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New for SfE BES 2010 - Invitation for basic science cases

For SfE BES 2010, the Society is introducing a number of Basic Science Meet the Expert sessions. These will be relatively informal sessions with discussion based around new basic science technologies. If you would like to submit a specific issue to be discussed by the experts, please send a synopsis of the issue in a Word document (max. 300 words) to: conferences@endocrinology.org. The Basic Science Meet the Expert sessions will include: Metabolomics: challenges and rewards of deciphering the metabolome in diabetes and obesity; Resources in bioinformatics - How can it help your research?; and Mutagenesis resources - How to get your knock out mouse cheap and quick. The deadline for submissions is 18 January 2010.

Invitation for Clinical Cases

Delegates are invited to submit clinical cases for discussion in the 'Meet the Expert' sessions. Several interesting or controversial cases will be selected for each of these topics: Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis; Funny attacks - flushing, sweating etc; Acromegaly - Role of primary medical therapy; Difficult thyroid function tests; Hypocalcaemia & hypomagnesaemia; and How to run an obesity service. Case authors will be asked to give a short presentation of the case, after which the expert will comment and open the discussion. Cases should be summarised in no more than 300 words and sent as a Word attachment to: conferences@endocrinology.org by the deadline of 18 January 2010.

Call for cases

BioSciAlliance - create your profile today and be part of the endocrine community!

BioSciAlliance is an exciting service from BioScientifica that allows members to access a host of services using a single gateway. BioSciAlliance (www.bioscialliance.org) allows you to renew your membership, access abstract management and registration for Society meetings, update your membership profile and interact with fellow members, all using a single website.

Furthermore, Society members get free access to all SfE journals via this route.

Society members can logon to BioSciAlliance using their current membership number and password. Once you are logged on, you can build up your own profile and search for fellow members by geographical location or areas of interest. In addition, BioSciAlliance provides a wealth of educational resources, BioScientifica's world calendar of events and news articles on a range of biomedical specialities.

Communicate; Collaborate; Innovate - logon to BioSciAlliance today.

Logon to BioSciAlliance

Endocrine-Related Cancer - continuous publication online

Endocrine-Related Cancer, the established global forum for basic, translational and clinical research on hormones and cancer has launched continuous publication online. NEW ARTICLES are published online as soon as they are ready for publication, without waiting for an issue to be compiled. Look out for these NEW ARTICLES throughout January at www.try-erc.org.

NEW ARTICLES published by ERC can now be read and cited faster than ever before, a superb new development for authors and readers sharing knowledge worldwide.

Authors accepted manuscripts (Accepted Preprints) continue to appear within 24 hours of acceptance.

ERC is the most widely read journal devoted to hormones and cancer with an impact factor of 5.236 and a 5-year impact factor of 5.827.

Find out more about ERC at www.try-erc.org

Specialty Certificate Examination in Endocrinology & Diabetes 2010

In the UK, the Specialty Certificate Examination is now a compulsory component of assessment for Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) for trainees whose specialist training began in or after August 2007 and trainees are expected to have made their first attempt by the penultimate year assessment.

The next exam takes place on 30 June 2010. Registration for UK centres is open from 29 March to 26 April 2010. The exam is run once per year (usually May/June) so if you are more than halfway through your training, make sure you plan the exam into your assessment timetable. Register early to secure your preferred test centre. When you revise, read broadly and cover the entire curriculum. Further information, including guidance on registration at international test centres, is available at www.mrcpuk.org, or e-mail your query to sce.queries@mrcpuk.org.

Join the Society's Andrology SIG and receive regular news updates

Members who have registered their interest with 3 of the Society's Special Interest Groups (SIGs: Obesity, Bone and mineral and Endocrine disruptors) already receive regular emails alerting them to news stories on these topics. These stories are sent up to 2-3 times per week, with the option of opting out at any time. We will be introducing this service to members of the Andrology SIG and in time, extending this service to the remaining 5 SIGs: Laboratory aspects of clinical endocrinology, Late effects of cancer therapy, PCOS and Metabolic Syndrome, Pituitary, and Steroids. If you are interested in receiving these regular news updates, sign up to the SIG register at the link below.

We'd also like to take this opportunity to remind you to update your preferences and details in the members' section of the website.

Welcome to new Chairmen

We are delighted to welcome the following new Chairs of the Society's committees, who take up their posts this month. We look forward to working with them as we continue to progress initiatives for all members.

Professor Graham Williams (Finance Committee)

Mrs Nikki Kieffer (Nurse Committee)

Dr Alia Munir (Young Endocrinologists' Steering Group)

The Society thanks the retiring Chairs Mrs Maggie Carson and Dr Kim Jonas for their substantial contributions to developing services for nurses and young endocrinologists respectively. Professor Michael Sheppard has moved from his position as Society Treasurer to Chairman of the Board of BioScientifica Ltd; we thank him for all he has done as Society Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee.

SFE BES 2010 meeting - Young Endocrinologists' Prize Lecture winners

Each year the Society awards two prize lectures to young endocrinologists, one basic science and one clinical, to be given at the Society's annual BES meeting, rewarding up-and-coming endocrinologists with a prestigious platform from which to present their personal research.

This year we would like to congratulate Dr Vicky Smith for her basic science abstract entitled 'PTTG and PBF as targets for augmenting radioiodine uptake in thyroid cancer', and Dr Alia Munir for her clinical abstract entitled 'RNA interference as therapy for Cushing's disease.'

Drs Smith and Munir will present their lectures on Monday 15 March at SfE BES meeting 2010 in Manchester, and will be rewarded with a £2500 honorarium each.

Find out more about the Young Endocrinologists' Prize Lecture here.

SfE 2011 Medallists

Thank you to all who sent in suggestions for medallists. We are delighted to announce that the following have accepted their invitations to speak at the 2011 Society BES meeting:

Dale Medal - Professor E R Simpson (Prince Henry's Inst., Monash University)

Transatlantic Medal - Professor J Kopchick (Edison Biotech. Institute, Ohio University)

Society Medal - Professor G R Williams (Imperial College London)

European Medal - Professor X Bertagna (University of Paris)

Hoffenberg International Medal - Professor P Fuller (Prince Henry's Inst.)

Congratulations!

The Society would like to congratulate Dr John Bevan on the award of a Personal Chair in Endocrinology from the Univeristy of Aberdeen.

SfE supports the National Campaign for Libel Reform - Update

The Society has signed up to the National Campaign for Libel Reform. This campaign is being run jointly by Sense about Science, English PEN and Index on Censorship to campaign for reform of English libel laws. This follows on from Sense about Science’s campaign to ensure that English libel laws are not used to silence critical discussion of medical practice and scientific evidence and to discourage debate in the public arena. This campaign was launched in the wake of the case of science writer Simon Singh, who is being sued for libel for an article in The Guardian. The Society urges members to sign the petition at the link below.

Update 18 January 2010 - In the run up to the general election, the National Campaign for Libel Reform is pushing for all parties to make libel reform part of their manifesto. Representatives of the campaign are meeting Jack Straw on 3 February. We need your help showing Mr Straw that wholesale libel reform is a public concern. Please get 10 more people to sign the petition, blog about it and Tweet the link to show him how strong public feeling is.

National Campaign for Libel Reform: sign the petition here.

Sense about Science

SfE Patient Support Grants - last chance to apply!

We are pleased to announce the launch of another round of patient support grants. Patient groups may apply for up to £4000 to fund a project such as production of a new leaflet, staff training or infrastructure costs, for example. Patient groups must have a clear endocrine remit and be actively catering for patients with endocrine conditions. For full eligibility criteria and conditions relating to the grant, please click on the link below. Grant applications will be judged by a panel including endocrinologists and lay persons.

An application form, as well as a list of previous grant winners and reports, can be downloaded from the website below or obtained by contacting public@endocrinology.org. Application forms should be submitted to grants@endocrinology.org and a signed hard copy along with supporting documentation should be sent to the Bristol office. Please direct any enquiries to public@endocrinology.org. The closing date for applications has been postponed to 5pm, 2 February 2010.

Grants website

Call for scientific session suggestions for SfE BES 2011 meeting

Scientific session suggestions

The Society welcomes scientific suggestions for consideration by the Programme Committee for SfE BES 2011 meeting. If there are any sessions you would like to see included in the meeting, please submit them by 31 January 2010 at the link below.

Summer Studentships for Undergraduate Students

The Society would like to invite applications for the 2010 round of summer studentships for undergraduates. The studentships have been established to assist undergraduate students in gaining research experience by working in a research environment. A stipend is offered for a period of study of up to ten weeks, together with a sum for the host department consumables. £185 per week is available for a period of up to 10 weeks (to a maximum of £1850 per grant) plus £1000 for consumables. (The Society will support overseas applications up to a value of £1850).

Five grants are available and there is a marking process in operation. For further details and full eligibility criteria, please visit the website below. The closing date for applications is 5 February 2010.

Summer Studentships

Society for Endocrinology National Clinical Cases Meeting 2010 - register NOW!

National Clinical Cases Meeting 2010

Online registration for the Society for Endocrinology National Clinical Cases Meeting 2010 is now open. To register please click here.

The 2010 National Clinical Cases Meeting will take place in the afternoon of 23 February 2010 at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. The meeting will consist of 10 oral communications made up of the highest scoring submitted abstracts and a large number of poster presentations. Further details can be found on the website below. Please direct any enquiries to the conferences team on: +44 (0)1454 642210 or by email at: conferences@endocrinology.org.

Free Registration

The Society is delighted to make available a limited number of places where delegates will not be required to pay the registration fee for this meeting. These free places are only available to those who have not yet started their specialist training in endocrinology (medical students, FYs, CTs/ST1and2). Consultants should submit applications on behalf of suitable candidates to: conferences@endocrinology.org. Because the number of these places is limited, free registration will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.

Undergraduate Essay Prize 2010 - last chance to apply!

Have you got the write stuff? The Undergraduate Essay Prize is back with a £1000 prize on offer for the winning entry as well as runners up and highly recommended prizes. Essays should be on a topical aspect of endocrinology and extra credit will be given for readability and originality.

Further details and conditions of entry are available at the website below. If you have any questions, please email grants@endocrinology.org. The closing date for applications is 1 March 2010. Please pass this on to your students and encourage them to apply.

Essay Prize website

Public Event - Gender: more than X versus Y

Gender: More than X versus Y

The Society for Endocrinology is pleased to announce that its next public event will take place at Edinburgh International Science Festival on Monday 12 April 2010.

Chaired by Professor Richard Sharpe of the University of Edinburgh, Professor Richard Anderson and Professor Christopher Kelnar will speak on how hormones control sexual development, and will examine what happens when this balance of chemical signals is disturbed.

Edinburgh International Science Festival

Undergraduate Achievement Award 2010

The Society for Endocrinology Undergraduate Achievement Awards have been established to encourage excellence in the study of endocrinology by undergraduate students.

Departments are invited to submit applications to the Society for an award to outstanding undergraduates. The award will consist of a £300/yr grant to the department (for three years), and a certificate from the Society to the award winner.

One grant will be available to a department in any three-year period. There will be up to twelve grants available each year, awarded to eligible departments on a first come first served basis.

Applications will only be considered if submitted by a paid up member of the Society for Endocrinology. Applications open on 18 June and close on 16 July 2010.

Society for Endocrinology Clinical Update 2010

We are pleased to announce that Society for Endocrinology Clinical Update 2010 will take place in Bristol on 8-10 November 2010. Further details will be available shortly at the link below.

SfE Events

Society Prizes and Awards

Prizes and awards website

The Society offers a number of awards and prizes throughout the year. Prizes are offered at the SfE BES meeting and Clinical Cases meetings for oral and poster presentations, and undergraduates can apply for the Undergraduate Achievement Award and Undergraduate Essay Prize. A Postgraduate Essay Prize is also available on an annual basis. For further details of all these awards and prizes and information on how to apply, please visit the website below.

Society Grants

The Society for Endocrinology offers a number of grants which members can apply for throughout the year. These include: clinical department visit grants, sponsored seminars and poster session grants, and conference travel grants. For details on how to apply for Society grants, please visit the website below. If you have any questions about Society grants, please email: grants@endocrinology.org.

SfE Grants website

Society Meetings, Dates and Deadlines

For further information on these meetings and on all Society matters, please visit www.endocrinology.org

SfE conference grant deadline
Deadline: 15 August 2010 Further information

SfE Obesity Management Symposium
9-10 September 2010. Further information

Postgraduate Essay Prize - deadline
Deadline: 13 September 2010 Further information

Public Event - The obesity epidemic: whose fault is it anyway?
Wednesday 15 September 2010, British Science Festival, Birmingham Further information

Endocrine Nurse Update 2010
27-28 September 2010, Stratford-upon-Avon. Further information

Young Endocrinologist Prize Lecture abstract submission deadline
Deadline: 1 October 2010. Further information

Clinical Update 2010: Early bird registration deadline
Deadline: 4 October 2010 Further information

SfE Autumn Endocrine Retreat 2010
15-17 October 2010 Further information

Society for Endocrinology Clinical Update 2010
8-10 November 2010, Bristol. Further information

Early Career Grant Programme deadline
Deadline: 27 November 2010 Further information

SfE Regional Clinical Cases Meeting - Brighton
10 December 2010, Brighton. Further information

Society for Endocrinology BES 2011 meeting
11-14 April 2011, Birmingham. Further information

Endocrinology in the News

Low growth hormone levels linked to memory defects later in life can be prevented with early growth hormone treatment (AlphaGalileo, 13 January 2010)

Scientists have shown that early growth hormone supplementation in rats with growth hormone deficiency can prevent defects in memory developing later in adulthood. The study, published in the Journal of Endocrinology is the first to show that memory defects in adults as a result of growth hormone deficiency arising in childhood can be prevented by growth hormone treatment during adolescence.

New Sex Hormone Found - May Lead to Male Birth Control? (National Geographic News, 11 January 2010)

American researchers have demonstrated the presence of a new inhibitory sex hormone within the human brain, leading to new avenues for research into hormonal control of the reproductive system.

Hormones 'govern ability to breastfeed' (BBC News Online, 7 January 2010)

Norwegian scientists have suggested that high testosterone levels during pregnancy may be the reason that some mothers find breastfeeding difficult.

Using a pedometer 'can cut chance of developing diabetes by half' (The Daily Telegraph, 4 January 2010)

'Steps-per-day' targets combined with an educational seminar about diabetes can reduce blood sugar levels in individuals at high risk of developing diabetes, say researchers from the University of Leicester.

Breast cancer is not a single disease, scientists discover (The Times, 24 December 2009)

A team of British scientists has provided new possibilities for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer by analysing and comparing the genomes of breast tumours to find specific patterns of DNA damage.

Low hormone levels in pregnancy linked to hard birth (BBC News Online, 23 December 2009)

Research published in SfE's official clinical journal Clinical Endocrinology has described an association between thyroid hormone levels in expectant mothers and the way in which the foetus is presented at birth.

Press release

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What is Hot in Society Journals?

Role of radioiodine uptake measurement and scintigraphy in the management of hyperthyroidism

Radioisotope uptake measurements and radioisotope scanning (scintigraphy) are used in the management of patients with hyperthyroidism. In this commentary, Franklin discusses the recent findings of Okosieme et al. that, in most patients, isotope studies do not provide any useful information in addition to that obtained from clinical examination and standard laboratory tests, and suggests that centres routinely performing these tests should evaluate their cost-effectiveness. J A Franklin, Clinical Endocrinology, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03633.x

Is acromegaly under-diagnosed?

Historically, acromegaly has been under-recognised until its later stages when clinical characteristics are more apparent but treatment is more difficult. Reid et al. examined data from 324 patients presenting with acromegaly from 1981 to 2006 and found that signs, symptoms and associated comorbidities, tumour size and preoperative GH levels did not change significantly in the 26 years since the patients were diagnosed, indicating that their acromegaly was already advanced at diagnosis. The authors conclude that clinical recognition of acromegaly has not improved much in the last 25 years and that increased awareness of acromegaly amongst practitioners is required. Reid et al., Clinical Endocrinology, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03626.x

Jobs

Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine

Added via HealthJobsUK.com

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is looking to take on a full-time Consultant in Endocrinology, Diabetes and General Medicine to join the multi-disciplinary team that makes up the Diabetes and Endocrinology Service.

The successful applicant will be expected to actively drive service development within the Diabetes and Endocrinology Service, and will also be encouraged to support and develop established research and teaching links with Nottingham University.

Closing date for applications is 24 January 2010. For further information, including a job description and information on how to apply, please follow the link below.

MRC funded 4 year MRes/PhD Studentships in Translational Medicine

Added via NatureJobs.com

Two studentships are available at the Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Birmingham, designed to further characterise steroid pre-receptor metabolism and action.

The positions involve a first year programme leading to an MRes in molecular and cellular medicine, designed to give the successful applicant the skills necessary for a subsequent three year PhD studentship.

The application deadline is 25 January 2010. Further details, including information on how to apply, can be found by following the link below.

Specialist Nurse - Diabetes

Added via NHS Jobs

An exciting opportunity to join the Diabetes Service as a nurse specialist has opened up at Nottingham University Hospital.

In collaboration with other members of the multi professional team the clinical nurse specialist will assist and co-ordinate a smooth pathway of care throughout the diabetic patients’ journey and act as a resource to patients and their carers in relation to their condition. This will include working autonomously managing a case load of patients, both in and out patients, The role also offers opportunities to contribute to the development of diabetes care in both in and out patients.

The deadline for applications is 29 January 2010. Further information, including how to apply, can be found by following the link below.

Australian Senior Clinical Research Fellowships

The Senior Clinical Research Fellowships are one of Australia's most generous clinical research fellowships. Funding of up to AUD 850, 000 per annum for five years per Fellowship is available to attract and retain elite clinical researchers to Queensland, Australia who are international leaders in their field. The application process for the Senior Clinical Research Fellowship is a two stage process. Stage One involves completing an Expression of Interest (EOI) form which should be submitted online by 1 March 2010. An Office of Health and Medical Research-appointed Review Panel will consider each eligible EOI against the selection criteria and short list those proposals for which applicants will be invited to submit a full application. EOIs that are not short listed will be withdrawn from any further consideration and those applicants will be advised of this decision as soon as possible.

Stage Two: Short-listed candidates will be eligible to submit a full application. Short listed applicants will be notified and invited to submit a detailed proposal that builds upon the information in the EOI. Applications close on Monday 1 March 2010.

Job advert

Grants and Prizes

British Science Association Award website

2010 British Science Association Award Lectures

Do you know a brilliant science communicator? Nominations for the 2010 British Science Association Award Lectures are now open. The Award Lectures are prestigious awards presented to young scientists who are particularly gifted at presenting their research to a non-specialist audience. The selected Award Lecturers are invited to present at the British Science Festival from 14- 19 September 2010 in Birmingham. The British Science Festival attracts tens of thousands of people and generates thousands of column inches in the national, regional and international press. The Award Lectures tend to receive excellent publicity and are a very popular component of the programme among a wide audience.

The Awards gives the rare opportunity to honour five professional scientists or engineers in the early stages of their career, who show outstanding skills in communication to a non-specialist audience. There are five different Award categories: Joseph Lister Award - Social sciences; Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award - Engineering, technology and industry; Charles Lyell Award - Environmental sciences; Charles Darwin Award - Agricultural, biological and medical sciences; Lord Kelvin Award - Physical sciences and mathematics. Nominations will close on Friday 26 February 2010. For more information, please visit the website below.

British Medical Association 2010 Grants

The British Medical Association (BMA) awards research grants each year (totalling approximately £500,000) to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. One of these grants, the Joan Dawkins, is to assist research into type II diabetes, specific to men’s health. Applications are invited from UK registered medical practitioners and/or research scientists, for projects taking place in the UK only, and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.

In 2010, the Joan Dawkins grant will be awarded for an amount up to £55,000. The research grants are now available to apply for online on the BMA website. The application deadline is 12 March 2010. For more information on the Joan Dawkins grant and other BMA research grants please visit the BMA website here.

Society for Reproduction and Fertility Essay Prize

The Society for Reproduction and Fertility (SRF) essay competition is open to any undergraduate studying in the UK or Ireland. The essay must be about an aspect of reproductive biology and will be assessed on scientific content, style and topicality. The maximum word length will be 2000 words and the deadline for submissions is 31 March 2010.

The winner of the competition will receive a prize of £500 and be invited to attend the SRF annual conference, with the costs of their registration, accommodation and travel covered. The second prize will be £250 and the third prize £100. All three winning entries will be published on the SRF website. Further details including eligibility criteria and how to apply, can be found on the website below.

SRF website

RCOG Endometriosis Millennium Fund

Via rdfunding.org.uk. The Endometriosis Millennium Fund, administered by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) was established to stimulate and encourage research, clinical or laboratory based, in the field of endometriosis, or to encourage clinicians to acquire extra clinical skills to manage patients with the disease.

Up to £5,000 is available to a Member of the College or a member of the RCOG Trainees Register, who is resident and working within the British Isles. Applications for grants are invited for the following: To provide monies to fund a pilot project, clinical or laboratory based in the field of endometriosis, or to provide monies to fund an extension of an existing project researching endometriosis; or to provide a contribution towards a travelling Fellowship to attend a recognised training centre, preferably overseas, to obtain surgical training in the management of cases of endometriosis, beyond the skills expected of core training.

For a list of conditions and application details, click on the link below. The closing date for applications is 31 March 2010.

UKRC technical training grants

The UKRC is offering technical training grants to help women progress in science, engineering, technology and the built environment (SET). The focus of the grant scheme is to support progression at professional and technical levels and increase retention at key stages in SET careers. The grants may help with: moving from a support role to a technical role; returning to a professional/technical role after a break; moving up within a technical and professional career path. Awards of up to £500 are available. The scheme is open now and will run until current funds are exhausted. For more information, click on the link below.

Grant website

Miscellaneous News

E3 - Enhancing Excellence in Endocrinology

E3 – Enhancing Excellence in Endocrinology – is a professionally-led educational initiative that has been established to inspire endocrine specialists to support excellence in endocrine care. E3 provides a tailored programme of interactive courses and online resources focused on supporting personal and professional development and service delivery skills.

Initiated and funded by Pfizer Endocrine Care, E3 is led in collaboration with a multidisciplinary faculty of endocrine specialists from across the UK, and is being delivered in association with the Society for Endocrinology and the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.

To learn more about what E3 can offer you, and for more information on forthcoming E3 courses, please visit the E3 website www.e3endocrinology.org

Date of preparation: January 2010, GEN3068

Accreditation of UK Bioscience degrees - a consultation by the Society of Biology

The Society of Biology has been working towards developing an accreditation process for UK bioscience degrees. With this in mind they have now opened an online consultation to gather further information and views, and encourage anyone interested in the accreditation process to take part. The project page, which includes a report of a workshop on the accreditation process held in October 2009 and a link to the survey, can be found by clicking here.

The Society for Endocrinology urges all members with an interest in degree accreditation to respond to this survey. The consultation will close on 21 February 2010.

National Training Scheme for the use of thyroid ultrasound by endocrinologists

Owing to continuing demand, The British Thyroid Association and Royal College of Radiologists are running another course in ultrasound techniques in April 2010.

This is a one-day-long course and is an essential part of the national training scheme for certification for the use of ultrasound in the management of thyroid diseases by non-radiologists.

The curriculum for training and certification for neck ultrasound by non-radiologists has been drawn up jointly by the British Thyroid Association and the Royal College of Radiologists. The programme is also supported by the Society for Endocrinology and approved by the Royal College of Physicians. The training programme will be appropriate for established clinicians who manage thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer, and senior SpRs.

The course itself includes the essential core knowledge to proceed to certification and includes sessions on the theory, principles and practice of ultrasound and its application to neck and thyroid examination and biopsy, and practical hands-on sessions in neck ultrasound and ultrasound guided thyroid fine needle aspiration technique.

The workshop will be taking place on Friday 23 April 2010 at Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, and will cost £200 for consultants, £150 for Trainees/SpR. For an application form and further details please e-mail joan.munt@mayday.nhs.uk. The application deadline is 26 Febuary 2010.

PLEASE NOTE: PLACES ARE LIMITED AND WILL BE ALLOCATED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS ON RECEIPT OF PAYMENT.

Call for Volunteers - The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair 2010

The Big Bang Fair volunteer registration

The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair is looking for hundreds of volunteers in various positions to ensure a smooth running to The Fair. The Fair is expected to attract thousands of young people from across the country to the three days of interactive STEM engagement, with some of the biggest names in STEM engagement on show including Brainiac Live, Bang Goes the Theory, The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and TEDxBig Bang. With school students from 9- 19 years over the Thursday and Friday, including Further Education Colleges, State Secondary Schools, Independent Secondary Schools, and Primary Schools, the event is open to the general public on Saturday, where 5,000 people are expected to attend.

Further information can be found by following the link below.

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