Materials engineer Dr Anna Ploszajski to lead session at Engineering in Action
Materials Engineering is all about looking at stuff – metals, plastics, ceramics, glass, natural materials like wood, and composites like carbon fibre. We try to understand what makes these materials hard, soft, fluffy, squidgy, heavy, elastic or tasty, and once we know how they work, we can then start building [...]
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Art in Action: The Creative Process – Spring 2019
The Creative Process returns this spring for a day that promises to leave your students inspired, motivated and brimming with ideas! This exciting, visually stimulating day will introduce students to a whole range of exciting possibilities open to them in the world of art and design. We are delighted that [...]
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Brand new Engineering in Action enrichment day
Sixth form Students will hear from academics and working engineers who will tell them what it’s really like studying to be an engineer and the incredible challenges and opportunities engineers will face in the future at Engineering in Action on 24th June 2019.
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GCSE Maths in Action: Trigonometry turned up to 11
Discover how sine waves underpin every chugging guitar riff, what trigonometry has to do with Iron Maiden, and why metalheads in mosh pits are such a great example of statistics in action. Join Professor Moriarty (no really) and the rest of our team to take an off-beat look at some of the [...]
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The secrets of eternal life with Biology in Action
Join us on March 1st 2019 for a very special day of biology where we really will discover the future. Andrew Steele will uncover the secret to extending lifespan, taking clues from the nematode worm and looking at the cutting edge of this futuristic field. Vivienne Parry will join us [...]
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Chemistry in Action spring special
We are delighted to welcome Professor Andrea Sella back to Chemistry in Action for a spring special on March 5th 2019. Andrea will be delving into the world of strange ice in his own unique style, enjoyed by all. Jamie Gallagher will return with his crusade for us to see [...]
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Announcing a new KS3 STEM programme
In response to tremendous demand, and because we know that the life-long love of STEM subjects starts with a spark at an early age, we are delighted to announce an exciting new programme for year 7-9 students in London. KS3 STEM in Action is a half-day programme taking students [...]
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Frankenstein uncovered at Physics in Action
Kathryn Harkup will join us to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by looking at at how a real-life Victor Frankenstein might make his creature. How can physics help you dig up dead bodies? Can lightning really reanimate a corpse? All your monster making questions will be answered. [...]
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Biology in Action: Astrobiology – the hunt for alien life
We are delighted to welcome Professor Lewis Dartnell to Biology in Action, who will ask the ultimate question – are we alone? From organisms that can live in the searing heat of a volcano to those that survive with no oxygen, extremophiles are fascinating anomalies of life on Earth – [...]
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Face your fears with Psychology in Action
Clinical psychologist Warren Mansell will join us at Psychology in Action in London and Warwick this autumn to discuss fears and phobias. People are often told to ‘face their fears’ in ‘exposure’ therapy. But should people be persuaded to do this? Or should they approach them at their own pace? [...]
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