Dreaming of Raspberry Pi

Posted by Steve Lyon on 13th June 2013

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I had a dream recently. It involved young people turning up on a sunny Saturday, being in a classroom and programming a computer. Sitting with a friend, a member of their family or a complete stranger, totally absorbed, solving problems, being creative and having fun.

On Saturday, at the York Raspberry Jam, hosted by the National STEM Centre, my dream came true. Almost two hundred people, including… Read more

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Practical approaches to embedding STEM careers awareness across schools and colleges

Posted by Michele Jones on 23rd May 2013

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The last 12 months have seen huge and significant changes in the area of careers education, information, advice and guidance in England. The Education Act, which came into force in September 2012, places a new duty on schools to secure access to career guidance, which must be independent and impartial. The Act also removes the statutory requirement to provide careers education in the school curriculum.… Read more

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The sky is no longer the limit

Posted by Admin on 22nd May 2013

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Driving up the M1 last Friday felt slightly surreal. Next to me in the passenger seat was one of my colleagues with his laptop and phone. Not too surreal so far, until you know that what he could see on his screen was us on a map of the UK, chasing a balloon.

This balloon was 30 km above us and travelling at speeds up to 90 mph. Underneath this balloon was a polystyrene box containing a GPS receiver,… Read more

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Textiles, Technology and Tattoos

Posted by Karen Hornby on 14th May 2013

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Wearable computers are becoming, well, more wearable!

By embedding tiny sensors and microelectronics within the yarn itself, the Advanced Textiles Research Group at Nottingham Trent University is now developing smart textiles which are soft, flexible and washable, with applications ranging from monitoring patient’s vital signs to flexible displays – there’s even a mention of invisibility… Read more

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It’s all hAPPening at the National STEM Centre in York!

Posted by Steve Lyon on 18th April 2013

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There have been a lot of stories in the news recently about school students writing a whole series of amazing APPS for use on phones, iPods, iPads and the like.

Nick D’Aloisio hit the headlines when his ‘Summly’ app, which summarises news items, was bought by Yahoo for ‘dozens of millions’ of pounds. Nina Dewani designed a password-prompting app and Tom Humphrey launched… Read more

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The Voice of STEM Education

Posted by Steve Lyon on 16th April 2013

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I don’t usually like reality TV shows, and generally avoid watching ‘Big Brother’, ‘I’m a Celebrity, ‘X factor’ and the like. Yet I sat down, with the rest of my family, eagerly anticipating the new series of ‘The Voice’.

I’m not sure why I like watching the Voice, but I do - there I’ve said it! One reason is that I like the judges.… Read more

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