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Whether you’re a teacher of STEM, information technology, humanities, careers or social studies, we want to help you with all of these challenges and put the ‘wow’ into classrooms. We want to support you with resources that aim to engage all students regardless of their gender, ethnicity or background. There are multiple organisations and global initiatives that are focused on this mission, and our aim is to bring these resources together so that you can access them quickly and easily – For Free

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Whether you’re a teacher of STEM, information technology, humanities, careers or social studies, we want to help you with all of these challenges and put the ‘wow’ into classrooms. We want to support you with resources that aim to engage all students regardless of their gender, ethnicity or background. There are multiple organisations and global initiatives that are focused on this mission, and our aim is to bring these resources together so that you can access them quickly and easily – For Free
Engaging with the science behind food
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Engaging with the science behind food

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 food technology, biology and chemistry. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Salam A Ibrahim, a food microbiologist at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University. He has established the Food Microbiology and Biotechnology Lab, where researchers and students collaborate with food industry professionals to address real-world challenges in food production and safety. • This resource also contains interviews with members of the lab and offers an insight into careers in food microbiology. If your students have questions for the team, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Ibrahim’s research and challenges them to use microorganisms to create their own food. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Can artificial intelligence detect hidden heart attacks?
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Can artificial intelligence detect hidden heart attacks?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 biology, computer science and engineering. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Salah Al-Zaiti (a nurse scientist at the University of Pittsburgh), Dr Christian Martin-Gill (an emergency physician at the University of Pittsburgh) and Dr Ervin Sejdić (a biomedical engineer at the University of Toronto). They have developed an AI tool that can diagnose a heart attack from a patient’s electrocardiogram (ECG). • This resource also contains interviews with Salah, Christian and Ervin and offers an insight into careers in machine learning in medicine. If your students have questions for Salah, Christian and Ervin, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Salah, Christian and Ervin will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research and challenges them to design a new AI tool to detect a medical condition. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
An educational journey through cell biology
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An educational journey through cell biology

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • Dr Kristina Ames is the Assistant Director for Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, USA. As a biomedical scientist and passionate educator, Kristina talks us through key concepts of cell biology and how understanding of them shapes scientific research and impacts society. • This resource also contains an overview of Kristina’s own research. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Kristina will reply! • The activity sheets provides ‘talking points’ and a range of tasks to encourage students to explore the topics of DNA, transcription and translation in further detail. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article and includes further talking points to encourage students to reflect on current research challenges and ethical considerations. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Can soil microbes improve agricultural sustainability?
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Can soil microbes improve agricultural sustainability?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology and Chemistry. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • Synthetic fertilisers are currently necessary for producing enough food for the global population to survive, but they are known to contribute to greenhouse gas levels, contaminate water sources and increase soil acidity. This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Nathaniel Boyer, a biochemist at Washington State University in the US, who is working to find a more environmentally friendly solution. • This resource also contains an interview with Nate. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Nate will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Nate’s research, and tasks them debate whether synthetic fertilisers should be banned. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
How do bacteria help and harm crops?
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How do bacteria help and harm crops?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Jong Hyun Ham, a plant Pathologist at Louisiana State University. He is investigating the harmful and beneficial impacts bacteria have on rice and soybean. • This resource also contains an interview with Jong and offers an insight into careers in plant pathology. If your students have questions for Jong, they can send them to him online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Jong will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Jong’s research and challenges them to take advantage of symbiotic relationships to grow edible plants. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Keep calm and carrot on: how can we breed better carrots?
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Keep calm and carrot on: how can we breed better carrots?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Bill Rolling and Dr Jenyne Loarca, plant geneticists at the USDA Vegetable Crop Research Unit. They are investigating the factors that influence carrot germination and growth. • This resource also contains an interview with Bill and Jenyne and offers an insight into careers in plant genetics. If your students have questions for Bill and Jenyne, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Bill and Jenyne will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Bill and Jenyne’s research and challenges them to explore how environmental conditions influence seed germination and plant growth. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
What happens when our blood production system fails?
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What happens when our blood production system fails?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Kristina Ames, at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, USA, who has been investigating why blood production problems occur and has discovered a potential treatment that could restore the function of blood production cells. • This resource also contains an interview with Kristina. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Kristina will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Kristina’s research, and tasks them to examine the structure of cells. • The animation covers the main points of Kristina’s research and is accompanied by a script. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
How can we detect and prevent brain injuries?
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How can we detect and prevent brain injuries?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology, Physics and Engineering. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Christian Franck, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, who leads the PANTHER programme, researching new ways of detecting and preventing traumatic brain injuries. • This resource also contains interviews with Christian and members of the PANTHER team, providing insights into their areas of research. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on PANTHER’s research, and tasks them to design a device that could solve a societal issue. • The animation summarises the team’s research and is accompanied by a script. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
How can we detect and prevent brain injuries?
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How can we detect and prevent brain injuries?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering, Biology and Physics. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Christian Franck, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, who leads the PANTHER programme, researching new ways of detecting and preventing traumatic brain injuries. • This resource also contains interviews with Christian and members of the PANTHER team, providing insights into their areas of research. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on PANTHER’s research, and tasks them to design a device that could solve a societal issue. • The animation summarises the team’s research and is accompanied by a script. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
How does the Southern Ocean help protect our planet?
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How does the Southern Ocean help protect our planet?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Chemistry, Biology, Geology and Environmental Sciences. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • What impact is climate change having on our oceans and the vital role they play in absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? This teaching resource explains the work of Associate Professor Julie Trotter and Professor Malcolm McCulloch from The University of Western Australia, and Dr Paolo Montagna from the Institute of Polar Sciences in Bologna, Italy, who are investigating the complex interactions between the Southern Ocean and global climate. • This resource also contains interviews with Julie, Malcolm and Paolo. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research, and tasks them to write a blog from on-board RV Falkor. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Protecting crops from nematodes
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Protecting crops from nematodes

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Paula Agudelo, based at Clemson University in the US, and the FINDMe team who are employing cutting-edge science from a wealth of different fields to develop an array of solutions to defend crops against a particular species of nematode worm. • This resource also contains an interview with Paula. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Paula will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Paula’s research, and tasks them to create a ‘how-to’ guide for farmers. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Dental discoveries: How is dental research improving oral health?
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Dental discoveries: How is dental research improving oral health?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 biology and health. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This resource introduces the work of the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, a team of dentists and dental scientists at The University of Iowa. The team is improving oral health and healthcare by investigating factors that cause dental disease. • This resource also contains an interview with team members and offers an insight into careers in dentistry and dental science. If your students have questions for the team, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). The researchers will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research and challenges them to design an oral hygiene lesson for children to teach them the importance of looking after their teeth. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
The Mediterranean way: changing diets to extend lifespans
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The Mediterranean way: changing diets to extend lifespans

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Food Technology and Biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Alice Ammerman, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the US, who has developed a multi-pronged approach to encourage behavioural changes in people with unhealthy diets. • This resource also contains an interview with Alice. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Alice will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Alice’s research, and tasks them to design a public health study. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Can artificial intelligence help prevent heart failure?
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Can artificial intelligence help prevent heart failure?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Computer Science and Biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Linwei Wang from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, USA, who is using artificial intelligence to develop new and innovative ways of detecting heart disease. • This resource also contains an interview with Linwei. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Linwei will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Linwei’s research, and tasks them to design an in-home health monitoring device. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
An age-old question
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An age-old question

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Hua Bai, from Iowa State University in the US, who is studying a process in our cells that is thought to contribute to ageing. He hopes that this research may help us find new ways of slowing down the ageing process. • This resource also contains an interview with Hua. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Hua will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Hua’s research, and tasks them to debate whether science should slow down the ageing process. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
How can diabetes lead to vision loss, and how can this be prevented?
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How can diabetes lead to vision loss, and how can this be prevented?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr David Antonetti, a molecular and cell biologist at the University of Michigan, USA. He is investigating how diabetes causes eye conditions and vision problems, and hopes his research will lead to new treatments for diabetes-related vision loss. • This resource also contains an interview with David and offers an insight into careers in ophthalmology. If your students have questions for David, they can send them to him online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). David will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on David’s research and challenges them to explore whether scientific ‘facts’ are true of false. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
What causes problems with the lower urinary tract?
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What causes problems with the lower urinary tract?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • In the US, a team of doctors and researchers, including Professor Cindy L. Amundsen from Duke University School of Medicine, have come together to study lower urinary tract dysfunction, which affects almost 70% of people over 60 years old. The scientists’ aim is to understand what causes lower urinary tract symptoms and how treatment outcomes for these conditions can be improved. • This resource contains interviews with Cindy and researchers she mentors. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Cindy’s research, and tasks them to devise a medical research questionnaire. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article and includes further talking points to encourage students to reflect on their own skills and aspirations. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Could a healthy diet combat multiple sclerosis?
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Could a healthy diet combat multiple sclerosis?

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 health and food science. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Lucinda Black, a nutritional epidemiologist at Deakin University, Australia. She is exploring the links between diet and multiple sclerosis (MS). • This resource also contains an interview with Lucinda and offers an insight into careers in nutritional epidemiology. If your students have questions for Lucinda, they can send them to her online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Lucinda will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Lucinda’s research and challenges them to explore a nutritional epidemiology research study. • An animation about Lucinda’s work is available through the weblink, along with a downloadable script. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Lighting up cancer: innovation in paediatric surgery
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Lighting up cancer: innovation in paediatric surgery

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Stefano Giuliani and his team (at the University College London (UCL) Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health in the UK) who are developing a ground-breaking technique that literally ‘lights up’ cancer cells, making removal much easier. • This resource also contains interviews with the team members Laura and Dale. If you or your students have a question for them or Dr Giuliani, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Giuliani’s research, and tasks them to think further about the applications of fluorescence within science. • The animation summarises the research and is accompanied by a script. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Investigating immunity: uncovering the mechanisms of the immune system
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Investigating immunity: uncovering the mechanisms of the immune system

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 biology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Leslie Berg and Assistant Professor Aimee Pugh Bernard, immunologists at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine. They are gaining a deeper understanding of how our immune cells function by investigating signalling pathways in T cells. • This resource also contains an interview with Leslie and Aimee and offers an insight into careers in immunology. If your students have questions for Leslie and Aimee, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Leslie and Aimee will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Leslie and Aimee’s research and challenges them to design a fun and interactive lesson to teach younger children about vaccinations and immunology. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!