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Cambridge LaunchPad

Celebrating engineering and innovation at Cambridge Design Partnership

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Innovation and creativity were at the forefront of Cambridge LaunchPad‘s first Project Day with Cambridge Design Partnership on 4 May 2023. Students from St Bede’s Inter-Church School designed, pitched, built, and tested solar-powered ambulances. The event kicked off with an introduction to the project and a briefing on the expectations. The students were divided into teams […]

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DNA DAY

11 primary schools across Cambridgeshire take part in hands-on activities to explore genomics in the classroom

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428 students learn how to extract DNA from a strawberry, on World DNA Day On 25 April. This practical programme was delivered by our partners at Illumina, a global leader in DNA Sequencing. The event was designed to ignite curiosity and broaden school children’s understanding of science in practice and an excellent opportunity to learn

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Collaboratively celebrating all things Cambridge LaunchPad

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Cambridge launchpad’s annual Summer Gala welcomed new Industry Partners, launched an innovative resource hub and celebrated a bumper year! The event was hosted by global genomics leader, Illumina at its Granta Park offices in Cambridge. Illumina joined Cambridge LaunchPad in April this year – bringing its DNA Day Programme to UK schools for the first time.   The

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Cambridge LaunchPad wins STEM Initiative of the Year at SciTech Awards

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At last night’s Cambridge Independent SciTech Awards, we were thrilled to see Cambridge LaunchPad win in the STEM Initiative of the Year category, sponsored by CityFibre The win marks a proud moment for the programme, which we’ve managed since 2016, as our offer and impact continue to evolve. The last few years haven’t been without

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Strawberry DNA opens the eyes of our children to a future in STEM

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 Illumina and Cambridge LaunchPad announce new partnership to bring STEM careers to school children and young people A new partnership between STEM outreach programme Cambridge LaunchPad and Illumina, a global leader in genomics technology, will deliver hands-on activities to broaden school children’s and young people’s experience of science and inspire them to pursue a STEM

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Blast off for Cambridge LaunchPad project days

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Cambridge LaunchPad, an initiative led by science and technology companies, kicked off the New Year with a week of in-person project days at the University of Cambridge to inspire young people’s interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) through practical learning. Around 300 pupils from six schools across Cambridgeshire took part in interactive, educational,

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Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group show pupils that the sky’s the limit

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300 pupils at North Cambridge Academy discovered careers in aeronautical design in two fun-packed days during Cambridge LaunchPad’s recent digital pilot Years 8 and 9 have been testing the latest in combining virtual and hands-on learning as part of the college’s Experiences Week. Design Engineers from Cambridge LaunchPad Founding Partner, Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, worked with Form the Future to create a day that took the

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The future of urban planning is in safe hands

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Teams from Hills Road Sixth Form competed to design the best in urban regeneration During the latest Cambridge LaunchPad digital pilot, award-winning housebuilder Hill provided the ‘UrbanPlan’ workshop in a virtual format, so that all teenagers could take part while being covid-safe. Four teams from across all A-level subjects came together at Hills Road Sixth

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Cambridge LaunchPad celebrates another year of STEM success with students and partners

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Cambridge LaunchPad has celebrated another year of STEM success with virtual celebrations for students and partners. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, there was much to celebrate – in 2019/20 Cambridge LaunchPad worked with 35 partners, saw 5200 students, and was able to host 88 events before many students moved to home-based learning. The virtual STEM celebrations

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