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Charity scheme seeks to widen access to science careers

14 March 2018

Social mobility and the STEM subjects are not easy bedfellows in the UK. In2scienceUK is aiming to change that through research placements

Put your best foot forward to help animal conservation

15 November 2017

Animal footprints can help in the fight to save endangered species. Wild Track would like your help to collect images and develop its footprint identification technique

Broken faces of the Great War

18 October 2017

Men who became guinea pigs for cosmetic surgery are to be recognised with a memorial in the UK

Supersonic car project aims to carry kids to a scientific future

27 September 2017

Bloodhound is using its world land speed record attempt to inspire the next generation of UK scientists and engineers through workshops run by its charity arm

Helping people walk again with donated prostheses in West Africa

13 September 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa has a high incidence of leg amputation but very little access to prostheses or support. Legs4Africa is attempting to change that

Bringing the Royal Observatory at Greenwich back to life

16 August 2017

For the first time in 60 years astronomy could be reborn in one of its most iconic locations, the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London

Children run Everest Marathon after quake destroys their home

26 July 2017

The Himalayan Youth Foundation is raising funds to help rebuild the Kailash Children’s Home in Kathmandu after an earthquake in 2015

In search of a treatment for a devastating genetic disease

12 July 2017

Vanishing white matter disease causes children to lose their motor skills. The Rainbow Dream Charity hopes to fund research into finding a cure

Augmented reality glasses seek to keep speech in sight

14 June 2017

For people with motor neurone disease, losing the ability to communicate can be devastating. LusoVu is developing high-tech specs so they can keep on talking