STEM Education | Electronics Weekly https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/ Electronics Design & Components Tech News Wed, 03 Apr 2024 05:28:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/wp-content/themes/ew/images/logo.gif Electronics Weekly https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/ 125 75 Electronics Design & Components Tech News Viewpoint: Engaging young people to close the Satcom skills gap https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/viewpoint-engaging-young-people-to-close-the-satcom-skills-gap-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/viewpoint-engaging-young-people-to-close-the-satcom-skills-gap-2024-04/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 05:06:07 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=838637 Helen Weedon, MD of the Satcoms Innovation Group, considers how the satcom industry can better engage with young people about the opportunities that exist. Recruitment within the satcom industry is ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/viewpoint-engaging-young-people-to-close-the-satcom-skills-gap-2024-04/feed/ 0 PA Consulting names date for 2024 Raspberry Pi competition for schools https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/pa-consulting-names-date-for-2024-raspberry-pi-competition-for-schools-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/pa-consulting-names-date-for-2024-raspberry-pi-competition-for-schools-2024-04/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2024 05:06:14 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=838501 PA Consulting has announced the date for its nationwide Raspberry Pi competition Awards Day, for students aged 8-18: it will be held on Wednesday 1 May 2024. This year’s theme ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/pa-consulting-names-date-for-2024-raspberry-pi-competition-for-schools-2024-04/feed/ 0 Lego league gets children thinking STEM in the North East https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/lego-league-gets-children-thinking-stem-in-the-north-east-2024-03/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/lego-league-gets-children-thinking-stem-in-the-north-east-2024-03/#respond Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:22:33 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=837818 Hundreds of school children in the North East participated in this year’s First Lego League STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education competition. “This event is focussed on removing stereotypes ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/lego-league-gets-children-thinking-stem-in-the-north-east-2024-03/feed/ 0 Sellafield engineering centre opens doors to children for Science Week https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/sellafield-engineering-centre-opens-doors-to-children-for-british-science-week-2024-03/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/sellafield-engineering-centre-opens-doors-to-children-for-british-science-week-2024-03/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:51:11 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=837738 Over 50 children got hands-on at Sellafield Ltd’s Cleator Moor engineering centre learn about STEM during British Science Week. From Distington Community School and aged seven to 11, they constructed ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/sellafield-engineering-centre-opens-doors-to-children-for-british-science-week-2024-03/feed/ 0 Imec honours AMD CEO for technology development and industry leadership https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/imec-honours-amd-ceo-for-technology-development-and-industry-leadership-2024-03/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/imec-honours-amd-ceo-for-technology-development-and-industry-leadership-2024-03/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:10:53 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=837333 World-renowned semiconductor research lab Imec has named Lisa Su, chair and CEO of AMD, as the winner of the 2024 Imec Innovation Award. “Since taking the helm of AMD in ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/imec-honours-amd-ceo-for-technology-development-and-industry-leadership-2024-03/feed/ 1 UKESF, Apple strengthen ‘Girls into Electronics’ partnership https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/ukesf-apple-strengthen-girls-into-electronics-partnership-2024-03/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/ukesf-apple-strengthen-girls-into-electronics-partnership-2024-03/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:06:01 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=837089 Apple is extending its support for the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) programme Girls into Electronics 2024, which aims to inspire girls to explore future careers in the industry. Apple ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/ukesf-apple-strengthen-girls-into-electronics-partnership-2024-03/feed/ 0 Electronics Weekly’s Women Leaders in Electronics Awards shortlist https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/electronics-weeklys-women-leaders-in-electronics-awards-shortlist-2024-02/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/electronics-weeklys-women-leaders-in-electronics-awards-shortlist-2024-02/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:30:27 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=836550 Electronics Weekly has been overwhelmed with the number and calibre of entries for its inaugural Women Leaders in Electronics Awards. The panel of experienced, industry judges has done sterling work, ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/electronics-weeklys-women-leaders-in-electronics-awards-shortlist-2024-02/feed/ 0 BAE Systems, Portsmouth University launch space degree apprenticeship https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/bae-systems-portsmouth-university-launch-space-degree-apprenticeship-2024-02/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/bae-systems-portsmouth-university-launch-space-degree-apprenticeship-2024-02/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2024 06:06:02 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=835660 BAE Systems and the University of Portsmouth have jointly launched a degree apprenticeship in Space Systems Engineering. Apprentices will learn on-the-job critical skills at BAE Systems sites in Alton and ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/bae-systems-portsmouth-university-launch-space-degree-apprenticeship-2024-02/feed/ 0 National Apprenticeship Week puts down roots for STEM https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/university-electronics/national-apprenticeship-week-puts-down-roots-for-stem-2024-01/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/university-electronics/national-apprenticeship-week-puts-down-roots-for-stem-2024-01/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:29:14 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=834221 This year’s National Apprenticeship Week in the UK runs from 5 to 11 February. The initiative targets all industries and sectors, but for the electronics industry, there is a particular ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/university-electronics/national-apprenticeship-week-puts-down-roots-for-stem-2024-01/feed/ 0 Training company updates soldering and rework tools https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/training-company-updates-soldering-and-rework-tools-2023-11/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/training-company-updates-soldering-and-rework-tools-2023-11/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:56:46 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=831064 Essex-based training company Advanced Rework Technology (ART), has invested over £30,000 in re-work, soldering and heat management tooling. Kaisertech supplied the equipment, which includes JBC’s DMPSE 4 rework station with ...

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