STEM Ambassadors are volunteers who go into local schools, colleges and youth and community groups to support learning.
Building the STEM Ambassador Network in Orkney
Revealing the Inks of the Ancient Egyptians
In ancient Egypt, Egyptians used black ink for writing the main body of text, while red ink was often used to highlight headings, instructions or keywords.
Women In Engineering & Science #STEM
In traditionally male-dominated fields, such as STEM (for science, technology, engineering and mathematics), only two of every ten positions are occupied by women.
Decline in Sea Turtle Sightings
Only 11 green turtle sightings were found in the records (all from 1980 to 2016)
Inside a Volcano
The complex plumbing system beneath volcanoes has been revealed in the clearest detail ever, marking a ‘major step forward’ in our understanding of how they are formed and behave.
Pregnancy Can Delay Onset of MS According to New Research
“At present, we don’t know exactly how pregnancy slows the development of MS, but we believe that it has to do with alterations made to a woman’s DNA. “
Recycled Wool Reimagining Textiles
The fashion industry is increasingly the focus of ways to reduce waste. And now textile engineers are researching a wool like product that has fascinating properties.
Preparing For Exoplanet Research With Hubble
It was the first time a total lunar eclipse was captured from a space telescope and the first time such an eclipse had been studied in ultraviolet wavelengths.
Turing’s Maths Helps Identify Patterns In Bird Behaviour
“Mathematical models help us understand nature in an extraordinary amount of ways and our study is a fantastic example of this.”
Aberdeen Space Scientists Develop Ventilator for Rwanda #Covid19
” My hope is that our research group can support the development of ATMO-Vent in Rwanda to a point where MTC Ltd can be completely independent in its production of the device.”
