Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing believe the steel drum could be the way to get children from ethnic minorities interested in science and technology.
Attempts to encourage minority students into studying engineering have met with varying degrees of success, and Afro-Caribbean males in particular have underachieved in science and mathematics in UK secondary schools. Now Soren Maloney and Nigel Williams of the IfM, part of the Department of Engineering, are working with schools in London to launch a unique…
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