Essex businesses challenged to provide 500 experiences to highly-skilled youngsters

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.

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Addition to the lecture programme: Our Dynamic Sun

IOP/CSES lecture: Our Dynamic Sun, Wednesday 1 July 2015, Anglia Ruskin University

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.

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Save the date: Schools' Competition 2015

Save the date! The annual Schools' Engineering and Technology Competition will be taking place on Friday 26 June 2015 (approximately 1000-1500), and the Awards Evening on Thursday 16 July 2015 (approximately 1900-2100), both at Anglia Ruskin University.

We will be contacting schools directly with more information in the coming weeks; in the meantime if you would like more information please contact us.

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2014-2015 lecture series to include a talk by Marconi

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. 

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FES FutureNetwork 2014

FES FutureNetwork graduate and apprentice networking event: Wednesday 22 October 2014, 19.30, County Hotel

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.

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