British Science Week

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British Science Week, run by the British Science Association, is an annual event celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths. It provides a platform to support teachers, STEM professionals and the public in delivering STEM activities and events across the UK.

This year’s theme is Connections, which lends itself perfectly to wireless communication and amateur radio-related activities! The RSGB has put together a set of activities suitable for children in Early Years, Primary and Secondary school.

Several radio clubs from across the UK have already planned activities for British Science Week and the RSGB hopes its resources will inspire you to get involved too.

British Science Week (RSGB Site) - http://rsgb.org/bsw

World Radio Day 2023: Radio and Peace

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World Radio Day 2023: Radio and Peace

13th February 2023 is the day UNESCO devotes to Radio, with the aim to enhance this mass media, simple and low cost, specifically suited to reach remote communities and vul­ner­a­ble people.

The motto of this year, "Radio and Peace", is especially significant for EURAO and radio amateurs, a subcategory within the Radio, who have the opportunity to carry around the world these values, all of them included in our "ham spirit".

Several members of EURAO organize special activities around this day.

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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contacts two US Schools

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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contacts two US Schools

Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) were busy the last week of January using amateur radio to make contact with two schools.

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program arranged contacts with Brentwood Magnet Elementary School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Norwich Free Academy (NFA) located in Norwich, Connecticut.

On 26th January 2023, nearly 400 students at Brentwood Magnet Elementary School filled the gymnasium to listen to astronaut Koichi Wakata answer questions about his experience on the ISS. Wakata told students he loves being in space but is looking forward to taking a shower when he returns in March.

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