Senior School Science Live
On Monday 27 February, 40 Year 11 students attended Science Live at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol. This large event included around 1,000 students from across the South of England. It featured leading scientists from the fields of neuroscience, physics, materials, computing, and biology. Our students also got advice from a science Chief Examiner, providing some guidance on how to achieve top grades in their summer exams. Year 11 found the talks inspiring and informative in equal measure. Hannah Critchlow (University of Cambridge) began with a tour of the human brain. A willing student volunteered to have a live EEG scan. Students could see how brain activity varied as the body performs different tasks. Jim Al - Khalili's (University of Surrey) presentation explored time and space. He explained how wormholes could provide an opportunity to travel back in time. Anna Ploszajski (a freelance materials scientist) showed how science helps us perform tasks at the very highest level. In particular, she discussed the science of her swim across the English Channel. David Cliff (University of Bristol) gave a bracing presentation about the future of computer science. He explained how the emerging field of quantum computing could change technology forever. The presentation was a rallying cry to young scientists of any background: we need scientists to shape our future! Professor Lord Robert Winston concluded the event. He showed us, in a series of beautiful videos, how complex organisms arise from simple beginnings, from embryo to human being.
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