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| 06 Aug '02 | NEXT STEPS TO SCIENCE Science Year helps you make the most out of clearing lists |
| 15 Jul '02 | SIZZLING SUMMER SCIENCE New online activity packs for parents |
| 11 Jul '02 | SCIENCE GETS ANOTHER BOOST - MORRIS Next stage of Science Year announced |
| 27 Jun '02 | SCIENCE YEAR FEATURES THINKTANK At Tomorrow’s World Live in the NEC, Birmingham |
| 28 May '02 | BIG TOP EXPERIMENTS Science Circus performs across the UK this summer |
| 01 May '02 | EGGSPLODING ON A SCREEN NEAR YOU Winning entry in Science Year / Channel 4 competition is broadcast |
| 12 Apr '02 | MIKE TOMLINSON JOINS SCIENCE YEAR Schools Minister Catherine Ashton announced today that Science Year will be led by Mike Tomlinson, the present Chief Inspector of Schools in England and Jeremy Newton, Chief Executive of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA). |
| 19 Mar '02 | YOUNG PEOPLE REVIEW SCIENCE CURRICULUM As part of Science Year, nearly 2000 students, aged 16-19, have developed and taken part in a survey of the science curriculum, whose initial findings are released today. |
| 05 Mar '02 | SCIENCE YEAR GOES ON TOUR Interactive exhibit visits communities across the country. |
| 04 Mar '02 | TALES OF BLOOMING SCIENCE Johnny Ball's educational muscial tours the country. |
| 25 Feb '02 | SECRETARY OF STATE GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH SUPERMARKET SCIENCE! Today (Monday 25th February) the shape of supermarket products to come could be set to take a new turn as ASDA calls on kids to suggest what we could all be putting in our trollies in the future. |
| 05 Feb '02 | INVENT THE CLASSROOM EQUIPMENT OF THE FUTURE Teachers & technicians invited to create new science equipment |
| 31 Jan '02 | GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES INDUSTRY-BACKED DRIVE FOR SCHOOL AMBASSADORS Forming part of Science Year, the recruitment drive for Science and Engineering Ambassadors was kicked off by the Government today. |
| 11 Jan '02 | SCIENCE YEAR DIRECTOR MOVES TO BBC The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) today announced that Science Year Director Professor Nigel Paine is to leave this post to join the BBC as Director of Training in April. |
| 10 Jan '02 | FREE ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS Every maintained primary school will get a free digital microscope as part of Science Year, Schools Minister Catherine Ashton announced today. |
| 21 Dec '01 | SCIENCE YEAR LAUNCHES ‘SHORTS’ COMPETITION Winning idea will complete Science Year’s series of 30-second promotional adverts. |
| 19 Dec '01 | THE SCIENCE OF SLOTH What's going on inside this Christmas? |
| 17 Dec '01 | BUDDING SCIENTISTS GET BOOST FOR PROJECTS New grant scheme awarded to schools across England for Science Year. |
| 14 Nov '01 | SCIENCE YEAR CREATES MAGIC AT HARRY POTTER Film fans can experience the magic of science at Harry Potter screenings, when Science Year launches its four-week cinema advertising campaign on 16 November – the same day the film opens. |
| 02 Nov '01 | RENOWNED GENETICS EXPERT TO SPEAK AT BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY First of new Science Year Lecture Series on hot topics in science. |
| 30 Oct '01 | YOUNG PEOPLE SNAP UP FREE SCIENCE YEAR KITS Schools Minister Catherine Ashton today welcomed the enthusiastic response to the offer of free Science Kits for young people. |
| 25 Oct '01 | IT’S ABOUT BODY TIME The body keeps moving forward even when the clocks go back |
| 12 Oct '01 | BE YOUR OWN MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE 3D Virtual World, Planet 10, launches on scienceyear.com |
| 08 Oct '01 | NASA TOUCHES DOWN IN THE UK Award winning Ozone expert visits schools in Staffordshire. |
| 07 Sep '01 | FREE MICROSCOPES FOR SCIENCE YEAR Every secondary school will get a free electronic microscope as part of Science Year, Education and Skills Secretary Estell Morris announced today. |
| 24 Aug '01 | SCIENCE YEAR SET TO MAKE AN IMPACT Launch events across the UK mark the start of education drive on 7 September. |
| 08 Aug '01 | JUMP FOR BRITAIN And help create a new Guinness World Record. |
| 02 Mar '01 | TEENAGERS GET A TASTE OF SCIENCE YEAR Minister for School Standards Jacqui Smith today welcomed the release of a free Science Pack for teenagers as the first event in the build up for Science Year that will be launched officially in September 2001 by the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE). |
| 16 Jan '01 | KEY APPOINTMENTS FOR SCIENCE YEAR The DfEE has appointed NESTA, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts to deliver the government's Science Year - a year long drive to raise the profile of science amongst young people. |
| 28 Jun '00 | 2001 WILL BE A SCIENCE ODYESSEY FOR SCHOOLS Schools Minister, Jacqui Smith, today previewed the government's big push on science starting in September 2001. |
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