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How is mathematics applied to real world problems?

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems? Published: Mathematics is essential to our way of life. Professor Anotida Madzvamuse , an applied mathematician at the University of Sussex , in the UK, and the University of British Columbia , in Canada, led the UK-Africa Postgraduate Advanced Study Institute in Mathematical Sciences.

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How to Interest the Next Generation of Great Minds to Work in STEM Fields

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STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and covers an immense range of subject areas. Scientific research thrives off the exploration of chemistry and biology, in addition to climatic initiatives such as sustainable and nuclear power. Labs Lost to Educational Rigidity.

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Examining the extremely small

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“Nanoscientists manipulate materials at the atomic and molecular level, and thus nanoscience merges physics, chemistry, materials science and biology,” explains Susanne. For us, CeNS is the ideal hub to catch the scientific questions in physics, chemistry, materials science and biology that can be addressed with TEM,” he says.

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Growing a community: building the Plant Cell Atlas

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In addition to academia, plant scientists are sought by agricultural organisations, the food industry, pharmaceutical developers, government labs, and environmental management institutions. At school, biology, chemistry, and mathematics will help lay the groundwork for a career in plant science.

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Can soil microbes improve agricultural sustainability?

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Pathway from school to biochemistry • If you are interested in becoming a biochemist, take classes in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics at high school and post-16. • “There are many great educational resources on YouTube that can help you get a basic understanding of biochemistry,” says Nate. “I Nate’s top tips 1.

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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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Scientific model — a conceptual or mathematical representation of a real-world phenomenon that allows scientists to study the phenomenon in more detail. Scientists can now turn their theories into mathematical models, which can then be expressed in software as simulations. Chemistry with Dr Nicole Hondow and Stuart Micklethwaite.

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The engineering behind Evolutor

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The next-level microbe development capabilities of the Evolutor technology are especially relevant for bio-manufacturers in food and drink, pharmaceuticals and biologics, chemicals, agri-tech, biofuels, nutritional ingredients and microbiome health, materials, and flavours and fragrances,” says Tuck. Arnold (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018).