by Admin | Jan 29, 2021 | Blog
What’s the purpose of university? Your answer may depend on how much it costs you The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the university sector under greater scrutiny. In some cases, this has prompted new conversations about the purpose of higher education. These have...
by Admin | Jan 28, 2021 | Articles
Making teaching as inclusive as possible It’s commonly known that many fields of STEM, in particular engineering and computer science, suffer from a lack of diversity. Tackling this is a major challenge, so Dr Christina H. Paguyo and Dr Valentina Iturbe-LaGrave, from...
by Admin | Jan 28, 2021 | Articles
Bringing the Earth to life Geoscience is a challenging science to teach. It involves processes that occur over huge scales of time and space, and much of its subject matter is deep underground. Dr Glenn Dolphin, of the University of Calgary in Canada, is committed to...
by Admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Articles
Discovering hidden patterns in data One of the greatest challenges in modern science is how to get useful conclusions from massive datasets. Dr Eric Chi, of North Carolina State University in the US, develops innovative ways to discover the information hidden within...
by Admin | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog
Six online STEM competitions to enter during the pandemic This blog post was written by recent UWE graduate Roisin Dowding STEM competitions are a fantastic way for you to get involved in scientific and environmental activities, with like-minded individuals taking...
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