A world of science is coming to Chelmsford in March
A series of talks, events and activities to celebrate the scientific world is coming to Chelmsford in March as Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) hosts the Chelmsford Science Festival.
The festival will take place from 11-15 March, with a range of free events exploring topics including medicine, engineering, psychology and sport as well as the city's own industrial heritage.
CSES will be hosting a talk as part of the festival: Controlling Light: Biology, Electronics and Psychology on Wed 13 March.
CSES members are also invited to a talk by ARU's Dr Catherine Pearson on Marconi's and Hoffmann's past – the legacy of the Frederick Roberts archive of industrial history on Mon 11 March.
Thu 28 Feb 2019, 19:00, Anglia Ruskin University
We are pleased to announce the addition of this Institute of Physics (IOP) talk to our 2019 programme.
Schools' Competition: Fri 28 June 2019, Marconi Building, Anglia Ruskin University
We are very pleased to announce that this year's CSES Schools' Engineering and Technology Competition is open for entries.
A reminder of the dates (both events at Anglia Ruskin University):
- The competition will take place on Friday 28 June 2019
- The awards evening will take place on Wednesday 17 July 2019
Please click here for full details and to enter the competition.
The deadline for entries will be Friday 21 June 2019, although please don’t wait for your project to be finished before entering. Spaces are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
If you have any questions, please contact us. We are happy to come into school and discuss or present if this would help.
We look forward to seeing you in June.
As part of the build up to our centenary in 2020, CSES, in partnership with Essex County Council (ECC) and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), is launching an exciting new venture to support and encourage young people to consider the importance of science and technology in everyday life.
Imagine! STEM Club will start with a three-day workshop on 29-31 July 2019 in ARU's high-tech Super Lab.
From Roger Pittock, our current Secretary
After much soul-searching, and having now had the honour and pleasure of serving 10 years in post, I am not seeking re-election as CSES Secretary. I am looking forward to continuing to support your Society from the Council, but not from the post of Secretary.
I am truly grateful to members for their support over the last 10 years, and I have learned a tremendous amount while in office. The position and experience opened many opportunities during my career.
Please consider putting yourself forward for this role. The time commitment is not that high overall, but comes in bursts. A brief overview follows.
Schools' Engineering and Technology Competition: Fri 28 June 2019, Marconi Building, Anglia Ruskin University
We are pleased to announce the dates for our 2019 Schools' Competition:
- The competition will take place on Friday 28 June 2019
- The awards evening will take place on Wednesday 17 July 2019
Please note that the competition reverts to a Friday this year.
Find out more about the competition, and how to enter, here.
We will announce when the competition is open for entries (early 2019), and look forward to seeing you in June!
First events announced, more to follow shortly
What could possibly be better than the long, scorching summer we've just had? Apart from some rain* for your garden, the answer is of course our 2018/2019 programme!
We are pleased to confirm that the first few events of the season include:
- two social events (a Café Scientifique on Tue 16 Oct and a curry on Thu 25 Oct);
- a talk from the IOP on Thu 18 Oct;
- a tour around Stow Maries Aerodrome on Sat 20 Oct; and
- My Smarter Essex on Thu 1 Nov.
Please see our events page for full details, further events and booking details where appropriate. There are also links to add items to your calendar.
CSES support continues to have a positive impact
This article, reproduced with kind permission from Greensward Academy's STEM Roundup 2017-18 newsletter, showcases another excellent year of STEM achievement, facilitated by the CSES STEM Club Bursary and Schools' Engineering and Technology Competition.
Vegetable batteries
A team of year 7 students have been working on a project to investigate which vegetables make the best batteries, inspired by the concept of a potato clock. They have looked at how vegetable batteries work, as well as which metals make the best electrodes. They took their project to the 2018 CSES Schools' Engineering and Technology Competition to show their research.
CSES Schools' Competition entry selected for national final of Raspberry Pi design contest
Toby Cook and Wezi Phiri-Phinjikah of King Edward VI Grammar School tell the story of their H2Pi Watermeter.
The challenge for the PAPi Raspberry Pi competition 2018 was to invent a product to promote sustainability using a Raspberry Pi and our idea was a smart water meter.
Press release: 25 June 2018
Children from Trinity Road Primary school were invited to attend the 2018 CSES Schools' Engineering and Technology Competition at Anglia Ruskin University to present work they'd prepared as part of a school competition celebrating the Year of Engineering.
Read more: Chelmsford primary schoolchildren create LEGO designs for the Year of Engineering
- 2018 Competition results
- Café Scientifique: July 2018
- The Internet: is it Good For Us?
- CSES secures IET Faraday Challenge 2019
- Photos from Lord Rayleigh's Laboratory
- Social meals and drinks 2018
- Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
- Innovation webinar series (IEEE)
- The Schools' Competition 2018 is now open
- Rare opportunity to see Lord Rayleigh's laboratory and prosthetics talk added to programme