This paper examines the experiences reported by scientists and graduate students
regarding the experiences that first engaged them in science. The interviews analysed for …

In late May an issue of the Australian Education Review (a publication of the Australian
Council for Educational Research-ACER) was released, dedicated to a review of science …

Student study of science at school has been linked to the need to provide a scientifically
capable workforce and a scientifically literate society. Educators, scientists, and …

Our world today is shaped by a constant flow of information, the emergence of new
technologies, and movements of people within and between nations. Large numbers in the …

The last student enrolled in a pure “Botany” degree in the UK began in the University of
Bristol this year, 2010. In recent years only the University of Reading also offered the Botany …

A proposal for using cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the socioeconomic impact of public
investment in large scientific projects. Large particle accelerators, outer space probes …

Employers of chemistry graduates are seeking a range of transferable skills from prospective
employees, and academics are increasingly seeking to build employability skill …

Graduate employability has become increasingly contentious as employers call for greater
development, evaluation and benchmarking of student skills and capabilities in university …

The role of science education in preparing students for the world of work was taken seriously
by OECD (1996a, 1996b) when it launched studies on how the world of work was changing …

More than 36 000 students and post-docs will be involved until 2025 in research at the
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) mainly through international collaborations. To what extent …