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Are you a biologist with a mission? Do you want to fight crime with science? Martin Hall and Amoret Brandt from The Natural History Museum in London, UK, introduce the fascinating (and smelly) field of forensic entomology.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Mariolina Tenchini, Director of Cus-Mi-Bio in Milan, Italy, introduces a university initiative to motivate science teachers and provide both them and their students with hands-on experience of cutting-edge science.
Ages: not applicable;
Imagine a barge carrying not coal or other heavy cargo, but something much more precious – inspiration! Beate Langholf from Wissenschaft im Dialog, Germany, describes a science exhibition that travels the rivers of Germany with a different theme each year.
Ages: not applicable;
Wetlands are key habitats for a vast range of wildlife. Richard Harwood and Chris Starr, from Aiglon College, Switzerland, describe a school project to measure water quality in a local wetlands region.
Ages: 16-19;
John Schollar from the National Centre for Biotechnology Education at the University of Reading, UK, finds an excuse for eating one of his favourite foods - chocolate.
Ages: 14-16;
Dionisios Karounias, Evanthia Papanikolaou and Athanasios Psarreas, from Greece, describe their innovative model of the DNA double helix – using empty bottles and cans!
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In the second of two articles on developing the processes of enquiry, hypothesis and testing, Alfredo Tifi, Natale Natale and Antonietta Lombardi describe how to build and apply some of the low-cost equipment they have developed.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Susan Greenfield and Martin Westwell from the Institute for the Future of the Mind consider the needs of the future scientist.
Ages: not applicable;
Uffe Gråe Jørgensen from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, describes the search for Earth-like planets elsewhere in our galaxy.
Ages: 16-19;
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Forensic entomology
Topics: Biology
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Linking university and school: addressing the challenges of science teaching in Italy
Topics: Biology, General science
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The exhibition ship MS Einstein: a floating source of scientific knowledge
Topics: Physics, General science
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Environmental chemistry: water testing as part of collaborative project work
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science, Mathematics
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The chocolate challenge
Topics: Science and society, General science
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Modelling the DNA double helix using recycled materials
Topics: Biology
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Scientists at play: contraptions for developing science process skills
Topics: Physics, Science and society, General science
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The scientist of the future
Topics: Science and society, General science
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Are there Earth-like planets around other stars?
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
