Special Award for the Chemical Industry Education Centre
Posted on 29 July 2010
The Chemical Industries Association made the award to the University’s Chemical Industry Education Centre (CIEC).
The chemical industry is still a major employer and exporter in the UK and must maintain a profile within the education community if it is to continue to have a high quality supply of home grown recruits
Gayle Pook
The centre focuses on challenging children’s negative perceptions about the chemical industry by promoting applications of science and highlighting the range of careers it provides.
One of CIEC’s most successful initiatives, Children Challenging Industry, has built links with over 2000 teachers and 200 companies in the last 10 years, and involved 80,000 children in exciting science activities in the classroom and on sites.
Gayle Pook co-director of CIEC said: “In that time we have seen real success stories – young people who have returned to companies for their work experience and who have chosen science at A level after being inspired by the project years earlier.
“The chemical industry is still a major employer and exporter in the UK and must maintain a profile within the education community if it is to continue to have a high quality supply of home grown recruits.”
CIEC have developed many resources over 20 years for an audience ranging from 4–19 years and will soon be releasing the fifth edition of the popular ‘how chemistry works’ publication The Essential Chemical Industry.
CIEC welcomes enquiries from companies wishing to be involved in its future work to ensure that science remains at the forefront of education and potential prosperity.
Notes to editors:
- More information on the Chemical Industry Education Centre at the University of York at www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/schools/ciec/
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