Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 media studies and social 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 Dr Elisa Serafinelli and Dr Lauren Alex O’Hagan, researchers at the University of Sheffield, UK. They are investigating public perceptions of drone photography and how drones can influence our visual culture. • This resource also contains interviews with Elisa and Lauren. If your students have questions for Elisa and Lauren, 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). Elisa and Lauren will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Elisa and Lauren’ research and challenges them to examine drone photos and explore how the ‘view from above’ changes their perception of the locations captured. 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!

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, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology and Plant 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 • This teaching resource explains the work of Odile Huchette, from the NC A&T State University in the USA, who has developed the Urban Food Platform, a thriving educational space that enables students to put scientific learning into practice and trains them to be the next generation of horticulture professionals. • This resource also contains an interview with two of Odile’s students. If you or your students have a question for Odile or her students, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. They will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Odile’s work, and challenges them to experiment with growing plants themselves. 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!

Suitable for secondary, high school and college students, this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, school clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 geography and Earth and environmental 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 • Grow plants, burn them for energy, then bury the carbon deep underground. This is the principle behind biomass energy with carbon capture and storage, but how effective can it be in the real world? Dr Astley Hastings, from the University of Aberdeen, has been investigating. • This resource also includes an interview with Astley about his career path, as well as a section dedicated to careers in his field. If your students (or you) have questions for Astley, you/they can send them to him online. All you 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). Astley will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) and activities to prompt students to reflect on Astley’s research. 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!

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 computer studies 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 Professor Tony Pridmore, a computer scientist at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is developing computing methods to extract information from images of plants, to be used for plant phenotyping in order to improve crop yields. • This resource also contains an interview with Tony, and Claire Hayes, the Network manager of PhenomUK, the UK’s phenotyping network. If your students have questions for Tony or Claire, 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). Tony and Claire will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Tony’s research and challenges them to design their own plant phenotyping experiment. 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!

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. It is also internationally relevant. 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 a diverse team of engineers from Iowa State and Kansas State Universities in the US. Comprising aerospace, control, structural and wind engineers, the team is creating Smart Morphing Façades, “Smorphacades” for short, which actively change their shape to reduce encounters with wind and subsequently wind-induced vibrations on the building. • This resource also contains interviews with the team members and a description of the varying engineering disciplines: civil, mechanical, aerospace, control and structural engineering. 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 undertake experiments that relate to structural, control and wind engineering. • The PowerPoint reiterates some of the points made in the article and has additional ‘Talking Points’. 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!

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 French, Chemistry 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 French language teaching resource explains the work of Dr Maria Lugaro, a nuclear astrophysicist of the Konkoly Observatory in Hungary. She is working on the RADIOSTAR project, investigating radioactive nuclei and the clues they left behind in meteorites. • This resource also contains an interview with Maria. 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. Maria will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Maria’s research, and challenges them to build their own spectrometer. 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!

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 geography and environmental 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 Dr Carole Dalin, a sustainability researcher at University College London, UK. She is developing indicators to measure the environmental impact of agricultural activities. • This resource also contains an interview with Carole. If your students have questions for Carole, 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). Carole will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Carole’s research and challenges them to discover how sustainable their diet is. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article. 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!

Suitable for secondary, high school and college students, this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, school clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 biology and geography. 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 • One significant effect of climate change is that the ocean is becoming increasingly acidic. This has implications for marine life, including farmed shellfish such as oysters and mussels. Dr Susan Fitzer at the University of Stirling is investigating what climate change means for shellfish farming, and how aquaculture could adapt to keep thriving. This article explains key biological processes such as biomineralisation, isotopes and ocean acidification. • This resource also contains an interview with Susan about her career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Susan, you/they can send them to her online. All you 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). Susan will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) and activities to prompt students to reflect on Susan’s research. • The PowerPoint and animation summarise the main points in the article. A script with activity ideas is also available. 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!

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, 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 Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, a microbiologist who runs her own laboratory at Georgia State University and whose research is focused on gonorrhoea and developing a potential vaccine. • This resource also contains an interview with Cindi. 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. Cindi will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Cindi’s research, and tasks them to look deeper into the different branches of microbiology. 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!

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 linguistics. 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 Nelya Koteyko and Dr Martine van Driel, linguists at Queen Mary University of London in the UK. They are analysing autistic user experiences of online social networking to improve inclusivity of social media platforms. • This resource also contains interviews with Nelya and Martine. If your students have questions for Nelya or Martine, 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). Nelya and Martine will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Nelya and Martine’s research and challenges them to discover how predictable their choice of language is through a game of applied linguistics bingo. 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!

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 English. 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 Will May, a literature researcher at the University of Southampton, UK. He is exploring the role of mentoring in the creative industries, and he has established a mentoring scheme for young poets. • It includes an interview with Will and offers an insight into careers in literature research. It also includes interviews with Eve, a young and aspiring poet, and their poetry mentor, Romalyn. If your students have questions for Will, Eve or Romalyn, 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). Will, Eve and Romalyn will reply! • The activity sheet contains ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Will’s work and challenges them to experience poetry mentoring. Students can write their own poetry and then try teaching someone else. Do they prefer being mentor or mentee? Or they can read and examine poetry written by Eve and Romalyn. 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!

Suitable for secondary, high school and college students, this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, school clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 computer science, mathematics and music. 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 • Emerging research shows that the human ear has the capacity to process information far better than the eye and yet, despite the importance of sound in so many aspects of our lives, its role in the interpretation of scientific data is fairly limited. Glenn McClure and is team is using advanced mathematical techniques to translate complex data sets into music - through a process called sonification. • This resource also introduces the Artists and Writer Collective (AAWC). Through the AAWC, artists team up with scientific research teams in the Antarctic and tell their stories in imaginative ways. • There is an interview with Glenn about his career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Glenn, you/they can send them to him online. All you 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). Glenn will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) and activities to prompt students to reflect on Glenn’s’s research. 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!

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, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology. Chemistry, Maths, Psychology and Sociology. 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 Trish Greenhalgh, a GP and primary health care academic, based at the University of Oxford, who has helped to develop remote care methods during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also highlights Laiba Husain’s work as she undertakes her PhD in public health. • This resource contains interviews with Trish and Laiba. 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. Trish or Laiba will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Trish and Laiba’s research, and challenges them to take on the role of a healthcare professional. • The article is accompanied by an animation and downloadable script. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article and includes further talking points to prompt 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!

How can you improve your students’ ability to remember what you teach them? This resource introduces the work of Professor Sheila J. Cunningham, a psychologist at Abertay University, UK. She is investigating the effect of self-referencing on memory and how this can be used in the classroom. The resource includes activity ideas for how you can apply self-referencing in your own classroom, whatever subject you teach. 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!

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 Geography. 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 Lixin Wang, a hydrologist at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA. He is investigating the formation of fog and dew in dryland environments in order to understand where the moisture comes from, and what will happen to these ecosystems as a result of climate change. • This resource also contains an interview with Lixin and his former student, Dr Kudzai Farai Kaseke. If your students have questions for Lixin or Farai, 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). Lixin and Farai will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Lixin’s research and challenges them to create their own dew collector. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article and highlights the range of careers available in the field of hydrology. 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!

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 Georg Kustatscher at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is a proteomics researcher, investigating how our cells regulate their levels of proteins and uncovering why cells with cancer are unable to do this. • This resource also contains an interview with Georg. If your students have questions for Georg, 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). Georg will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Georg’s research and challenges them to consider the importance of proteomics research. 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!

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 philosophy and psychology. 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 Thomas Schramme at the University of Liverpool, UK. As a philosopher, he is investigating the relationship between empathy and interpersonal understanding to discover how we can better understand each other. • This resource also contains an interview with Thomas. If your students have questions for Thomas, 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). Thomas will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Thomas’s research and challenges them to consider their own skills in empathy. How could they improve these skills to become a better empathiser? 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!

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 Economics and Psychology. 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 introduces the work of economists Professor Keith Bender and Professor Ioannis Theodossiou, and psychologists Dr Nicole Andelic, Dr Julia Allan and Dr Dan Powell at the University of Aberdeen, UK. They are investigating the impact of performance-related pay on stress and health. • This resource also contains an interview with the team. If your students have questions for them, 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). Keith, Nicole, Julia, Dan and Ioannis 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 conduct their own experiment to determine what impact performance-related pay has on stress. 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!

Suitable for secondary, high school and college students, this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, school clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 geography, citizenship, politics, religious studies and philosophy. 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 • Professor Jacob Copeman Jacob has covered attitudes towards blood donation around the world, in countries that include Brazil, China, India, the Navajo Nation, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka and the United States. He says it is an “extraordinary emotive force for some communities, and often the source of controversies”. This article focuses on the religious and political contexts surrounding blood donation in India. • This resource also contains an interview with Jacob about his career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Jacob, you/they can send them to him online. All you 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). Jacob will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) and activities to prompt students to reflect on Jacob’s research. • The PowerPoint summarises the main points in the article. 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!

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, 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 Neil Kelleher, of Northwestern University in Illinois in the US, who is leading the Human Proteoform Project, with the aim of cataloguing every protein in every different kind of cell in the human body. • This resource also contains an interview with Neil. 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. Neil will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Neil’s research, and tasks them to promote the Human Proteoform Project. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article and includes further talking points to encourage students to reflect on Neil’s work, as well as 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!