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[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

Marie Curie (1867) and Lise Meitner (1878) were born 11 years apart on the same day: November 7.

Curie won 2 Nobel Prizes. Meitner was nominated 48 times: 29 in physics, 19 in chemistry but never won one. In the periodic table element 96 is curium, element 109 is meitnerium.

[Stanborough Science @Stanb_Science]

We're very excited about the Royal Institution Christmas lectures this year! 📺 @jimalkhalili will be talking all about Time! ⏰️⏳️ https://t.co/7oArOCAbgz

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”

[Stanborough Science @Stanb_Science]

Our new @StanboroughS Y12 Biologists enjoyed working with the high quality A level microscopes and produced some excellent onion cell diagrams in their practical workbooks. 🔬🧅✍️

[Stanborough School @StanboroughS]

Senior Science Technician, Mrs Shah writes,
Our new Yr 7 cohort got a taste of Science at Stanborough in readiness for September. In a laboratory environment, they learnt many uses of hydrogel found in a nappy and it's water-absorbing capacity. Well done all!

[Stanborough School @StanboroughS]

Brainiacs of Stanborough

Our Year 10's visualising their brain power by putting their thinking caps on with Ms Mabbs.

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Mrs Shah writes:
CSI Stanborough! Intrepid Chemists identified unknown solutions during our A-level Induction by carrying out a series of qualitative analysis tests, observing characteristic reactions to determine their structures, properties & behaviours. Well done to all!

[Stanborough School @StanboroughS]

Mrs Shah, Senior Technician writes:
Daphnia's heart goes out to Stanborough!
Our new Biologists examined the effect of caffeine on the heart rate of Daphnia which supported the hypothesis that caffeine acts as a stimulant and increases the heart rate. Well done to all!

[Stanborough School @StanboroughS]

Mrs Shah, Senior Science technician writes:
Stanborough locks in enzymes!
Stanborough Biologists-to-be using enzymes as catalysts as they are crucial in biotechnology making them valuable tools for various industrial processes.
Well done to our new Biologists!

[Stanborough School @StanboroughS]

Mrs Shah, Senior Science Technician writes: We welcomed our new cohort of physicists for the A-level induction today. Our physicists-to-be experimented with splitting of light into a spectrum. We are very fortunate to have a very enthusiastic new cohort for A-level Physics.

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

Today is #ShowYourStripes day!

This year, St Michael's Tower atop Glastonbury Tor is encouraging everyone to use the Climate Stripes to start a conversation about climate change and the actions they are taking.

Thank you @nationaltrust!

Graphics: https://t.co/NCt3GNpeSN

[Stanborough Science @Stanb_Science]

Royal Society President, Nobel Prize winner, cell biologist Professor Sir Paul Nurse gave a Public lecture at Imperial College, London, Wednesday. In 'Science as Revolution', he explains how scientific knowledge has changed the way we live. Watch here: https://t.co/yXYjPTufdg

[Stanborough Science @Stanb_Science]

A reminder to catch the space-themed Ri Christmas Lectures on TV over the break! 🖥 🚀

[Stanborough Science @Stanb_Science]

🌌🚀👨🏿‍🚀Hey! Space-loving @StanboroughS students! In the 2025 Ri Christmas Lectures, leading space scientist, Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, explores extraordinary breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe. BBC Four & iPlayer, 28-30 Dec.
https://t.co/18MEQvNbnR

[Stanborough Science @Stanb_Science]

@StanboroughS Want to know more about how DNA works in our cells? 🧬👩🏾‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬🔎🔬Tune in to this Genomics Lite session from the Wellcome @sangerinstitute on Weds 10th December at 3pm or subscribe to watch later. https://t.co/lhBTSBtrBj

[Stanborough Science @Stanb_Science]

🌌🚀👨🏿‍🚀Hey! Space-loving @StanboroughS students! In the 2025 Ri Christmas Lectures, leading space scientist, Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, explores extraordinary breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe. BBC Four & iPlayer, 28-30 Dec.
https://t.co/18MEQvNbnR

[Stanborough Science @Stanb_Science]

A great resource for @StanboroughS A level biology students and anyone interested in the biological sciences. Follow the link for online events and articles, subscribe to receive your own updates. 🧬👩🏻‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬🧫 https://t.co/BhRaLeXscp

[Stanborough Science @Stanb_Science]

On Friday, 7y1-Sc prepared for their next chemistry assessment using a variety of online resources on their new laptops and tested each other on key terms. 💻👩🏾‍💻🧑🏻‍💻⚛️👩🏼‍💻👨🏿‍💻 #DigitalLearning @StanboroughS

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@StanboroughS 👀 this Saturday in Hatfield town centre! 🌌

[Welwyn Hatfield @WelHatCouncil]

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 🧬🧪🧑‍🔬

Get ready to spark your curiosity at our science event!
Enjoy two exciting workshops with performers, packed with mind-blowing experiments and interactive learning!

🗓️ Saturday 12 July (this weekend!)
🕥 10:30am-3:30pm

#UKSPF

[Stanborough School @StanboroughS]

The Fruit Fly journey begins. Our Biologists started their journey to design & carry out a genetic linkage in Drosophila. We used true breeding stocks of a Wild type and Vestigial wing to study the inheritance patterns of the alleles and the statistics of the resulting data.