SSERC 60th Anniversary

The STEM Engagement Team will share excerpts from the Time Capsule Gallery showcasing thoughts from Young STEM Leaders and STEM Ambassadors on STEM in 2085 (60 years into the future). Entries have been collected on the themes: 

There will be shared every hour, starting at 10 am via the SSERC Official Platforms: X SSERC Official  Bsky  SSERC Official   Facebook:SSERC Official   LinkedIn:    SSERC Official   

For more information about the Time Capsule activity and how to participate, visit the YSLP website at: YSLP  

Find out more about the SSERC STEM Engagement team's journey to seal the time capsule for SSERC 60th Anniversary celebrations!

The Early Years, Primary and Digital teams will be running a 60-minute webinar on Support for STEM at Early, First and Second Level. 

What can SSERC do for you? 

Come along to this webinar to find out how SSERC can support Early Years and Primary STEM, including Digital Skills and Computing Science: 

This webinar is designed for practitioners working with Early, First and Second Level learners. 

This is a live, online session on Microsoft Teams.  A Teams link and joining information will be emailed out to applicants in advance of the webinar, which is scheduled between 3.45pm - 4.45pm   

 Click on the link below to book your space 

60th Anniversary: EYPD 

The Physics team at SSERC have been busy with all things satellites, including the broadcasting of an SSERC 60th Anniversary message.

A pre-recorded tutorial will be broadcast, encouraging learners to plot their own Doppler curve from satellite data. There will be a message sent from a satellite. The videos will all be linked to the topics covered in the 60th anniversary Bulletin. 

This commences at noon and can be accessed via a link that will be made available  on this page, as of 11.45 am on Thursday ,4th September.

 (A recording will be made available in due course via SSERC TV) 

The Chemistry team at SSERC will be delivering a 60-minute webinar. The session will include: 

• A brief introduction to what we do. 

• A session relating to the practical activities published in the 60th anniversary Bulletin. 

• A series of videos of the experiments taking place is linked with live introductions and explanations. 

 This commences at 4 pm. Click on the link below to join: 

60th Anniversary: Chemistry  

which will offer a brief introduction to what the Advisory service can offer, followed by 

• discussions on the important H&S issues now   
•  Q&A session  

 This commences at 2 pm. Click on the link below to join:  

60th Anniversary: Advisory Service  

Starting at 3 pm, join our Technology team as they take you on  a guided tour of our technology facilities and our offering to support STEM  

 A link to access the 'tour' will be made available at 14.45 pm on Thursday 4th  September on this page.

Our Biology Education Manager will be broadcasting a live lecture titled: ‘How to  Find Love as a Honeybee’  

This will be live-streamed from the Orkney International Science Festival  https://oisf.org/fest-event/how-to-find-love-as-a- honeybee/ 

The lecture will commence from 5:15pm to 6:15pm and can be accessed via a link that will be made available on this page, as of 17.00 pm  on Friday 5th September.

 (A recording will be made available in due course via SSERC TV)