28 January 2026

Gosh that shipping forecast is boring!

On  Tuesday 27 January, Krisztina from Nine Lyrae, came into see the students watch videos, such as the Radio 4 Shipping forecast (Neutral video). 

The students are now going to analyse their data to see the effect of various film types (happy, sad and neutral), on their blood pressure.  The…

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7 January 2026

Hey my blood pressure is changing!

During December and January, the Elite Scientists have been measuring their blood pressure before, during and after sad, happy and neutral videos. The students are already seeing effects on their blood pressure. If you want to find out more, watch this space! Well done to all the students working…

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10 December 2025

Not that sort of table!

On Tuesday 9 December, the Elite Scientists had a little competition to design a class table for all their data on Excel, in anticipation of collecting their blood pressure data for subsequent weeks. The winning table will be used to contain all the data.  

They are seeing the effect of emotive…

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12 November 2025

I'm so emotional, is my blood pressure being affected?!

Tuesday 11 November 2025, saw Krisztina Losonci from Nine Lyrae, come in and give an introduction into the blood pressure project.

The Elite Scientists were very eager to find out more about this project.  The session involved Krisztina giving a brilliant talk about the project, asking…

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15 October 2025

Wow! Monkeys mirror what humans do?!

This is what we found out on Tuesday 7 October, which saw the launch of the Elite  Scientist Project for 2025-26.

The project will be run by Krisztina Losonci, who has worked with Brunel University, as well as other academic institutions on Synaesthesia.  Currently Krisztina works for  Nine…

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27 November 2024

IRIS

The Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) is a national charity that supports students to complete their own STEM research projects. This year, we are working with IRIS to undertake our own research and contribute knowledge to the wider scientific community. 

IRIS works with researchers to…

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17 October 2024

A Level enrichment day - visit to Leake Street archives

A Level students enjoyed a unique study day at the Leake Street Archives to mark 35 years since the fall of the Wall.

Students learnt more about the events leading up to the fall of the wall through an immersive film installation, several workshops and activities surrounding the peaceful…

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9 July 2024

A Level Physics trip to Geneva

30 students from William Perkin 6th Form enjoyed a fantastic trip to visit CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucéaire) and experience the city of Geneva in Switzerland. Here are some of the highlights enjoyed by the A-level Physicists:

Day 1

An early start with a 6am flight out of…

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8 July 2024

STEMKart

Students from Year 8 and Year 9 have been working on a project from STEMKart. Previously they had a lesson in which they learned about the design, engineering and ergonomics of a Formula 1 car. This was followed up by a very exciting practical lesson today in which they were able to put their…

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27 June 2024

Founders Day 2024

This year's Founders Day was packed full of stimulating, hands-on experiences for the whole school to participate in.

One of our sixth formers has produced an article about the day:

Article written by: Kaylan | Edited by: Kalina |

On this year’s Founder’s Day, students were off timetable…

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26 June 2024

IRIS Conference

Science Science Science!

On Tuesday 25th of June, 2024, the Elite Scientists went to the Friends Meeting House in Euston, to give their research findings to more than 500 delegates, from other schools.  As well as students and teachers from other schools, there were academics who were also…

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17 June 2024

Wow! I have a brain!

This was a statement we heard quite alot at The Great Exhibition Road Festival 2024, which took place on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16  of June.  It was a brilliant event.  On both days, the students shared their research findings with members of the public. They were confident, clear, enthusiastic,…

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