Sparking STEM

💥Sparking STEM Confidence 💥Empowering Educators 💥Inspiring Children

[Elitsa Penkova 🦠 @PenkovaElitsa]

🌊 Wild swimming is irresistible right now! 🌞🏊‍♀️

But do swimmers experience infections more often than non-swimmers? To find out, we need YOU 🙋‍♀️

If you've swum in the past 2 weeks, we want to hear from you
👉 https://t.co/sj7oFyQJxA

@WATERSHED_i @RiverActionUK @sascampaigns

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

🙌 Check out these brilliant comics by @andthemicrobes
Brilliant for engaging children in microbiology.
🥳 Share with your children /students and broaden their ideas about #science!

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Is STEM Outreach with Children for me?
It was wonderful to meet lots of #Phd #PGR #Postdoc #research scientists who want to find out if outreach with children might be for them. If you’d like to join the next one you can register through the link in my bio. 😊

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Are you a #PhD, #Postdoc or #research fellow working in #STEM who wants to know more about inspiring children with #outreach?

Join me for a FREE 45-minute online session to find out if outreach with children is what you’re looking for.

https://t.co/Y9vd1JUwKO

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Check out my latest article: Shout out to people doing great Science Communication with kids! https://t.co/n2MDJ7tu1A via @LinkedIn

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Loved giving out our first AQA accredited Unit Award Scheme certificates! It’s wonderful to be able to give formal recognition of the skills and learning our students have shown! We’re in a trial phase and should have this available for all our students for September! 🥳

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Huge thanks to these #homeed students who met scientists from @UniOfYork & @UniversityLeeds today and asked them questions about proteins, blood cells, electron microscopes, cell differentiation and so much more!

#homeed #stem #homeeduk #science #PGR #phd #PhD #phdlife #phdchat

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Know anyone who wants to join our ‘Effective Outreach with Children’ course? Learn to inspire children with your specific field of research. The online #PGR course is running in November, book your place and find out more here! 👇😀

https://t.co/nJXBFh7kc7
#PhD #PGR #scicomm

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Welcome Jemima to Outdoor STEM! Jemima is a #PGR @sheffielduni who attended our ‘Effective Outreach with Children’ course. She’s now furthering her #outreach and #sciencecommunication experience supporting Outdoor STEM #homeeducation students! 😀@CaffeinatedMima @ThinkAheadSheff

[Elitsa Penkova 🦠 @PenkovaElitsa]

There are ONLY six weeks left to take part in the Poo-Sticks study - sign up today: https://t.co/4fvVSrKoi1

Find out more: https://t.co/k5AcgTcmGI

Please share with any 🇬🇧UK resident 🇬🇧 who might be interested in taking part!

[Elitsa Penkova 🦠 @PenkovaElitsa]

📷 Are you concerned about the state of UK rivers and lakes? Whether you're a swimmer or not, you can make a difference!

Help us quantify the health risk to people who bathe in UK rivers - a key question raised by Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty in a recent report from the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC). Get involved and become a research champion today!

Take part now --> https://t.co/dv1f0GuTt8
Find out more about the research here: https://t.co/Rp7kMrjbg3

Read the NEPC report - > https://t.co/UhQEqZhe0s)

This work is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council and is conducted at the University of Exeter Medical School, with support from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the UK Health Security Agency.

#WaterQuality #PublicHealth #ResearchChampion

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Knowing that positive and inclusive teaching skills will be passed on to others gives me the warmest glow!! ☺️
Congratulations to @PenkovaElitsa (who attended our ‘Effective Outreach with Children’ course) on her fantastic achievement! 👏 🎉

#scicomm #PhD @GW4plusDTP

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Sign up on the Sparking STEM website to hear about these FREE events where #sheffieldhomeeducation children can meet #scientists online or in person and learn all about their work! 😃

We had an amazing time last Friday!
#homeeducation #homeed #homeeducator #sheffieldissuper

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

What an amazing job #phd researchers from @sheffielduni did, inspiring & engaging #homeed children at the end of our ‘Effective Outreach with Children course! Loved seeing them using the skills & knowledge they’d gained while having a brilliant time! 😊 #scicomm

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Wow! What an amazing afternoon introducing 15 home-educated students to scientists from the @sheffielduni . We had so much fun and it was hard for everyone to leave at the end! 😀
#homeed #sheffieldhomeeducation #sheffieldissuper #scicomm #phdchat #phd

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

What a privilege it’s been to work with these fantastic #phd researchers from @sheffielduni this week! Today they put their new #outreach skills to the test as they wowed 15 #homeeducated children with their ‘Effective Outreach With Children’ skills at the end of our course!👏 😀

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

Looking forward to welcoming lots of #homeeducation students to meet our #phd researchers today at @sheffielduni in the final day of the Effective Outreach with Children course! 😀

#scicomm #PhDchatter #outreach #homeed #sheffieldhomeeducation

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

A day packed full of interesting discussions and idea sharing as our #phd researchers learned how to work effectively in a range of education settings, on day 2 of the ‘Effective Outreach with Children’ course today! 😀

https://t.co/bqkOYPgbau

#scicomms #scicomm #PGR

[Sparking STEM @SparkingStem]

What a fantastic first day meeting #phd researchers at @sheffielduni and supporting them to turn their complex research into engaging and inspirational #outreach for children! Looking forward to the next two days of our ‘Effective Outreach with Children course’! 😀

[Elitsa Penkova 🦠 @PenkovaElitsa]

Yes, in fact, I am recruiting people NOW to take part in a study assessing health risks from exposure to these bugs. To find out more & sign up ->> https://t.co/k5AcgTcmGI