Science Week: get involved says MP
LEADING figures in Bristol have encouraged local residents to get involved with National Science and Engineering Week, which runs this year for a ten day period, from 6-15 March. A range of activities are on offer, with a particular emphasis on encouraging young people to learn more about the opportunities that science and engineering can bring.
Leader of the Labour Group on Bristol City Council, Councillor Helen Holland, will be on hand to meet Science Minister Lord Drayson at the Bridge Learning Campus tomorrow. The Minister will be visiting Hartcliffe’s brand new school to meet with pupils to discuss their experiences of science.
Commenting, Helen said: “Studying science and engineering offers routes to all sorts of careers, as well as providing an understanding of the world around us. I am sure that Lord Drayson will be inspired by the fantastic new buildings at Bridge Learning Campus, which are providing world-class facilities for our children and young people.”
Labour MP for Bristol South, Dawn Primarolo, added: “The Government is committed to supporting science and technology, both of which are vital to the British economy. The teaching of these subjects in our schools has really moved on, and young people are being shown the fantastic opportunities that these subjects open. Britain is a world leader in both science and technology, and we should celebrate that. But, we cannot get complacent. That’s why the Government has asked industry to continue to engage with schools. By 2011, we want 27,000 ‘science heroes’ in our schools to inspire and encourage young people to think of studying for careers in these industries.”
More information on National Science and Engineering Week is available at here, which includes details of events being held locally and across the country.
National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW) is a ten day celebration of science, engineering and technology which will run from the 6 – 15 March 2009. Last year around 1.4 million people attended over 3,500 events across the UK and this year we aim to make it even bigger!
National Science and Engineering Week is coordinated by the British Science Association, funded by DIUS (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills), in partnership with the ETB (Engineering Technology Board) and is made possible by the hard work and effort of hundreds of event organisers around the country.
National Science and Engineering Week (formerly National Science Week) is a 10 day programme of around 3,500 events running throughout the whole of the UK with the aim of celebrating science, engineering and technology and its importance in our lives. With no restrictions on who can organise events, the topics on which they are focused, the audience or the venue, the resulting programme is a hugely varied and eclectic mix suitable for people of all ages and abilities.
The British Science Association coordinates National Science and Engineering Week, providing a national context for each event.
