William Perkin Meteor Camera
Our Meteor Camera, based on the roof at William Perkin, is capturing meteors across our night skies (see some of our images), which is great!
Our camera is part of UKMON (UK Meteor Observation Network). The data is all stored in Canada, and if anyone wants to use our Data for…
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…
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…
Founders Day
Founders Day. "Is that Nobody's? No! It's Nanobodies!"
On Founders Day Professor Ray Owens from the Rosalind Franklin institute, came to give a talk on Nanobodies, how they are made, how their structure is verified and their uses. A few years ago Professor Owens featured on the Royal…
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…
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…
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,…
Beta cells work together like a football team! Well, who'd have thought it?!
On Wednesday 12 June, Dr Lydia Daniels-Gatward came to speak to the Year 9, sets 1-3. Science Core Elective students on Diabetes.
Dr Daniels-Gatward, is a Postdoc. who works on the sex differences in Diabetes, at Kings College London, University of London.
Things that Dr Daniels-Gatward…
Ouch! Taking Cerebrospinal Fluid sounds too painful
On Tuesday 7 May, Dr Iryna Benilova and Mrs. Huda Al-Doujaily and Miss Tatiana Jakubcova, came from University College, London to do the second workshop on the brain. It was very interesting! The workshop kicked off with a brilliant talk by Dr. Iryna Benilova, on Alzheimer's disease, Prion…
Some people can only see half their dinner plate!
What is Mad Cow disease?!
On Tuesday 23 of April, 2 wonderful scientists came from University College, of the University of London, to give talks on their brain research, and their personal science journey. They talked about different topics such as firing of Neutones, EEG…
