UK Centre for Materials Education
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Our Mission

'The UKCME supports high quality student learning in materials science and related disciplines. It promotes, encourages and coordinates the development and adoption of effective practices in learning, teaching and assessment.'

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What is Materials Science?

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Why Study Materials?

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Homepage of the Why Study Materials website We have sections for teachers and students where you can find information, resources, games, quizzes and videos about Materials Science.

TIS Project Launched
The Higher Education Academy has combined forces with Prime Minister's Initiative 2 and the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) to launch a...

The Beacons for Public Engagement initiative survey launched
This survey is for all staff working in UK higher education institutions and UK research institutes or centres. The initiative aims to encourage a change in...

Launch of JorumOpen
A new service developed by Jorum allows free access to quality learning resources developed by the UK higher and further education community. The Engineering...

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Database of Resources User Guide

Our Database of Resources contains over 2000 resources in materials science and materials education. These are some of the latest resources added to the database:

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