STEM News
DigiKey launches 2023 Back2School prize draw
DigiKey has announced its popular, annual Back2School Prize Draw sweepstakes, which provides college students a chance to win DigiKey credit that they can use to purchase products for building and designing the next generation of solutions.
Nationwide initiative to ready primary kids for the digital world
Primary school children will start the new school year with enriched support to learn vital computing and digital creativity skills as the BBC micro:bit – the next gen campaign rolls out to schools across the UK.
Science champions to cement UK leadership in safe, responsible biology breakthroughs
The UK’s global leadership in the safe and responsible use of engineering biology will be driven forward by the first-ever meeting of the UK Biosecurity Leadership Council, bringing together some of the UK’s brightest minds from the worlds of science, research, and business.
Farnell supports mission to empower digital learning for children
Farnell proudly announces its support as a delivery partner of the new campaign, BBC micro:bit – the next gen.
Crafting the future of theme park engineering
Merlin Entertainments has launched a brand-new Engineering Academy to nurture the theme park engineers of tomorrow as well as provide training opportunities for current engineers to upskill.
Free educational webinars for back-to-school season
element14, an Avnet Community, has announced two upcoming webinars in time for back-to-school season, ‘Seamless power integration: ensuring the safe operation of test & measurement racks’ on Thursday, September 7 at 9am C.T. and ‘The tech driving bi-directional EV charging’ on Monday, September 11 at 11am C.T.
How digital reality and automation are bridging the aerospace manufacturing skills gap
With the recent Paris Air Show capturing global attention through multiple record-breaking deals between airlines and major aircraft manufacturers like Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer, the aerospace industry's future is looking strong.
Code Ninjas launches Prodigy Programme with Microsoft MakeCode
Code Ninjas announces the launch of the Prodigy Programme, an enrichment education initiative, and its first partner in the programme, Microsoft MakeCode.
Shortfall of one million engineers by 2030
Britain is on the brink of an engineering skills crisis that threatens to delay major infrastructure projects unless it addresses how the sector is seen.
Global Responsibility Competency Compass to address sustainability skills gap
The Engineering Council is supporting the Global Responsibility Competency Compass, a tool launched by Engineers Without Borders UK to provide the guiding principles and competencies to ensure engineers are equipped to deliver globally responsible solutions.