STEM Education in Electronics | Electronics Weekly https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:50:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/wp-content/themes/ew/images/logo.gif Electronics Weekly https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/ 125 75 Apple backing UKESF’s Girls into Electronics summer programme https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/apple-backing-ukesfs-girls-into-electronics-summer-programme-2026-03/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/apple-backing-ukesfs-girls-into-electronics-summer-programme-2026-03/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:07:16 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=891544 The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) has announced it is partnering again with Apple and UK universities to run its Girls into Electronics programme in the summer. This year, one-day ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/apple-backing-ukesfs-girls-into-electronics-summer-programme-2026-03/feed/ 0 MIRL research hub to spearhead micro:bit innovations https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/mirl-research-hub-to-spearhead-mirobit-innovations-2026-03/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/mirl-research-hub-to-spearhead-mirobit-innovations-2026-03/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:14:05 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=891345 Lancaster University and the micro:bit Educational Foundation are collaborating on a research hub, MIRL. It will address innovations in physical computing and digital education. MIRL stands for the micro:bit Innovation ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/mirl-research-hub-to-spearhead-mirobit-innovations-2026-03/feed/ 0 Schoolchildren explore space https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/schoolchildren-explore-space-2026-03/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/schoolchildren-explore-space-2026-03/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:15:24 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=890663 A north-east school has partnered with solar and space physics experts from Northumbria University for a project supported by a Royal Society Partnership Grant, which aims to bring academic research ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/schoolchildren-explore-space-2026-03/feed/ 0 UCB celebrates graduates of automotive battery manufacturing course https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/ucb-celebrates-graduates-of-automotive-battery-manufacturing-course-2026-01/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/ucb-celebrates-graduates-of-automotive-battery-manufacturing-course-2026-01/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:06:43 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=888070 University College Birmingham (UCB) is celebrating the first cohorts of students through both its Advanced High Voltage (HV) Battery Assembly and Gigafactory Operations courses. Specifically, attendees from Jaguar Land Rover, ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/ucb-celebrates-graduates-of-automotive-battery-manufacturing-course-2026-01/feed/ 0 Babcock STEM pilot takes off in Plymouth https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/babcock-stem-pilot-takes-off-in-plymouth-2026-01/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/babcock-stem-pilot-takes-off-in-plymouth-2026-01/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:06:23 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=886738 The UK defence specialist Babcock will lead a new STEM pilot in Plymouth as part of a Government £182m national skills drive. The initiative aims to address skills gaps in ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/babcock-stem-pilot-takes-off-in-plymouth-2026-01/feed/ 0 Lancaster University wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for micro:bit https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/lancaster-university-wins-queen-elizabeth-prize-for-microbit-2025-12/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/lancaster-university-wins-queen-elizabeth-prize-for-microbit-2025-12/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:06:48 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=885414 Lancaster University has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education in recognition of its work for the BBC micro:bit. It is the UK’s highest education honour. The sole academic ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/lancaster-university-wins-queen-elizabeth-prize-for-microbit-2025-12/feed/ 0 Rogue Valley Microdevices’ Florida facility opens doors for childcare https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/rogue-valley-microdevices-florida-facility-opens-doors-for-childcare-2025-12/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/rogue-valley-microdevices-florida-facility-opens-doors-for-childcare-2025-12/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:01:07 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=885188 Upon receipt of $6m in Chips Act funding, Oregon-based Rogue Valley Microdevices looked out-of-state to open its second facility. It will soon be opening the 50,000 sq ft facility in ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/rogue-valley-microdevices-florida-facility-opens-doors-for-childcare-2025-12/feed/ 0 Education robot suits nine-year-olds and under-graduates https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/education-robot-suits-nine-year-olds-and-under-graduates-2025-11/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/education-robot-suits-nine-year-olds-and-under-graduates-2025-11/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:02:55 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=884460 Conrad is stocking the Calliope Joy-Car educational robot from Joy-iT. “It features a horn, indicator lights, headlights, reversing and brake lights as well as line tracking, ultrasound, infrared and wheel ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/education-robot-suits-nine-year-olds-and-under-graduates-2025-11/feed/ 0 Girls Can Engineer – a book to inspire https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/girls-can-engineer-a-book-to-inspire-2025-11/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/girls-can-engineer-a-book-to-inspire-2025-11/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:27:15 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=883959 Girls Can Engineer is a book aimed at getting more girls interested in engineering careers, according to its publisher Pertemps Network: “The key message is that there are no barriers ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/design/stem/girls-can-engineer-a-book-to-inspire-2025-11/feed/ 0 UKESF Skills Charter celebrates leading electronics employers https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/ukesf-skills-charter-celebrates-leading-electronics-employers-2025-09/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/ukesf-skills-charter-celebrates-leading-electronics-employers-2025-09/#respond Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:06:17 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=881318 The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) is launching its Skills Charter. It is a way for the charity to officially recognise employers that enable young people to thrive in electronics. ...

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