This year the Chelmsford Civic Society is co-ordinating the Heritage Open Days on behalf of the City Council. These take place between Thursday the 10th and Sunday the 13th of September. Nationally the Heritage Open Days is managed by the National Trust. Last year the sites that were open attracted over three million people. All events are free.
A forward-thinking initiative from Essex County Council is helping plug the gap of highly-skilled workers in the science, technology and engineering sectors in Britain today.
Damning findings from a recent Confederation of British Industry report have revealed more than half of employers fear they will not be able to recruit enough high-skilled workers.
In an attempt to address this, four years ago (2011), Essex County Council launched the Education and Industry STEM programme to directly target shortages in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
We are pleased to announce the addition of another lecture to our 2014/2015 programme, organised by the Institute of Physics (IOP).
The talk, by Dr Helen Mason from the University of Cambridge, review what we have learnt about the active Sun, in particular what we know (and don't yet know!) about solar active regions and flares, and how this solar activity affects the Earth's environment.
We are very excited to announce the addition of a talk to our programme, entitled Birth of the Signalling War: The Marconi Company's key role in WW1, by Dr Elizabeth Bruton of the University of Oxford.
Get the event details here (please note special parking arrangements).
We are pleased to advise that the photos from our workshop, Build a working alarm system with a Raspberry Pi, are now available.
The event was held at the Chelmsford Ideas Hub on 2 November 2014, as part of the Ideas Festival; see here for details.
This October is time for our 2014 networking event!
If you work with, study or have studied science, engineering or technology, or just love it as a hobby, then you should definitely come along to our Future Network event at the County Hotel, Chelmsford on Wednesday 22 October 2014.
CSES is proud to present, in collaboration with the Institute of Physics East Anglia Branch, a lecture presented by Dr Oliver Hall.
The talk will provide an insight into particle physics fundamentals, and current experimental and theoretical research.
To find out more about this event, please see the event details page.
We are pleased to announce that the 2014-2015 lecture series – arranged in collaboration with our partners the IET, IMechE and IoP – is finalised.
This year's programme includes an exciting talk by Professor Paresce Marconi (the grandson of Guglielmo Marconi). Book now for free to secure your seats!
Further details of the 2014-2015 calendar can be found in the Events section.
Following the success of our first Café Scientifique evening, we are delighted to present our second, which will include a free talk on the night sky and space imaging by our very own Roger Pittock. Please find the details here.
We are very pleased to announce our first CaféScientifique event, which will include a free talk on high-altitude ballooning by Chris Stubbs. Please find the details here.
