On Monday 10th November, our Chemist Extraordinaire, Mr Roy, ably assisted by our Senior Science Technician, Mrs Moorhead, and three U6 Chemistry students, brought World Science Day to our Prep School, Inchmarlo. The P5 & P6 boys were given science practical experience and thoroughly enjoyed making ‘slime’.Read More

On Friday 7th November, our A-level Biology students welcomed back former pupil, Mitchell Mercer, who is now lecturing at the Dundalk Institute of Technology. Mitchell delivered a talk on neuroscience, relevant to the A2 specification, as well as discussing career opportunities in scientific research.Read More

Congratulations to Musaab Ahmed and Charlie Dobson (both Year 14) for successfully completing the challenging, yet rewarding, Sentinus Research Academy over the summer. This involved three stages: 1. Data analysis using statistics 2. R coding with logistic progression (writing a program to carry out statistical tests) 3. Research report & poster Musaab’s research area was...Read More

On Tuesday 3rd June, the Science Dept hosted 75 pupils from Cairnshill Integrated Primary School. During their visit, the boys and girls carried out two experiments to give them a taste of what Science lessons are like in a laboratory setting. Mr Roy then finished the morning off with a ‘Science magic show’.Read More