STEAM Topics Explored in Schrodinger Programme

The Autumn Term saw a group of 30 highly motivated Fifth Year students join the Schrödinger Programme.

This is an initiative started last year by the Science Faculty to help students develop their appreciation of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) disciplines, beyond the GCSE curriculum, and to make their first steps towards a successful application to a top university in a Science or Engineering degree. 

At the core of the programme was a five-week project chosen by the students, inspired by their interest in the world at large.

Popular topics included the physics of music (specifically, guitars and trumpets) and the analysis of motion, whether related to footballs, tsunamis, rockets or Formula 1 racing cars. Other groups studied crater formation or looked into the fundamental physics of complex oscillations of plates and pendulums. 

The project culminated in a presentation evening, giving the students the opportunity to present their findings to an audience of students, parents and staff.

The audience was highly impressed by the creativity and analytical abilities of the students, not to mention their presentation skills, and perhaps most of all by the perseverance and ingenuity they showed in overcoming the challenges encountered on their journey from idea to conclusion.

Congratulations to the group on completing their projects and the best of luck in their future scientific endeavours. 

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