Senior School News & Events Sixth Form Chemists at the University of Bristol
Sixth Form Chemists at the University of Bristol
On Wednesday 30th April, three Lower Sixth Chemistry students, Bryony Snooks, William Howard and Desiree Ojo, participated in the Schools’ Analyst Competition which was held at the University of Bristol. This is a national competition run by the RSC’s Analytical Division for Year 12 or equivalent. Analytical Division Regions hold heats to select a team to go through to the National Final. The team was required to undertake various practical analytical determinations based on problems relevant to industrial or social needs. These were judged for skill, understanding and accuracy and are intended to promote team work and safety in the laboratory. The competition aims to provide some tasks which are relatively familiar to the students such as titrations and others which are likely to be unfamiliar, such as chromatographic separations or spectroscopy.
This was the first time Clayesmore had entered the competition and they performed extremely well. The team learnt some valuable skills and were privileged to work in one of the best laboratories currently in the World. They worked extremely hard and had a great day, however, unfortunately did not win. Nevertheless they came away from the competition enthused, excited and confident in their practical abilities.