take a look), and into his Smarter Every Day YouTube channel. His latest film is...
View ArticleNuffield Research Placements
Are you interested in pursuing a STEM subject at University? Do you enjoy STEM subjects and want to gain more research experience? If so, the Nuffield Research Placements scheme may be for you. For...
View ArticleNational Careers Week 2019 – putting careers in the curriculum
National Careers Week – Putting careers in the curriculum We’re half-way through National Careers Week already! It seems like a good time for NUSTEM to shine a light on the resources we have for...
View ArticleEducate North Awards 2019
Educate North Awards 2019 We’ve been shortlisted!! We’ve just found out that we are one of the finalists at the Educate North Awards in the Social Mobility award for the University sector. Here at...
View ArticleMy hedgehog
I used some fruit to make a hedgehog. I used cocktail sticks to fix it together. Then I ate it. Yum. The post My hedgehog appeared first on NUSTEM.
View ArticleMaizies skittle challange
Me and my mammy did this challenge and i loved watching the colours mix together Maizie age 7 The post Maizies skittle challange appeared first on NUSTEM.
View ArticleSkittle Rainbow
It is like a sweetie magic trick! Harriet age 3 The post Skittle Rainbow appeared first on NUSTEM.
View ArticleI done the junk modelling task today and I made a hybrid cat robot
The post I done the junk modelling task today and I made a hybrid cat robot appeared first on NUSTEM.
View ArticleBird by the river Derwent
We saw this bird by the river but we didn’t know what it was. When we looked on the Internet we found out it was a heron. The post Bird by the river Derwent appeared first on NUSTEM.
View Article2019 WISE Awards: Finalist!
NUSTEM are delighted to be recognised by the WISE Campaign as a Finalist for their 2019 Awards. We’re shortlisted in the Outreach and Engagement category, up against some outstanding individuals and...
View ArticleKate Winter on Bloomberg
Remember when former NUSTEM staffer Dr. Kate Winter went to Antarctica to continue her research on carbon dioxide uptake in the Southern Ocean? We followed her trip here on the NUSTEM website. Kate...
View ArticleBirds at Beamish
We found these birds in the Pit Village. The post Birds at Beamish appeared first on NUSTEM.
View ArticleSweets Experiment Lilly-Anne Nevin
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View ArticleTales of Engineering – Our first meeting
Ready… set … engineer! Our first meeting for Tales of Engineering took place in July 2019 at Northumbria University, where a small group of engineers were generally terrified with the idea of reading...
View ArticleTales of Engineering – Bacteria bombs and fashionable pirates
We are back from summer break and ready to engage! Our valiant Tales of Engineering engineers gathered once again at NUSTEM HQ to learn and reflect about engaging with young children in the classroom....
View ArticleNUSTEM: The year in Numbers
Looking back, planning ahead At Northumbria University, the buildings are once again echoing to the sound of undergraduates, which gives a lovely buzz to the campus. Here in NUSTEM we took advantage of...
View ArticlePlanning
“We’ll need to see an implementation plan,” said the funder, “It seems like a complex project.”“That’s fine. I feel a Gantt chart coming on,” I replied, perhaps unwisely. This isn’t a Gantt chart, not...
View Article#1 Violet the Pilot
Meet Violet Van Winkle an extraordinary engineer and pilot! In our first MYST session over 60 families from the school joined us to read Violet the Pilot. The story is about a young girl with a gift...
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