All About STEM NEWS

All About STEM is always out and about. Here we bring you stories of what we've done and news items about things we're planning. We're adding new items regularly so come back to see what we're up to.

My spidey-senses are tingling!
April 17th 2014

My spidey-senses are tingling!

Hi! I’m Selena and I’m the newest member of MerseySTEM’s team… no, I don’t get to wear Lycra but I am …

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Mathematics in STEM – How does it fit?
April 16th 2014

Mathematics in STEM – How does it fit?

MerseySTEM Communications Manager Dr Elizabeth Hind gave a paper on Mathematics in STEM education. She spoke at STEM fairs about how the Big Bang …

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Philosophy of Maths
April 15th 2014

Philosophy of Maths

I spent Thursday to Saturday at a philosophy of maths conference. I gave a paper on maths at STEM fairs …

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MerseySTEM on Facebook!
April 09th 2014

MerseySTEM on Facebook!

You wanted more of MerseySTEM on social media so as always, we’re making it happen! As well as being live …

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The day I met a real Spaceman
April 04th 2014

The day I met a real Spaceman

I met Jon McBride at the Big Bang! I must confess I did get this picture by initially photobombing some …

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#TMWirral
March 26th 2014

#TMWirral

Twitter is fantastic for bringing like minded people together. I love how it has been the introduction to so many …

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We are in the Echo!
March 26th 2014

We are in the Echo!

Our Robot challenge days are now starting to attract some press. Read all about what happened at the Liverpool heat, …

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The Big Bang Road Trip (Part 2)
March 26th 2014

The Big Bang Road Trip (Part 2)

So, Big Bang 2014 was amazing! For two days we were inundated with young people as excited as we are …

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The Big Bang Road Trip (Part 1)
March 26th 2014

The Big Bang Road Trip (Part 1)

The MerseySTEM team head off to sunny Birmingham for THE biggest Science Technology Engineering Fair ever in the world*. We …

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NSEC – St Thomas Boteler ‘Chemistry with Cabbage’
March 24th 2014

NSEC – St Thomas Boteler ‘Chemistry with Cabbage’

On Monday 24th March, two of the MerseySTEM team visited St Thomas Boteler CE High School in Warrington at the …

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Alan Turing Institute
March 19th 2014

Alan Turing Institute

In today’s budget speech the Chancellor announced £42 million to found a research institute so that Britain would lead the …

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