A date for your diary:
June, 30 – July, 2 2015
Theme: Chemistry Education for Responsible Citizenship and Employability
More information: https://sisu.ut.ee/eurovariety/avaleht
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Variety in Chemistry Education / Physics Higher Education Conference 2015
19 Feb 2015
20-21 August 2015, University of Nottingham
First announcement from Ross Galloway, University of Edinburgh
A friendly, inclusive and informal meeting where participants share
evidence-based practice in teaching physics and chemistry, discuss
innovative approaches and explore pedagogic research. Oral presentations,
short oral bites and workshops will be available. Invitations to contribute
and the conference website coming soon!… so whether you are an ‘old hand’
or new to the area – save the date!
Bursary opportunity to attend US conference
23 Jan 2015
Chemistry Education: Activating Research
Pedagogical research in Higher Education (HE) science education in the USA is much better funded than it is in the UK. As a result, there appears to be a greater range of high quality pedagogical research in HE in the USA, yet contact and collaboration between researchers there and the UK is limited. To help address this situation and to work towards raising the profile of research in this area in the UK, an initiative from the Education Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry offers you a chance to widen your contacts and explore the research in the USA.
The RSC has up to 6 bursaries of £1500 per applicant are available to cover the cost of travel, accommodation and registration of attending a major conference in the USA. In 2014 bursary winners attended the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education at Grand Valley State University in August, http://www.bcce2014.org.
2014 bursary winner, Julie Hyde from the University of Hull said:
What an amazing opportunity it was to attend BCCE 2014! I learnt a lot from the sessions I attended, which I plan to take back and introduce into my teaching and share new ideas with my colleagues. It was a great learning curve and has given me the opportunity to gain many new ideas and have a better understanding of pedagogic research. I made two company links regarding software and have been in touch since I returned home. It was a super chance to network internationally and I appreciate being able to make the new links I did. Thanks very much to the HE division at the RSC for the award of this RSC Education Activating Research bursary.
Apply now for 2015!
The closing date for 2015 applications is 23 February. There is not much time left! you can find Application forms and more information at www.rsc.org/Membership/Networking/InterestGroups/EducationDivision/Sponsorship.asp.
Karen