Join us as we virtually celebrate Women in STEM and our partnerships over the past year. The annual Technocamps and ITWales International Women’s Day Celebration provides an insight into the diverse range of business and career opportunities for women in the 21st Century. It offers a platform for sharing experiences, knowledge, and best practice for women, particularly those working within … Read More
WiST Event: Are You Safe and Cybersecure?
A sad truth is that most of us will have been affected by at least one information security breach in our lifetimes. A sad truth is that most of us will have been affected by at least one information security breach in our lifetimes. On the news we regularly hear about hackers, whether it be nation-state involvement in voting systems … Read More
‘Craft My City’ – opportunity for young people to help shape Cardiff using Minecraft
THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. We are working with Cardiff Council to provide children and young people with a unique and innovative opportunity to help shape the future of Cardiff by using Minecraft. ‘Craft My City’ is a Child Friendly Cardiff initiative which aims to engage young people in a range of strategic developments by using Minecraft Education. The digital … Read More
Free Virtual STEM Workshops for school in Wales
Luke Clement is part of our Delivery Team who’s been working hard on a new selection of virtual workshops to offer primary and secondary schools in Wales. Find out more about the workshops in his recent blog… The past couple of months have certainly been strange from a delivery point of view. At the beginning of March, it seemed we … Read More
The History of Technocamps
17 years ago, Technocamps was established as a small unit in Swansea University. Today, we work across seven Welsh universities and we’ve interacted with over 50,000 pupils in over 350 primary and secondary schools.
Activity Packs Launched to Support Pupils, Teachers, and Parents
We know that this is a very worrying time but we wanted to keep everyone updated as far as we can. The Minister of Education in Wales, Kirsty Williams AM, issued a statement this week to inform everyone that schools would be officially closing “for statutory provision of education”. Therefore, there will obviously be no face-to-face workshop activity taking place until … Read More
GiST Cymru Half Term Events – Inspiring Girls into Science and Technology
Technocamps inspires young women to take up careers in STEM with half-term workshops in both North and South Wales. Since the launch of GiST Cymru at the University of South Wales last year, Technocamps has designed and delivered a range of activities to promote careers in STEM for girls. The latest sessions took place over the Spring half term, in … Read More
Technocamps shortlisted for a Wales STEM Award
Technocamps has been recognised for the work it does across Wales by being shortlisted in the inaugural Wales STEM Awards. Technocamps is a pan-Wales schools, community and industry outreach programme based at Swansea University with hubs in every University across Wales. It is privileged to be among 42 innovative companies, projects, and individuals to be named finalists in this year’s highly … Read More
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Tea and Technology
Technocamps holds its inaugural Tea and Tech sessions, inspiring young women into science and technology. Complementing our annual gala celebration of International Women’s Day, Technocamps focused our efforts this year on the next generation of scientists by holding the first ‘Tea and Tech’ events in both North and South Wales. A specially invited group of girls from local schools were … Read More
Lots of Fun at Super Science Swansea
Showcasing our Amazing Technology with Oriel Science at the Waterfront Museum in Swansea In celebration of British Science Week and International Women’s Day, Super Science Swansea is an event not to be missed. Technocamps was once again privileged to have been invited by our CoSMOS partners Oriel Science to be part of this incredible showcase. The event really is ‘super’ and offers families a … Read More