The value of fractal geometry for primary children
An important part of NUSTEM’s role is supporting academics in Northumbria University to translate and communicate their research to new audiences. We first worked with Northumbria University’s maths academic Matteo Sommacal during the sixth-form evening lecture, where he fascinated year 11 and 12 students with the complex beauty of fractal geometry. In the summer term […]
Why are STEM role-models green and bumpy?
I’ve got a bit of a bone to pick with some recent role-models campaigns that have portrayed women and other minorities working in STEM. In short, why the artistic treatment of the people in them, has made them look a bit, well, weird. This isn’t a dig at designers who’ve created the campaign graphics. My […]
Educate North Award Winners! – NUSTEM
We’re making a bit of a habit of this: NUSTEM have won the STEM Initiative Award from the Educate North Awards, which celebrate achievements across Higher Education, Further Education, and Sixth Form sectors in the North of England. Specifically, the STEM Communities project on which we’ve been collaborating with Woodhorn Museum in Ashington has won. […]
NUSTEM Annual report 2024/25 – NUSTEM
As we start to gear up for the new academic year, we’ve taken a bit of time to look back at what we’ve achieved as a team over the past year, and the past 10 years! Our annual report is now available for your delight and reading pleasure. You can download it here: Annual Report […]
2025 Institute of Physics Kelvin Gold Medal winners
Last night the NUSTEM team were delighted to receive the 2025 William Thompson, Lord Kelvin Gold Medal from the Institute of Physics at an event hosted at The Oval, London. The citation read: For pioneering new methodologies and pedagogies in physical sciences outreach and engagement, taking a nuanced, long-term approach to supporting children’s physics and […]
What makes engagement with (astro)physics outreach significant?
Lots of university physics departments offer outreach activities to sixth-form students in schools and colleges, in part to try and encourage them to study at (preferably their) university. But does that work? To try and find out, I have been researching what outreach activities what activities undergraduates, who have just started physics or astrophysics degrees, […]
Shipping from China to Berlin, Germany
Berlin is Germany’s political and technological center, and also one of Europe’s important consumer and distribution markets. With increasingly close trade ties between China and Germany, the demand for shipping from major Chinese manufacturing cities to Berlin continues to grow. Whether it’s machinery, electronics, building materials, furniture, or cross-border e-commerce goods, stable, clear, and controllable […]
Shipping from Shenzhen to Libreville and Port Gentil in Gabon
Gabon, located on the West African coast, is one of Africa‘s major oil and mineral exporters. In recent years, the volume of building materials, engineering equipment, consumer goods, and electronic products from China entering the Gabonese market has been gradually increasing. Shenzhen, as a major export hub in South China, has seen its trade with […]
Togel Online Success Stories: Inspiratif dan Memotivasi
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Latest Requirements for AMS Declarations on Imported Goods to the USA in 2026
With the increasing demands for import security and supply chain transparency in the United States, the Automated Manifest System (AMS) is becoming increasingly important in the customs clearance process. Entering 2026, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has imposed higher requirements on the accuracy, timeliness, and consistency of AMS declarations. For companies exporting goods […]