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Month: January 2015

Featured Activity: Floodrisk!

This week’s featured activity is about the impact of climate change on the physical and human geography of the UK. The aim is to learn about the varied topography of the British Isles and which areas will be at risk of disappearing if water levels rise.

Featured Activity: Fundraise to Fight Malaria

This featured activity is about ways to raise funds to fight malaria through better prevention, treatment and scientific research. Caused by a parasite, malaria kills over 2.7 million people every year. Our series of three resources helps explain what malaria is, how to treat & prevent it and encourages you to raise funds to help with malaria research, prevention and treatment.

In Support of Spiders

So often reviled and meeting unpleasant and untimely ends because of our irrational but deep seated fears I present the ….humble spider. Now image that your arms and legs are attached to bungee lines all pulling in different directions, multiply by 2 and put your-self in a 70 mph wind! You are now ‘bungee spider’ […]

How Has Dr. Jane Inspired You?

Help Us Tell Time Magazine That They Should List Dr. Jane Among Their Top 100 Most Influential People   So We need Your help! To show how Dr. Jane has inspired young people across the globe we are looking for 80 young people from 80 different countries (catch a theme here?) to write in about […]

New Year’s Resolution: Recycle!

Christmas is over for another year and the great new-year clear-up is underway, at least in our house. When I think about all the wrapping paper, left over food, unwanted gifts, Christmas trees and all those food containers – that’s a lot of waste! So what can we do about it?