Schools
Projects and events for Schools.
The Scottish Initiative for Biotechnology Education (SIBE)
SIBE science communicators are involved in a variety of projects, which aim to enhance engagement with biotechnology through interactions between the scientific community, school students, teachers and the general public. SIBE develop educational resources for teachers and school students, run biotechnology workshops in schools, organise exciting public science events and support researchers communicating their research to schools and the public.
Gene Jury
Gene Jury presents primary and secondary school workshops, and a suite of associated web mounted learning resources, which aim to engage schoolchildren with the relevance and impact of genetics on society.
Widening participation
Staff members from SIBE, Gene Jury and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology present workshops to high school pupils visiting the University each year as part of the “Kickstart” and “LIFTOFF” widening participation projects.
Continuing professional development (CPD) for teachers
In partnership with the Scottish Schools Equipment Research Centre (SSERC), SIBE have worked to establish better CPD opportunities.The Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology provides an annual SSERC Teachers' day with "hands on" PCR and fluorescence microscopy experience, combined with talks on state of the art techniques and research.
This article was published on Dec 7, 2011