Science Kahoot: a varsity competition for basic sciences
At the Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia, the “Science Kahoot” is one competition recently organized to raise awareness on the role of basic sciences in sustainable development.
Formación superior en ciencias básicas. Problemáticas y desafíos
En el marco del Año Internacional de las Ciencias Básicas para el Desarrollo Sostenible, y como corolario de la publicación del libro: “Las Ciencias Básicas en la UNCUYO. Un proyecto transgeneracional” , compilado por Ramón Piezzi y Manuel Tovar y publicado por la Editorial Universitaria de la UNCUYO (EDIUNC) en 2021, desde el área de…
Special outreach program on Nobel Prize 2022
Every year Nobel Prize is being given to the eminent scientists of the world in the six fields for their impact making contributions in the fields of (i) Physics (ii) Chemistry (iii) Physiology/Medicine (iv) Literature (v) Economics (vi) Peace. The awards are named after the inventor, Alfred Nobel: the founder of Nobel Prize. The Nobel…
International Chemistry Conference and its Role in Sciences – III
It is the third edition of ICCRS. This one is linked to IYBSSD2022. It intends to develop a sustainable goal in collaboration with National and International Universities to achieve 2030 Agenda, which IUPAC states in their mission. ICCRS team is dedicated and working in chemical education at the undergrad level (9th to 12th grade) to…
Physics Without Frontiers Turns 10!
Outreach programme to celebrate a decade of inspiring the pursuit of science Physics Without Frontiers (PWF), ICTP’s flagship outreach programme for university students, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. What started as one physics master class roadshow by a small group of volunteer scientists from ICTP and CERN for university students in Palestine has…
An approach to the Sun, our star
The title of this post is an event within the framework of the celebration of the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2022. It was held last month in Colombia.
Graasp Climate : Simulations to investigate the science of global warming at school
The Graasp Climate initiative develops simulations allowing school students to investigate the basic science behind the greenhouse effect and global warming at various school levels : middle school, high school and universities. These simulations are designed to tackle common misconceptions reported in the climate education literature and are based on concepts of the basic science…
Impact of research in science education. Addressing the need for a knowledge-based society
This expert seminar was organized by Estonian Academy of Sciences and University of Tartu, supported by Horizon 2020 Twinning project “Addressing Attractiveness of Science Career Awareness” (SciCar). This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 952470. SciCar – a science education project – addresses…
Capacity building of teachers on Chemistry teaching with hands-on small scale experiments in high schools in Asia
The event involved in training 100 high school teachers from all parts of the country to have hands-on experiments using small amount of Chemicals, called small scale chemistry. This technique can prevent pollution for a safer environment and lower the risk of chemical hazard while performing experiments without compromising the quality of learning. Most South…
Panel Femmes, sciences fondamentales et développement du Burkina Faso
Face à la faible représentativité des femmes dans plusieurs disciplines de sciences fondamentales, il est pertinent de mener des actions pour encourager les filles et les femmes à poursuivre des carrières scientifiques et à y réussir. Le Collège Sciences et Technologies de l’ANSAL-BF se propose d’aborder la question dans un panel avec des femmes scientifiques…
