IET Faraday Challenge hosted by CSES and Anglia Ruskin University, Wed 18 Jan 2017
On Wednesday 18 January 2017, teams of six Year 8 students from Greensward Academy, Westcliff High School for Girls, Westcliff High School for Boys, Colchester Royal Grammar School and King Edward VI Grammar School took part in the Faraday Challenge run by IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) and CSES at Anglia Ruskin University.
They were set the task of working together to design and build a product to solve problems. As the Challenge is a national competition, the exact nature of the task is a secret but involved coding a computer to respond to feedback from various sensors, and then presenting the final product, at the end of the day, to two judges from the IET.
The art and science of working with glass: Tue 21 Feb 2017, Anglia Ruskin Students' Union Bar
We are very pleased to announce the return of our Café Scientifique series of informal speaker-led discussions.
For the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology.
Following the success of our well-attended New Year's Curry, our social calendar is continuing to grow for 2017 and February's event will be a Café Scientifique session on glass working. The union bar will be open throughout the event, serving drinks and snacks.
IET Faraday Challenge hosted by CSES and Anglia Ruskin University, Wed 18 Jan 2017
Begins: Local schools to take part in UK engineering challenge
Students from King Edward VI Grammar School (KEGS), Westcliff high School for Girls, Westcliff High School for Boys, The King Edmund School Rochford, Colchester Royal Grammar School and Greensward Academy are taking part in an IET Faraday Challenge Day (FCD) sponsored by Chelmsford Science and Engineering Society and Anglia Ruskin University. The students will become real-life engineers for a day when they research, design and build solutions to real engineering problems as part of the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) Faraday Challenge Day on Wednesday 18 January.
Read more: Press release: Local schools to take part in UK engineering challenge
CSES President's Dinner, Thursday 20 April 2017, 7.00 for 7.30 pm, The Warren Golf & Country Club
We are pleased to welcome members and their guests to our 2017 President's Dinner. Book now for what promises to be an excellent evening!
We have a great menu and after-dinner speaker, Linda O'Halloran, who will talk about her fascinating experience conducting disaster recovery in Haiti following the earthquake.
Forum discusses an innovative future for Essex
CSES facilitates event on challenges and opportunities of ageing population
The first in a series of discussions on how to address some of the challenges facing an ageing population within Essex, supported by CSES, has taken place.
Led by the Essex Partnership Board in conjunction with Anglia Ruskin and CSES, the event on 6 December 2016 welcomed public service commissioners, academics, businesspeople, experts and partners to discuss innovative new ideas around Essex's ageing population.
Schools' Engineering and Technology Competition: Wed 28 June 2017, Anglia Ruskin University
Our 2017 Schools' Engineering and Technology Competition is now open for entries. The dates are as follows:
- The competition will take place on Wednesday 28 June 2017
- The awards evening will take place on Wednesday 19 July 2017
(Note that the competition has moved from a Friday to a Wednesday).
See our school events listings to add these to your calendar.
Find out more about the competition, and how to enter, here.
This year we are working in collaboration with the Big Bang Eastern to hold a joint event. We strongly encourage you to enter the Big Bang if you are also entering our competition (follow link and click "Book places to attend"). All the judging will be done in parallel so you stand a greater chance of winning some prizes and can effectively attend both competitions on the same day.
We look forward to seeing you in June!
Thank you to everyone who made the My Smarter Essex event on 6 October 2016 such a fantastic success.
Poll results from My Smarter Essex
Photos from My Smarter Essex
The level of interest, enthusiasm and engagement from all parties (especially the student audience) was overwhelming and we now have a vast wealth of comments, questions and issues to pore over!
In the coming months we will discuss the big issues that face us as we move towards a smarter Essex. In the meantime, we'd like to answer some of the more specific questions submitted during the presentations:
- How does the heart rate monitor app (Cardio Buddy) work?
- What is the relative efficiency of the lighting technologies shown?
- What is "Bluejacking"?
- Where do I buy a Cozfest t-shirt?
Follow the links or read on for answers...
Research undertaken by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) – one of our partners – has found that, despite considerable investment by the UK government, local authorities and businesses, there is a basic lack of awareness among the British public about what a smart city is, does, and its potential to improve citizens' quality of life.
My Smarter Essex aims to fix that, by implementing the three objectives defined in the IET Smart Cities report.
This article is part of a series of follow-up questions on the My Smarter Essex presentations.
Many, many people wanted to know the answer to this question. It was submitted numerous times to the question/comment messaging board at My Smarter Essex on 6 October.
Well, the short answer is here: https://www.facebook.com/landforcoz/.
Read on to find out what Cozfest is and why Adam (pictured) was wearing that t-shirt...
Read more: What is 'Cozfest' and where do I buy the t-shirt?
My Smarter Essex, which took place on 6 October 2016 at Anglia Ruskin University, included a number of real-time, interactive polls that gathered the audience's opinions on some of the issues raised during the presentations. This was in addition to the free-form questions and comments submitted by those who attended.
We can confirm that 125 people took part in the polls, and their responses – along with our commentary – is now available.
- Photos from My Smarter Essex
- Thurstable School EPQ
- Lighting efficiency study
- Save the date for the 2017 Schools' Competition and Big Bang Eastern
- CSES makes award to most promising ARU student 2016
- Our 2016-2017 programme begins...
- Greensward Academy
- It's back! Marconi Exhibition at Sandford Mill
- CVHS STEM Club
- KEGS YE Club: VEX Robotics