Researchers in residence
Hands-on chemistry switches students onto chemistry and gets them thinking about chemistry-related careers
How do you switch your students onto chemistry and get them thinking seriously about chemistry-related careers? One idea is to get them involved in the Researchers in Residence programme.
Open to all secondary schools in the UK, the programme is funded by Research Councils UK and the Wellcome Trust, and gives 11-19-year olds the opportunity to do real research with PhD and post-doctoral researchers from a local university. The scheme is managed by the AEA group and delivered through one of six partner organisations, including the Association for Science Education (ASE) and STEMNET.
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