A guest post from Science from the Start’s Laura Hobbs.. “Under-fives tend to be an underserved audience for informal science learning, but even the youngest babies are using their senses to learn about the world around them all the time – they’re never too young! Science from the Start Continue reading
Category Archives: Education
Earth Science Week: Ask a Geologist Live!
Day three of Earth Science Week is nearly over, and geowalks, events and talks have been going on across the country! Visit our website for what’s still coming up. Online, we’ve been holding Ask a Geologist sessions daily, and have already had some great questions! Continue reading
Earth Science Week geowalks: London’s hidden history
Imperial College’s Matt Loader takes us on a tour of Piccadilly’s geological highlights… “I’ve been walking about London for the last thirty years, and I find something fresh in it every day” – Walter Besant, novelist. 1901. When I moved to London just over two years ago, I was immediately struck by the history of … Continue reading
MOOCs – what are they and why should we bother?
Massive Online Open Courses are clearly the political flavour of the month – but should geoscientists get involved? The brainchild of two Artificial Intelligence academics at Stanford, who responded to massive demand for their courses by uploading them open access to the web, ‘MOOCs’ have been variously hailed as a revolution in Higher Education, a … Continue reading
Part two: Problems in the field
Part two of a guest blog from Layik Hama at the University of Leeds. Layik is undertaking a research project on finding techniques that will lead to the development of an app for use in the field. You can read part 1 of his blog here. Novice geologists participating in introductory level field work are … Continue reading
Turning smart phones into student smart phones
A guest blog from Layik Hama, University of Leeds ‘I would say that what makes smartphones smart, in large measure, is their sense of location’ Michael T Jones – Google Earth/Maps Smart phones and geoscience fieldwork ought to be a perfect match. Both are about location. Both are becoming increasingly accessible, as smart phones become … Continue reading
Reading the rocks
Over the last few weeks, a number of news stories have highlighted the impact geoscience has on our everyday lives in the UK. But how do you interpret these stories for your own lives? How much do you really need to know about Earth sciences to benefit from our planet’s resources or protect yourself from … Continue reading
Earth Science Week 2012 – Palaeocast
There’s a huge range of career options for Earth scientists, from academia to communications. All week, in honour of Earth Science Week, we’ve been featuring geologists who have taken their careers in more unusual directions. In our final blog, we look at one of the ways scientists can take their research out of the lab, … Continue reading
Earth Science Week 2012 – working with NGOs
We’re returning to the Philippines for our fourth career blog, where scientists recognising the social impact of their work is more important than ever… Dr Carlos Primo C David, Geologist at the University of the Philippines, National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP NIGS) Carlos says: “I’ve always been curious about the environment that surrounds us … Continue reading
Earth Science Week 2012 – mapping the future
All week, we’re exploring some of the more unusual directions a career in Earth sciences can take you. We’ve been as far as the Philippines, but for today’s profile we don’t even need to leave the building, as our map librarian Paul discusses a fascinating career path you might not have thought of… Continue reading
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