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CIBSE News 
 Engaging your minds through eco-schools status
CIBSE member David Wigley recently visited a class of year 5 pupils (10 year olds) at a local primary school to talk about engineering and demonstrate the Patrons Eco Kit. As an institution at the forefront of building services, CIBSE has a responsibility to actively engage with educational institutions, and raise the profile of the industry with students of all ages. Knowing schools are keen to gain their green flag and eco-school status, Wigley saw this as a great opportunity to promote ecological practices and an interest in engineering.
If you are also interested in doing a presentation at a local school or a careers fair, CIBSE can help! You can get in contact with your local region to access the fantastic Patrons Eco Kit or if you would like some extra written information and guidance, CIBSE HQ is able to provide you with a range of excellent information. Please email Amber Perry:
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to find out more.
Read the full report of David's visit at in the February CIBSE Journal here  Calling all students aged 9-19 in Manchester! If you know someone, get them involved in Big Bang, 11-13 March
‘Big Bang’ is a fantastic free event held to promote science and engineering to students. It promises to be an amazing 3 day event with stands, shows and activities galore! CIBSE is going to have a stand promoting Building Services Engineering with some great activities for students. We hope to meet many future Building Services Engineers there!
To find out more information about the event go to: www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/
12 honoured in bursary awards
Twelve students recently shared £9,000 in bursaries forom the West Midlands region as part of CIBSE’s commitment to young people.
The fourth annual presentation saw Chris Beadsmore, Baljit Singh Bhogal, Parvinder Bhamra, Simon Waldron, John Taylor, Cairan Van Rooyen, Matthew Whyley, Lee Holloway, Matt Leathem, Steven Bayliss, David Heitt-Jones and James Lawton rewarded.
The bursaries which are aimed at assisting students with their studies, encouraging professional development, and assisting them in progressing within the industry.
They were sponsored by: Airedale; Mikrofil; Total Climate Solutions; and Zip Water Heaters. Together they contributed £4,500, which was matched by the CIBSE West Midlands Region.
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Ken Dale 2010 Travel Bursary
Are you in the developmental stage of your career? Would you like to spend up to 4 weeks researching building services engineering overseas?
The Ken Dale Travel Bursary makes awards available of between £1,500 and £4,000 to CIBSE members in the developmental stage of their career who wish to spend three to four weeks outside their own country researching aspects connected to their field of work - and which will benefit CIBSE, their employer, their clients and the profession. CIBSE is especially keen to encourage applicants to take-up the award for research that articulates CIBSE’s concern for the environment. The bursary also offers the candidate the opportunity to experience technical, economic, environmental, social and political conditions in another country and to examine how these factors impact the practice of building services engineering. Ross French, who won the 2009 Ken Dale Travel Award travelled to over 8 countries researching “Traditional approaches to water management in Levant and their applicability to contemporary development”. Ross presented his findings to the CIBSE Council in October. See Ross’ blog of his trip: http://studytour2009.wordpress.com/ To download an application form go to: www.cibse.org/bursaries. Applications close 31 March 2010
Read the article at: www.cibsejournal.com/issues/2009-11/cibse-news
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