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I am pleased to inform you that the eighth issue of Science in School is now available to read and download at www.scienceinschool.org. Those of you who have subscribed to a print copy should receive it soon. If you haven’t yet subscribed, you can do so (free) online: www.scienceinschool.org/subscriptions

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Our feature article takes us into space. Bernardo Patti from ESA spoke to Anna-Lynn Wegener about the Columbus mission. This efficiently packed research laboratory with minimal space has now joined the International Space Station (ISS) and will help us to learn more about biology, physiology, fluid dynamics and material sciences both in space and on Earth. The ISS’s most recent addition, however, has been the transport shuttle Jules Verne. This Automated Transfer Vehicle has been the first one to dock completely automatically. The technology and required training behind this is amazing – Adam Williams gives us a flavour of their extent.

Dear Science in School subscribers,

I am pleased to inform you that the seventh issue of Science in School is now available to read and download at www.scienceinschool.org. Those of you who have subscribed to a print copy should receive it soon. If you haven’t yet subscribed, you can do so (free) online: www.scienceinschool.org/subscriptions

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Before I tell you about this issue of Science in School, I would like to invite you, on behalf of EdComs, a specialist education research agency, to complete a survey about Science in School. Your participation in this survey is very important to us as it will help us to determine the impact of Science in School and how it can be improved to support teachers in the future. Even if you have not yet read Science in School it would be useful to obtain your views.  The survey will take no longer than around 10 minutes to complete. All answers remain confidential and anonymous. All responses received by 31 December will be entered in to a free prize draw to win one of four prizes of €70 for your school. Please complete the survey online: http://surveys.omni-web.co.uk/science.aspx

Dear Science in School subscribers,

I am pleased to inform you that the sixth issue of Science in School is now available to read and download at www.scienceinschool.org. Those of you who have subscribed to a print copy should already have received it. If you haven’t yet subscribed, you can do so (free) online: www.scienceinschool.org/subscriptions

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In our feature article, we share with you the thoughts of Nobel Prize winner Tim Hunt as he talks to Philipp Gebhardt about his passion for science, the importance of pure research, the influence of enthusiastic colleagues – and the role of serendipity in scientific discovery.

Dear Science in School subscribers,

I am pleased to inform you that the fifth issue of Science in School is now available to read and download at www.scienceinschool.org. Those of you who have subscribed to a print copy will receive it shortly. If you haven’t yet subscribed, you can do so (free) online: www.scienceinschool.org/subscriptions

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The most exciting recent education event for me was Science on Stage, EIROforum’s international teaching festival. I enjoyed meeting many of the 500 teachers attending from 28 countries – listening to their suggestions, hearing about their experience and marvelling at their innovative teaching ideas. We have two articles in this issue to tell you more about the festival and the European Science Teaching Awards that were presented there.

Dear Science in School subscribers,

I am pleased to inform you that the fourth issue of Science in School is now available to read and download at www.scienceinschool.org. Those of you who have subscribed to a print copy will receive it shortly. If you haven’t yet subscribed, you can do so (free) online: www.scienceinschool.org/subscriptions

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Once again, we are happy to offer you a wide range of articles written by teachers, scientists and others from nine different countries. In our feature article, Nadia Rosenthal, one of two stem-cell researchers to deliver the 2006 Howard Hughes Holiday Lectures on Science for high-school students, discusses the ethics of using stem cells and live animals in research. Ethical issues are also the focus of Democs, a card game to investigate and discuss controversial issues such as nanotechnology, genetically modified food or vaccination policies.

Dear Science in School subscribers,

I am pleased to inform you that the third issue of Science in School is now available to read and download at www.scienceinschool.org. Those of you who have subscribed to a print copy will receive it shortly. If you haven’t yet subscribed, you can do so (free) online: www.scienceinschool.org/subscriptions

This issue, like the first two, offers a wide range of subjects and contributors: teachers, scientists, politicians and others from nine European countries cover topics as varied as bird flu, proteomics, solar fusion and what it feels like to discover your very own comet.

Dear Science in School subscribers,

I am delighted to inform you that the second issue of Science in School is now available to read and download at www.scienceinschool.org.

In this issue, we have contributions from ten countries covering topics as varied as astronomy, environmental chemistry and insect biology. Exciting European projects include a floating exhibition in Germany, an Italian university-school laboratory and a UK scheme to bring young scientists into the classroom. Among my personal favourites are two articles that together address the ‘theory and practice’ of chocolate. A full table of contents is available at www.scienceinschool.org/2006/issue2.

Dear Science in School subscribers,

I am delighted to inform you that the first issue of Science in School, a new European journal to promote inspiring science teaching, is now available to read and download at www.scienceinschool.org.

Science in School addresses science teaching across Europe and also across disciplines. It covers not only biology, physics and chemistry, but also maths and earth sciences, highlighting the best in teaching and cutting-edge research, and focusing on interdisciplinary work.