Tag Archives: STEM education

The UK’s A level results were announced last week and showed an increase in STEM subject choices. Entries for maths broke through the 100,000 student entries for the first time this year, with 107,427 students sitting the A level exam. This was up 10.9% compared to 2023 entries. It was also the fastest growing A level subject in 2024 and ...

There is some hogwash out there, masquerading as engineering white papers, which are really just click bait to get your contact details. And there are some gems available for the same price. And, in my opinion, ‘BJT. Bipolar junction transistor application handbook‘ from Nexperia is one of the gems. The price is handing over your name, company name and email ...

Employees of inkjet printer maker Xaar visited Alconbury CofE Primary School in Huntingdon for its recent STEM day, to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 27 Year 6 students built a ‘balloon cars’ assisted by the Xaar team and then raced them. This was the company’s second visit to Alconbury. “It was amazing to go back to Alconbury primary school ...

A bursary scheme for school students has been launched by EngineeringUK to introduce children to STEM through hands-on activities. The bursary fund will be available to schools “with high proportions of students from groups underrepresented in the engineering profession”. Eligible primary schools can apply for the bursary of £550.00, rising to £750 for secondary schools, to work with Neon, a ...

Hundreds of school children in the North East participated in this year’s First Lego League STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education competition. “This event is focussed on removing stereotypes and supporting inclusivity in STEM learning, to empower young people to explore robotics and innovative projects using the humble Lego brick,” according to accounting software company Sage, which supports the ...

Over 50 children got hands-on at Sellafield Ltd’s Cleator Moor engineering centre learn about STEM during British Science Week. From Distington Community School and aged seven to 11, they constructed marshmallow and spaghetti towers, tried 3d printers and a drone simulator, and experimented with Lego robots and paper rockets. “It’s always a pleasure to see the kids interacting with our ...

World-renowned semiconductor research lab Imec has named Lisa Su, chair and CEO of AMD, as the winner of the 2024 Imec Innovation Award. “Since taking the helm of AMD in 2014, Dr Su’s technological acumen and leadership have propelled the company to the forefront of semiconductor technology development,” said Imec CEO Luc Van den hove. “Under her leadership, AMD has ...

Sunday 11 February is 2024’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science. 2024 is the ninth year of the UN event to promote “full and equal access” to STEM for women. The competition is part of the FIRST Robotics Competition and was won by a team from Malta which developed a robot that removed CO2 from the air using ...

Essex-based training company Advanced Rework Technology (ART), has invested over £30,000 in re-work, soldering and heat management tooling. Kaisertech supplied the equipment, which includes JBC’s DMPSE 4 rework station with a desoldering module. “The station [right] enables a user to operate four tools simultaneously,” according to ART. “Stackable modules help to conserve workspace, and a selection of compatible tools provide ...

The University of Sheffield is leading a government-funded project to address the semiconductor skills shortage in the UK with Devon-based Bay Photonics and Phlux Technology of Sheffield by improving knowledge of semiconductors in the the general public, and particularly pre-higher education students. “The project is called ASISST – addressing shortages in semiconductor skills training – and will see the partners ...