Regional Science & Discovery Centres Dissemination Event at the National Space Centre, Leicester
Thursday 19th July 2012
This event is aimed at anyone involved with pupils, educators, parents, careers information, advice and guidance, indeed anyone who has an opportunity to talk with students about Higher Education, progression into the world of work and how STEM affects their everyday life.
Programme:
- 0930 Registration for 1000 start
- National Space Centre perspective
- Unique groundbreaking technology – first in a UK Science & Discovery Centre
- What did our research tell us and how did we apply this?
- Exciting role models in a range of STEM jobs/research
- 1300 Close, Lunch and opportunity to tour the National Space Centre Galleries.
Location Details:
Space Centre, Leicester Location Map
Bring our role models to life
As a taster of the unique technology which has been deployed under this project you can check out one of exciting, inspirational role models for yourself right now, either print or from this screen. Just follow the instructions below.
In developing these resources we’ve used cutting-edge technology. The University of Birmingham’s Look Deeper app uses augmented reality to bring our role models to life - giving you a taste of at life at university.
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Scan over the image wherever you see the icon to see and hear extracts of David Gent talking about his subject choices at school, his experiences of life at Nottingham Trent University and the exciting, rewarding work he does each and every day.
Look Deeper
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