University hosts STEM Week to inspire next generation of students

Tue 10 November, 2020

Local schools and budding scientists are being invited to explore the University of Bedfordshire’s virtual STEM Week.

Taking place between 9^th and 13^th November, young people from across Bedfordshire are being encouraged to discover and explore the ever-expanding opportunities of STEM subjects and industries – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

www.beds.ac.uk/stemweek

Roisin Kendall, Access Partnership Manager with the University’s Centre for Academic Partnerships, said:

Inspiring the next generation of STEM learners is so important to the University of Bedfordshire. STEM Week celebrates all the amazing courses and opportunities available to learners.

With interactive Mathematics webinars and videos with our STEM academics, there is something for everyone to access and experience this week.

In one of the videos you can even get to meet mini ‘future scientists’, Lola and Esme, who give viewers a tour of the University and showcase some at-home experiments.

Organised by the Centre for Academic Partnerships and designed by STEM academics and students, this week-long virtual campaign aims to showcase how the University of Bedfordshire can best support students to successfully study, graduate and enter a career in STEM.

Over the course of the week, this initiative offers virtual attendees a range of pre-recorded videos and live webinars, where school pupils of all ages can find out about different professional careers in STEM and the variety of courses on offer at Bedfordshire.

By offering STEM Week in virtual form, people will be able to discover STEM from the comfort of their home, school or college and can watch, visit and explore the content again and again.

Wednesday 11th November 5-6pm: Year 11 Maths Booster session: Supporting learners at home with weekly classes led by Mathematics professionals at the University of Bedfordshire.

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Thursday 12th November 7-8:30pm: Creative Maths CPD session: Practice in the classroom to support learning for NQT Maths teachers and current teaching mathematics professionals.

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Become a forensic scientist – Find out what it takes to become a specialist in the field of forensics and take part in forensic challenge to test your detective skills.

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Primary STEM video – Perfect for KS1 & KS2 children, this film showcases the University’s STEM building and its facilities. It also invites the viewers to take part in two interactive experiments run by Lola and Esme, who are two mini ‘future scientists’ at the University.

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Computer Science – Explore the complexities of cyber-attacks and how cyber defence is used to protect us all on a daily basis.

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Biomedical and Biological Science – We are dealing with and living in a pandemic. This showcases how science was used in the detection and treatment of Ebola.

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Introduction to Psychology – Thinking about going to University to study Psychology? Find out about this subject area and which careers you can progress into.

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Introduction to Computer Science – A subject which affects us all in the way we live now in the digital age, find out what you’ll study on the Computer Science course at University.

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The state-of-the-art STEM Building opened at the Luton campus in September 2019 following a £180million redevelopment of the University of Bedfordshire’s campuses. It offers a vast range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as research and PhD opportunities. Visit the STEM webpage to find out more: www.beds.ac.uk/stem

Any schools or colleges that would like additional guidance about STEM courses, open days, activities and other opportunities, please contact the University’s Access and Outreach team via: access@beds.ac.uk

Take a look through some of our STEM facilities! 🔬 #UniversityofBedfordshire #UniofBeds #STEM #STEMWeekUoB pic.twitter.com/2CDVRXsT6Y
— uniofbeds (@uniofbeds) November 10, 2020