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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? What is SHAPE? What might be the environmental impacts of shoes?

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

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The week-long training ran from mornings into afternoons, with chummy lunch breaks in the faculty lounge, or the buzzing cafe in the Science Center lobby. Kelly has taught a similar modeling course for economics and social sciences for the last few years.) This idea is what drew instructors to sweaty Cambridge in July.

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Harnessing the power of music to improve mental health

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Interacting with music can have significant benefits for both your physical and mental health, meaning music can play an important role in your well-being. His mission is to make healthcare-related music participation accessible to all who will most benefit from it. Music is complex because it involves multiple senses.

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems?

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Mathematical modelling — the ability to translate observations (experimental or otherwise) using mathematical theories and laws of physics to represent important features from a real-world problem. This variable is independent of space and time, and, in many cases, denotes the physical units associated with the dynamical system.

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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When researchers visit the facility to capture images, they are supported by scientists, including research software engineers who help them process their data and access software. Funder : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Biology with Professor Michelle Peckham and Dr Alistair Curd.

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Urban farming for urban families

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Meet David I majored in anthropology and biology at university. I took courses with a biological anthropologist who inspired me to study how humans use biology and culture to adapt (or not) to stressful environments such as food scarcity, extreme temperatures, and common diseases. Cultivate curiosity and share your knowledge.

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Classroom resources for the new school year

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Biology Cells – A heathy adult produces billions of new blood cells every day, but problems with this process can lead to blood cancer, so Dr Kristina Ames is investigating why blood production problems occur. Physics Quantum physics – Associate Professor Jacquiline Romero is investigating quantum entanglement by experimenting with photons.