Opportunities  to learn from real scientists with ScotSci

Opportunities to learn from real scientists with ScotSci

Opportunities to learn from real scientists with ScotSci This guest blog was written by Ellie Wood, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh and ScotSci committee member. ScotSci is a science communication organisation based in Edinburgh, Scotland. We aim to give...
Tales from the European Geosciences Conference

Tales from the European Geosciences Conference

Tales from the European Geosciences Conference Hannah Rogers, a geophyisics PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, talks to us about her experience of this year’s EGU conference. What is the EGU conference? Last week, geoscientists from around the world gathered...
Print your own house!

Print your own house!

Print your own house! This guest post was written by Alex Lawson 3D printing is becoming an ever more present and cost-effective part of our lives; people have been exploring the benefits of this resin-based alchemy for years, and high-quality printers are now...
Futurum does PowerPoints and translations!

Futurum does PowerPoints and translations!

Futurum does PowerPoints and translations! As part of our ongoing mission to bridge the gap between practitioners and educators, we are constantly reassessing our resources and thinking about how we can make them more accessible to those that use them – teachers....
The educational benefits of games like Minecraft

The educational benefits of games like Minecraft

The educational benefits of games like Minecraft This guest post was written by Alex Lawson Computer games have long been vilified for their negative effects on people: criticised for inciting violent behaviour, decreasing concentration spans and creating a sense of...