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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5/Grade 9-10 and Grade 11-12 Computing and ICT. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks (UK): Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Linglong Kong and Professor Bei Jiang from the University of Alberta in Canada. They are developing bias-free artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that will promote equality in labour markets. • This resource also contains interviews with Linglong and Bei and offers an insight into careers in AI research. If your students have questions for Linglong and Bei, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Linglong and Bei’s research and challenges them to consider how AI could help humans overcome their biases. This resource was first published by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources, or have suggestions for improvements, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5/Grade 9-10 and Grade 11-12 biology and psychology. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks (UK): Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Niina Haas, president of BrightOutcome Inc., and Dr Paula Gardiner, a medical researcher at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Cambridge Health Alliance. They are investigating how Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and group sessions can help to treat chronic pain. • This resource also contains interviews with Niina and Paula and offers an insight into careers in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. If your students have questions for Niina and Paula, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Niina and Paula’s research and challenges them to investigate the origins of mindfulness practices. • In the videocast, Niina discusses how her interest in other people has shaped her career and led her to become the President of healthcare technology company BrightOutcome Inc. She also shares her advice for students hoping to pursue a career in STEM. It is accompanied by a transcript and a Ppt. that includes questions to prompt students to reflect on what they’ve heard. These resources were first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources, or have suggestions for improvements, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5/Grade 9-10 and Grade 11-12 Physics and Computing. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks (UK): Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Nathaniel Kinsey and Dr Justus Ndukaife from Virginia Commonwealth University and Vanderbilt University in the US. They are developing a device that can trap quantum dots and enhance their photon emission rates, paving the way for new quantum technologies. • This resource also contains interviews with Nathaniel and Justus, and offers an insight into careers in nanophotonics. If your students have questions for Nathaniel or Justus, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Nathaniel and Justus’ research and challenges them to design an experiment that uses optical nanotweezers to study nanoplastics. This resource was first published by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources, or have suggestions for improvements, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Mathematics and Computing. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Noreen Kamal, an industrial engineer at Dalhousie University in Canada, who is developing a registry system that helps rural stroke patients get the same quality of care as urban dwellers, improving their chances of going on to live full lives. • This resource also contains an interview with Noreen, providing an insight into careers in industrial engineering. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Noreen’s research, and tasks them to create a flowchart of steps from a stroke occurring to a patient receiving treatment. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Business and Computing. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Hooman Hidaji, Dr Barrie R. Nault and Dr Vaarun Vijairaghavan, at the University of Calgary in Canada, who are studying data portability and how it affects customers and businesses. • This resource also contains interviews with the team, providing insights into careers in business technology management research. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research, and tasks them to research how companies use their data. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!