On the morning of Friday 20 March 2015 there will be a rare near-total solar eclipse visible from the UK. Its not too late to join the National Eclipse Weather Experiment, run in conjunction with BBC Stargazing Live: Friday 20 March 2015 – NEWEx – National Eclipse Weather Experiment A solar eclipse briefly dims the…

The Department for Education (DfE) funding for Met Office Education Services ended on the 31 March 2014 as a result of funding cuts within the DfE and is part of a wider rationalisation of education services. As a result the Met Office is not able to continue to provide dedicated education services to teachers and…

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has teamed up with Oracle to announce the Oracle Raspberry Pi Weather Station for schools. They are looking for 1000 schools across the globe to sign up and participate in the global weather experiment. As a participating school you’ll receive a free weather station kit and asked to build and commission…

March 2015 Near Total Solar Eclipse – The Science and Folklore behind Eclipses On the morning of Friday 20 March 2015 there will be a rare near-total solar eclipse visible from the UK. The Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading are holding a series of events as part of National Science Week to…