Produced by Rolls-Royce, this series of case studies illustrates the wide range of career opportunities that are opened up for students with skills in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. They can be used to give careers advice and guidance to students as well as to illustrate the curriculum principles...

From the Royal Astronomical Society, this leaflet looks at career pathways and opportunities in astronomy. It also gives case studies that illustrate the jobs held by women astronomers, including: * Astronomy lecturer and researcher * British Antarctic Survey researcher * Earth scientist * Astrophysicist

This work experience and site tour guide has been written for employers linked to the construction sector. It provides:

• information on how to run a site visit, including a suggested timetable
• activity suggestions for a one week work experience
• guidance for planning workplace events...

Produced by NHS Careers, this toolkit provides background information and advice for schools and other organisations involved in arranging work experience for students in the NHS.

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * Meet the UK space scientists getting to grips with fundamental questions about the nature of the Universe. * The European Space Agency's first research centre in the UK. * How UK built satellites help rescue workers to save...

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * Europe’s ambitious satellite navigation system. * The tenth anniversary of the SOHO mission. * How seals are being recruited as scientists to help transform our knowledge of the ocean. * The discoveries of Mars Express. *...

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * Inside the UK’s rocket programme. * Efforts to counter any asteroid threat. * Europe’s space science missions. * How do planets get their names? * Space traveller’s guide to Jupiter.

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * 50 years in space and tracking orbiting spacecraft. * Upgrading Hubble and the next generation of space observatories. * Using Devon rock to help prepare for a mission to Mars. * Europe’s mission to monitor the Earth’s...

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * Europe’s satellite navigation system takes shape in Portsmouth. * Meet the scientists unravelling the mysteries of the Moon. * What has space technology ever done for us? * Space traveller’s guide to black holes.

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * The UK charity using satellites to help save lives at sea. * Images from TopSat. * Europe’s Martian rover. * Ask the experts. * Space industry career file. * Space traveller’s guide to the Moon.

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * International Polar Year. * Fifty years of discoveries at Jodrell Bank. * Meet the scientists searching for ET. * Space traveller’s guide to Saturn.

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * Meet the scientists searching for signs of life beyond the Earth. * The UK students who are reaching for the stars. * How does satellite TV work? * Did we really go to the Moon? * How will the spacecraft of the future propel...

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * The satellite investigating the Earth’s gravity and helping us to understand our changing climate. * A satellite to make broadband available to the remotest corners of the UK. * What are the chances of getting hit by an...

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * People working on the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and its moons. * Scientists helping to discover more about climate change and global warming. * A yacht team who will be using satellite data to help them as they race...

From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: * Space tourism. * Saving lives with space technology. * Mysteries of deep space with XMM-Newton. * The Earth’s changing climate. * Space traveller's guide to Mars.