According to one recent report on human resources for science and technology, Europe needs some 700,000 more researchers if it is to become a world-leading knowledge economy by 2010. The question is – how? IST funded research projects may be able to produce solutions.

Researchers are demonstrating how technologies when applied to science learning can help motivate and engage pupils and promote better take-up of scientific disciplines at school and university. The following eight IST research projects are focusing on technology-enhanced learning methods, in subjects as varied as astronomy, space research, physics, mathematics and the earth sciences.

Simulating real space missions One project for example focuses on how to stimulate school pupils into studying astronomy and space physics by simulating real space missions. The learning environment in the ASH project is based around a control room (modelled on Houston’s Space Control Center) capable of displaying digital models, simulations, 3D visualisations and photographs of European facilities.

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