Train ’em up and kick ’em out
Plans for non-EU graduate students to leave the UK, once their courses and visas have expired, have been halted. Read more
The Physics Factory: Putting the fizz back into physics teaching

Gareth Sturdy has been a teacher since graduating from the University of Liverpool in 1993, and currently splits his time between teaching physics at the East London Science School, coordinating the Physics Factory and worrying about the fortunes of Arsenal FC. Read more
February’s SoNYC: On Science and Social Media – An Academic’s Viewpoint

Science Online NYC (SoNYC) is a monthly discussion series held in New York City where invited panellists talk about a particular topic related to how science is carried out and communicated online. For this month’s SoNYC we’ve teamed up with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) for a special event for Social Media Week. We’re looking at how social media can be used to communicate science, with the intention of concentrating on how the experiences can have educational value. More details of this month’s SoNYC can be found here. Read more
“Reaching Further” The Exscitec Project

This week’s guest blogger is Shreena Patel, Scientific Projects Manager for Exscitec. In partnership with Imperial College Outreach, … Read more