Design and technology classes 'out of date'

Ofsted has said that too many design and technology teachers in England are failing to keep pace with global technological advances. A report on the teaching of the subject said too little use was made of modern technology in a third of the schools it surveyed. Schools in China and France emphasise the study of robotics, electronics and computer-aided design, it added.

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Cambridge to Educate Tomorrow's Nuclear Leaders

Some of the biggest companies and organisations in the nuclear industry are lending their support to a new course which will prepare the engineers and scientists of tomorrow for incidents such as those recently witnessed in Japan.

A new MPhil in Nuclear Energy, which is being launched by the University of Cambridge, will, among other topics, focus on ensuring that the reactor designs are extremely robust and that staff working in the nuclear industry have the best possible preparation for the challenges of their careers.

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Oxbridge encourages thousands of sixth-formers

Cambridge and Oxford are giving thousands of Year 12 students across the UK the opportunity to find out more about studying at the two world-class universities.

The 2011 Cambridge and Oxford Student Conference series starts on 21 March in Leicester. The seven-venue conference tour will also visit Cardiff, London, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Merseyside and Lisburn in Northern Ireland.

More than 10,000 school students and their teachers are expected to attend the free conferences.

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