Pupils from schools around Newcastle teamed up with specialists at two city universities last night [10th February 2010] to begin work on problem-solving science projects that will see the youngsters present their findings at the UK’s top science institution, the Royal Society.
The pupils, from seven schools including Walbottle Campus, Kenton School and Sacred Heart High School met at the Great North Museum to hear introductory presentations from specialists at Newcastle...
An Antarctic adventurer has been on a new expedition to share his South Pole science experiences with youngsters in schools in Newcastle.
Yesterday [Friday 26th February] Andrew Ledger dropped in on Year Nine and Ten pupils at Benfield School to tell them about his experiences trekking to the South Pole as part of the Shackleton Centenary Expedition in 2008-2009.
The tour, in which Andy has visited six schools, has been co-ordinated through Newcastle Science City’s...
A day in the life of… Pradeep Raman, is an Innovation Manager (IM) at the Newcastle Innovation Machine, a development programme at Newcastle Science City that aims to create science-based businesses that produce products and services that benefit society.
8am: I’m at my desk and preparing for the day. This means checking actions on my project plans. The big project is to develop my own business by identifying an unmet need in society, and...
Due to requests from more schools wanting to participate, we have changed the deadline, giving schools an extra month to submit entries.
Narec, AV Festival, Newcastle Science Fest and Newcastle Science City would like to invite schools to participate in a New and Renewable themed competition.
We are looking for teams of up to 5 Key Stage 3 students to develop a way of encouraging society to...
Newcastle Science City (NSC) enlisted the help of Voice North to inform and shape the new innovative businesses it aims to create over the next three years.
Thirty members volunteered to share their experiences of daily life to feed in to NSC’s Innovation Machine which aims to create companies by providing solutions to problems.
The group met for a day-long workshop at St James Park on 8th September 2009, where they all pooled their experiences to...
A Newcastle company which has developed an advanced system to protect embryos during IVF treatment has won a prestigious award for its innovation.
Vitro Safe Systems, based at Newcastle University, won the CELS Business for Life Innovation category for its interlinked incubator system designed to protect embryos from external conditions during IVF treatment. It picked up the award at a ceremony held at the Gateshead Hilton in November.
The Business for Life innovation award...
A research unit in Newcastle is developing technology to ensure vulnerable members of society are included in the digital revolution.
The team of researchers at the Digital Economy Research Hub, based at Newcastle University, is using a £12m grant from the UK Research Council to develop technology that could help vulnerable people access the advantages of an increasingly digital world. Newcastle Science City, which helps the city capitalise on scientific innovation, has...
All of the River Tyne’s proud history of shipbuilding was explored as part of a Heaton Manor School’s Spring science project which was presented to an audience of parents and VIP guests.
Over thirty 12 and 13 year old students learnt about a wide range of different elements of the river from its wildlife and ecology to the port and what environmental aspects helped to build the huge shipbuilding industry on the Tyne.
The students visited the Port of Tyne and the Dove Marine...
One hundred and thirty 11 and 12 years old pupils from Gosforth Central Middle School had a science lesson about space which was out of this world at Kielder Water & Forest Park’s Observatory.
This trip was part of a Newcastle city-wide initiative to make science as interesting and stimulating as possible for students.
Jonny Instone, class teacher at Gosforth Central Middle School said: “The trip to Kielder Observatory was great fun for all the kids involved. They got the...
Two Tyneside-based innovation experts have set up a unique business to help source real needs that can be matched with cutting edge scientific solutions to solve people’s everyday problems. Already the company has 100’s of “unmet needs” that could lead to significant innovative business opportunities.
Nick Devitt and David Townson have established Innovation Scout (think American Indian) to find and validate ‘unmet needs’ in new and existing markets. They have identified their...
