Science Education

In 2006, the Department of Microbiology at NUI, Galway will be organising the Infectious Disease UREKA Summer Undergraduate Research Programme for the second time. The Infectious Disease UREKA Programme offers undergraduate students the opportunity to experience laboratory research and to acquire a range of scientific skills. Students conduct an individual research project on an infectious disease topic with an active research group at NUI, Galway. They also attend a series of events to develop the skills needed for a research career. Please would you bring this programme to the attention of any students you know who are be interested in Microbiology and Infectious D…

I'd like to see this thread used to develop the ideal system for hiring a new position in a company. The job and company dont' have to be anything particular (but it's probably best not to talk about cashier as McDonalds). Personally I see a lot of flaws in America's current system and wonder if anyone else has any issues with it and if we can come up with some improvements and/or way to instate these improvements. For one, I find grades a terrible reflection of ability to perform well in a position. I would much rather see grades have no reflection on a person when aplying for a job. Instead, I would propose in depth interviews and/or actual demostrations of one's…

I am going to begin teaching high school Physics next fall and I am trying to develope a curriculum for my class which is lab based. I am looking for ideas that will keep the students interested and are interactive, in all areas of high school physics. Any ideas from other educators or students would be appreciated.

I am looking for a 3D image of the Ivermectin molecule. Can any one point me in the correct direction on how to find one? Even the wonderful internet is drawing blanks for me... Thanks

I wasn't sure if this should go under general biology or politics. There was a story in the telegraph (the link and story are below) about a paper by Peter A. Lawrence that Science was going to publish but retracted right before the publishing date. The actual paper can be found at PLOS, and the link is at the bottom. I think this is a very interesting paper, but it doesn't convince me that the overlying reason why women don't become PhDs is because they are less aggressive. I think that he's way underestimating the problems that come with being a woman and trying to have a family and do a PhD. Men just aren't expected to do as much work as women. While there are men…

Recently, i am studying university chemistry by my own, but i find it quite difficult to understand. can some professors assist my problems here? my email is stsanthony@gmail.com

Whenever I look around the web I see articles on fewer and fewer poeple taking science A-levels and more opting for psychology. But why? More to the point - Which science AS/A2 is the hardest ? Biology Chemistry Physics Computing (if you consider this a science) __________________________________________________________ I've been predicted a grade A (at GCSE level Double science) but am not motivated enough to pursue to A-level. Most of the pupils in my double science class are opting to take media, philosophy, psychology and the likes of that at A-level. (soft - non technical fields) From personal experience - please discuss. Thanks

I'm in my last year of A levels and I am in the process of applying to do chemistry at degree level. I have been looking at the entry requirments for each university and apart from Oxford and Cambridge they are all BBB or lower which I find suprising. As i'm sure i will get BBB this gives me a lot of options (i think). Do any of you have any advice on where to go and what the degrees are like etc? I was thinking about about UCL and Sheffield but I can apply for 6 so I still have four to go. Ah yes also as drinking is almost as important as the studys, i'm basing my decsion on how good the social life is so i'm more inclined to go to a big city.

i'm currently a first year student in high school and i was thinking about pursuing a career in general sciences, maybe chemistry. my question is what are the degree's that i need to go for and what jobs are available in these fields.

From what I have been told from many people overseas, there are colleges you can go to and they will pay for room, board, and clasees. The catch is, when you are done with learning, you have to pay it all back. They get a percentage of what you make. Is this true? Where are these places? What are the rules for getting this borrowed money? Do people have to make certain grades, or just not fail? Eh.. maybe I should have put this in education..

Hi, i was wondering if there were any mining engineers out there that could tell me a little about the job, and their views of the job itself, (pros, cons,ect) im going on a mining engineering summer school in Jan and was wondering what other people already in the field think about it. thanks loads in advance. Tash

Well, I just wanted to state that I recieved my acceptance letter to Michigan Technological University a little while ago and have been admitted into the physics program. I'm happy, but does anyone here have any experience at this college? or know it from personal experience? Also, they have a nanotechnology batchelors degree, should I go for it? I already plan to go for my masters in physics and double minor in mechanical engineering and business, and I plan to take a few Japanese language and legal courses. I have alot of work ahead of me.

I've been discussing with an undergrad in math (he's a physics major) and he mentioned casually that he'd like to study Loop Quantum Gravity at grad school. Since I have only read a little on LQG, I really didn't know what to tell in terms of where to apply. So, I googled Ashtekar and found out he teaches at Penn State University. That is the only place I could think of for studying LQG but I don't want to tell my friend "Hey, you're doomed to go only there!" Where else is LQG dominant? Caltech or MIT maybe?

I'm currently in the first year of my Maths A-level (alongside English, Theatre and ICT) and at the moment maths seems to be my best subject and I might be thinking about taking it on to university. How good at maths would I have to be to study it at university? (would I need an A?) If I were to, then what types of courses are there avaliable?

My fall semester offically ended today, and I'd like to congratulate others who have finished as well. For those who haven't finished yet, hang on it's almost over. I'd like to thank my mother for giving birth to me, my father for being a rational and almost saintlike person, and the federal government for having the Pell Grant. A big thanks to Galileo, Isaac Newton, Michael Farraday, and Humphry Davy. I'd also like to thank my instructors, except 3, for not being frauds. For the next month I plan on working with my hands as much as possible, hopefully making some real progress on engineering a few machines I've been working on, and experiencing Xenon and Krypto…

I am no expert on schools. However, I have travelled around a bit on the speaking circut, and have attended five colleges and graduate schools for a number of various fields. Any limited direction I may be able to give, I offer so. Bill

http://economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=4340031 the London Economist has a interesting set of articles about higher education in the EU compared to US and to China Here is a sample: "...Universities are a mess across Europe. European countries spend only 1.1% of their GDP on higher education, compared with 2.7% in the United States. American universities have between two and five times as much to spend per student as European universities, which translates into smaller classes, better professors and higher-quality research. The European Commission estimates that 400,000 EU-born scientific researchers are now working in the United States. Most have no pl…

My name is Jonathan, I'm 16 years old and am currently in Year 12. I am looking for one week of work experience in a scientific or computer based field. I am taking Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and ICT A-Levels. I have just attained 6 A*s, 3 As and 1 B at GCSE. I am an academic student with a talent and great interest in science (specifically physics and chemistry) and also computers. I am hoping to find a placement which will help me decide on my future career path and university degree. My work experience will be from 17th to 21st July 2006, although I would be keen to work any time during the summer holidays as well. If anyone can he…

I'm 16, I graduated 2 years early from highschool. I currently am working at a carwash making about $300 dollars a week. I'm in the process of getting my A+ and Network+ certifications. I wan't to attend M.I.T, and get a Ph.D in Theoretical Physics. I don't want to do it for the money, but because I love Theoretical Physics. I love to learn, with a passion. If I do get accepted into M.I.T, I plain to work as an I.T tech (A+,Network+). I also plan to make my fortune investing in the real estate market, and also selling. Miami's real estate market is on fire, and my uncle owns a real estate firm. Anyhow, to get to the point. I wan't to get into M.I.T. I've …

Would it be better to study physics since the courses are more transferrable than electronic's? Would you choose physics over electronics if you were in College? To the core, aren't electronics based on physics?

Pyrochenic Chemist - Qualifications needed? Hi there everyone! Me and a friend were talking about pyrochemistry in chem class today, I was wondering what type of qualifications do you need to be one? I suppose you'd need to be certified safe to handle the stuss adn to work with it and also what type of lisances does this require? Thanks for the help! Ryan Jones Sorry! the title should have had pyrotechnic chemist!

I'm basically a broke mofo, not the brightest guy on the block, but I've got my GPA above 3.7, it's 4.0 right now, but I got a B in my Art class bad teacher. But besides that I'm pretty much broke. For a person who is caucasian, American, and has divorced parents who've lived in the same house for about 20 years, are at their 50s and are pretty much broke, I'm broke myself. I have very little way of funding any way of getting an education for myself that is very high, but I really want to go as far as possible. The caucasian part comes in because I'm not considered a minority, so getting money won't be so easy. I don't really want to get super big loans that…

Can someone give me a brief explanation of the structure of the US education system in schools? Reading over past threads some people mention what look like courses but I have no idea what they refer to. In Scotland for the most part preparatorary school goes from prep 1 to 7, starting at age five and finishing at age 12. Kids then go to senior school, which goes from senior 1 to 6. Seniors 1 and 2 are spent learning basically everything. In S3 and S4 the first proper syllabus is undertaken with externally modulated exams - Standard Grades. Every pupil chooses 8 subjects and sits them over two years, culminating in an external exam marked by the Scottish Qualification…

Sir, What are the various higher studying options available after finishing my BE-Electrical and Electronics programme ?

Highest certification for chemistry? Does anyone know what the highest certification for chemistry is? Just wondering Cheers, Ryan Jones