Colours in the dark: fluorescence microscopy for the classroom
Microscope in Action is a hands-on educational resource for teaching fluorescence microscopy in the classroom and beyond
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Do you know your water footprint?
Fresh water is a scarce resource on our planet – but how many of us are aware of how much water is needed to make the foods we eat every day?
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Celebrating Gregor Mendel in his 200th anniversary year
Europe is throwing a party for Gregor Mendel. Cities and institutes in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and the United Kingdom invite you to a year of events honouring the father of genetics.
How trees affect the climate: is it just through photosynthesis?
Trees are incredible chemical factories that capture carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we breathe, but they produce other chemicals too. We need to understand their effect in the atmosphere to get the most out of tree-planting initiatives.
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EIROforum events
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Virtual training course “The cellular basis of life: current insights and tools for teaching ”
EMBL’s Science Education and Public Engagement team invites secondary school science teachers to apply for the upcoming virtual training course “The cellular basis of life: current insights and tools for teaching ” this October. Deadline: 10 October
24 Oct 2022 (CET)
ESA Teach with Space workshop
ESA’s Teach with Space initiative offers a wealth of different classroom activities and resources that make use of space topics in support of the teaching and learning of STEM disciplines in the classroom, at primary and secondary levels.
12 Oct 2022 (CET)
Genomics for Educators
Wellcome Connecting Science in collaboration with EMBL ELLS and STEM Learning UK launched a free online course – Genomics for Educators aimed at teachers, science communicators and educators keen to increase their knowledge and confidence in engaging young people with genomics and biology.
31 Dec 2022 (CET)
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