Science teachers from schools across the UK have come to the University of Cambridge this week to learn more about materials science and chemistry.
Science teachers from schools across the UK have come to the University of Cambridge this week to learn more about materials science and chemistry.
Making use of the University’s world class laboratories, over 40 chemistry and physics teachers are being given insights into modern materials and the latest developments in chemistry by some of the country’s leading academics.
Two week-long summer schools are being run by the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, organised by Rob Wallach, and the Department of Chemistry, organised by James Keeler.
“From aviation to global warming, from integrated circuits to medical prostheses and drug delivery, the lectures and practical sessions in the Materials Science course provide an exciting opportunity for teachers to develop new ideas about how to teach their subjects, particularly to their A-level students,” Rob Wallach explained.
When they are not in the labs, the visiting teachers have a chance to taste Cambridge life, living at Lucy Cavendish College and lunching each day at King’s College. There are a number of events, including tours of the colleges, university museums and city, as well as a trip to Duxford Air Museum.
Both courses are free and funded by The Goldsmiths’ Company of London. Goldsmiths’ has been responsible for the testing and marking of jewellery and silverware since 1300 and today oversees all hallmarks granted within the UK.
On their last evening, the teachers from both courses will be taken to London by coach for a dinner hosted by the Goldsmiths’ Company.
The two Goldsmiths’ Company Science for Society courses run until 21 July.
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