Hannah Wray recently hosted a workshop at our ‘Science of 3D Printing’ event at Google campus in London, May 2014. This post has been kindly written by Hannah to explain a little bit more about her work. Hannah is undertaking a Masters at Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing, studying how people learn about 3D printing. The […]
The UK ScienceRewired team descended onto Google Campus this week (21st May) to host a one day special event on the Science of 3D Printing. The event was attended by individuals of all ages and from backgrounds spanning science, education, design, computing, marketing and technology. It was designed to inspire and educate individuals seeking to […]
Technopop launches in Spring 2014 at The International Quarter (TIQ) in Stratford City, London. Technopop aims to: Excite and enthuse young minds Educate, inspire and inform young people about the dynamic career opportunities in these sectors Be an interface between industry and academia Provide a launch pad for new technologies; innovators and entrepreneurs Highlight the […]
The Photosynq platform starts with a Arduino compatible hand-held device which connects to your cell phone and measures fluorescence and absorbance of photosynthetic plants and algae in a non-destructive way. These measurements provide a detailed picture of the health of the plant and are used for plant breeding, improving plant efficiency, and to identify novel […]
World Water Monitoring Challenge™ (WWMC) is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local waterbodies. WWMC grew out of the World Water Monitoring Day program in 2012. While an official “day” continues to be […]
Dr Joshua Drew is a Lecturer and M.A. Program Advisor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology at Columbia University. In 2011 Joshua found a way to combine his two loves; educating young people about marine conservation and the innovative use of social media! Using platforms such as Ning, YouTube and Twitter, Joshua […]
The Atlas of Living Australia was established in 2006 as national digital database for Australia’s flora and fauna, accessible to the public. The information gathered is being used to: Improve our understanding of Australian biodiversity; Assist researchers to build a more detailed picture of Australia’s biodiversity; Assist environmental managers and policy makers develop more effective […]
Mobile phone technology can be about more than just texting and playing Angry Birds. There’s a whole field called Mobile Humanitarianism, which focuses on using mobiles for good! One such initiative is called the Serval Project. Founded by Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen, Research Fellow (Rural, Remote and Humanitarian Telecommunications) at Flinders University, the Serval Project’s mission […]
Thanks to the talk by Dustin Welbourne, who got the audience taking photos of themselves at #bigsci13 [View the story “#BigSci13 Selfies” on Storify]
EVENT HIGHLIGHT REEL Watch all the edited highlights from the event on our Vimeo channel Read the Storify highlights from the Summit. Inspiring Australia, TechNyou and ScienceRewired are bringing together the nation’s leading science communicators, innovators, science journalists, decision makers and educators. The Summit is an opportunity for participants to individually and collectively compare, shape […]