small groups of teachers in conjunction with scientist/trainees. The project will include an on-line resource centre and archive that will offer practical classroom materials to teachers and students. "One goal is to make projects developed within the facility and during the workshops accessible to teachers throughout Europe," says Russ Hodge, head of the Office of Information and Public Affairs at EMBL. "Another is to identify high-quality resources that already exist, encourage the development of new ones, and make those accessible as well."

Not only will the project put teachers in direct contact with cutting-edge science, but it will address the ethical and social issues connected with the impact on society of new advances in the science, and how to integrate these topics into the classroom. "We believe this initiative will contribute significantly towards establishing a pan-European platform that will raise the standards of biology education through the exchange of best practice and the latest media aids. It will also strengthen collaborations between schools, scientists and companies to develop new teaching resources for science," adds Andrew Moore.

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Contact: Ellen Peerenboom
ellen.peerenboom@embo.org
49-622-188-91108
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
7-Feb-2003

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