Satellite navigation is a key technology for today’s society, allowing for global navigation on land, at sea and in the air. The technology depends upon accurate atomic clocks, which help us...

Lasers can be used to heat things up, and also to cool them down. Using carefully tuned lasers, scientists in the UK quantum technology hubs are able to slow atoms down to just a few centimetres per...

This STEM Ambassador Impact Report was written in 2016. For further, current information about the STEM Ambassador Programme please visit https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors. 

STEM Ambassadors are a UK national treasure. An important and...

A report published by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee (the 10th report of the session 2005-06), it focuses on secondary education in England, with regard to: *student attitudes and choices, and the effect on the take-up of science at GCSE and beyond *teaching methods *the recruitment and...

This report, from the Royal Society, expresses the belief that science and mathematics are at the heart of modern life and provide the foundations for economic prosperity and explains the Royal Society’s ambition for the next twenty years of science and mathematics education. That it should enable people to make...

This issue of space:uk, published by the UK Space Agency, focuses on the planet Mercury and the spacecraft being designed and built with the aim of investigating the 'weird' planet. The issue reports on current news stories including the launch of the two Galileo 'In-Orbit Validation' (IOV) spacecraft, new missions...

This collection of resources from the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) are designed for use by STEM Ambassadors and/or teachers to ...

This collection features some excellent female role models to highlight the many career opportunities available, working within the space industry. They include:

• Suzie Imber - Associate Professor of Space Physics
• Abbie Hutty - ExoMars Delivery Manager
• Maggie Aderin-Pocock - Space...

This issue of Catalyst includes the following articles:

Hair

Hair can be cut and sculpted into the latest fashionable shapes and can hold fast to all the colours of the rainbow. This article explores how hair grows and how...

This issue of Catalyst includes the following articles:

Medical Imaging

Microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet and X-rays are all electromagnetic waves. Some are used to create medical images and others to treat disease. How the...

From the Institute of Physics, this topic looks at basic electrical ideas, particularly current, potential difference and energy. The topic is split into teaching episodes. These are self-contained activities of varying time periods. The topics in this section include:

Episode 101:...

Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), these naked Scientist podcasts look at a wide range of general science questions in an accessible and informative way. In these podcasts, the Naked Scientist answers questions from callers into Talk Radio...