Our All about stem cells activity pack is now available to order in print!

Suitable for use with 16+ year olds, the pack contains a set of activity cards, an activity guide with lesson plan and a question card for students. Read on to find out more about the materials and how to order.

Our toolkit of downloadable stem cell resources and activities has been growing so fast it's getting hard to keep up with all the new additions. We launched with just five tools, but that number has since grown to 13 tools for teaching and talking about stem cells, in the classroom, science centre, open day, festival and other educational settings. 

We've had great feedback from teachers and others from around Europe:

“[The] toolkit web page ... is very easy to use. Everything appeals to me: not only the “surface”, icons and links, but also the contents are very useful and interesting.” Teacher, Italy

On March 15th 2013, 15,000 students from Italy and across Europe will get together to participate in UniStem Day 2013. First held in 2009 to connect high school students with researchers, the event continues to grow. For the first time in 2013 it extends beyond Italy to involve 6 Spanish universities (led by Universitat de Barcelona) as well as the University of Edinburgh's MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Scotland. UniStem Day is happening simultaneously at 9AM throughout Europe.

Each participating university will have its own special program of talks from scientists, ethicists, clinicians in the field and hands-on activities in the afternoon, when labs open their doors to show what day-to-day research is like.

Students at St Mary's School in Cambridge became Cell science investigators last Monday, 14th January with the help of researchers from the Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. PhD student Anzy Miller tells us a bit more about the experience.

The successful 'UniStem Day' for high schools is on again on 2013! The annual dissemination event on stem cells is getting bigger and reaching wider, this year spanning the European stage and involving no less than 15,000 high school students at 35 different Italian universities plus simultaneous events in Spain and Scotland. Students and researchers will meet for an entire day dedicated to stem cell science on Friday 15th March 2013.

On the 10 December 2012, while John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka were being awarded their Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Scottish biology teachers and their students were enthusiastically joining the celebrations by taking part in EuroStemCell’s BIG View of Stem Cells! 

On 10 December 2012, John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka will be awarded their Nobel Prize in Stockholm. Biology teachers, students, and anyone with an interest in stem cells can help us celebrate the award by taking part in our BIG view of stem cells.

Our new film STEM CELLS - THE FUTURE is about the particular area of stem cell research pioneered by John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka - induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells).  

Students in Scotland have been learning about great science and developing their debating skills, thanks to the Speak up Scotland programme. Workshops in schools around Scotland looked a range of scientific topics, including stem cell research. The hard work culminted in a debating competition, with a final event at The Royal Society of Edinburgh. EuroStemCell's Coordinator Clare Blackburn sat on the judging panel and was impressed by the high standards achieved by the students. The programme's organiser Angeli Mehta tells us more about the event...