Posted by Devilfish under blog's category : Schools education

It is exactly 100 years since Francis Peyton Rous made the amazing discovery that cancer could be caused by a virus. His work has tansformed cancer research but who now remembers his name?

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Posted by Devilfish under blog's category : Schools education

The National Science Learning Centre in York is offering a fantastic opportunity to improve your science communication skills with a two-day course, free to UAR volunteers, on engagement with schools and young people.

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Posted by Devilfish under blog's category : Schools education

No understanding of how science works is complete without some knowledge of the way we use research animals. But how is this emotive subject best approached in the classroom? To help answer this question, Understanding Animal Research is offering 12 CPD grants of £400 each for secondary school science teachers to collaborate on a key stage 4 resource development project for science.

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Posted by Devilfish under blog's category : Schools education

The RSPCA's schools education website has a substantial section exploring the ethics of animal research. But does it manage to avoid any bias while presenting the case for and against animal experimentation? Well no, not quite.

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