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May 25, 2011 | Issue 19

A planet from another galaxy

As though planets from outside our Solar System were not exciting enough, astronomers have recently discovered a planet orbiting a star from outside our galaxy Johny Setiawan reports.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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| Issue 19

Rockets, genomes and particle accelerators

Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration of research organisations. Eleanor Hayes, Editor-in-Chief of Science in School, reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members.

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Topics: News from the EIROs, Biology, Astronomy / space, Health
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March 3, 2011 | Issue 18

Young minds in science: the European Union Contest for Young Scientists 2010

Marlene Rau reports on the 22nd European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).

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Topics: Events
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| Issue 18

Young scientists at the cutting edge: EIROforum prize winners

Courtney Williams, winner of the CERN prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists 2009, reports on her experiences and those of the other EIROforum prize winners.

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Topics: Events
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| Issue 18

Mars, snakes, robots and DNA

Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration of research organisations. Eleanor Hayes, Editor-in-Chief of Science in School, reviews some of the latest news from the EIROforum members.

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Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Astronomy / space
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December 7, 2010 | Issue 17

An astronomer in a 3D world

What do astronomy and film have in common? Both can involve Jochen Liske, astronomer and actor. Karin Ranero Celius takes us on a trip to the Paranal Observatory in Chile and tells us about Jochen’s latest film: Das Auge 3D.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Profiles
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June 23, 2010 | Issue 15

EIROforum: introducing the publisher of Science in School

EIROforum Click to enlarge image EIROforumw1 is a collaboration between seven European inter-governmental scientific research organisations. The organisations focus on very different types of research – from molecular biology to astronomy, from fusion energy to space science. They use very…

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Topics: Physics, General science, Biology, Astronomy / space
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| Issue 15

The ALMA Observatory: the sky is only one step away

Claudia Mignone and Douglas Pierce-Price take us on a trip to the Chilean Andes, to the site of ALMA, the world’s largest radio astronomy facility, which is set to discover the secrets of our cosmic origins.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
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April 29, 2010 | Issue 14

Science is a collective human adventure: interview with Pierre Léna

French astrophysicist Pierre Léna talks to Marlene Rau about science education as a symphony, the importance of curiosity, and his commitment to spreading inquiry-based science teaching in Europe and beyond.

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Topics: Astronomy / space, General science, Science and society
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| Issue 14

Teachers and scientists face to face: the first EIROforum teacher school

What is matter? How did the Universe begin? Are there other planets like Earth? And how do we know? Eleanor Hayes reports on the first EIROforum teacher school.

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Topics: Events
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