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It’s the last day of term but there’s just enough time for a Chemistry Tarsia Jigsaw. I love these puzzles & the race to finish them is hotting up! @UCSHampstead

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It’s been a super morning in the chemistry department for Yr 10 chemists. As part of activities week @UCSHampstead we’ve been making aspirin & looking at how catalysts work.

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Congratulations to UCS Head of Physics, Dr Peter Edmunds, on the release of his first text book! The book, published by Collins, has already received rave reviews. Read more here: https://t.co/yVwZ0HLl5X @UCSPhysics @UCSViceMaster @FreedomtoTeach

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Tuesday afternoon & a wonderful chance for our Yr 12s @UCSHampstead to do their first purification of an organic liquid. Fantastic yields in this haloalkane prep.

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The sun is out at ⁦@UCSHampstead⁩ but the Yr 12 pyrotechnic group spent lunchtime making bottle rockets. The ceiling tiles may need a little bit of TLC after being attacked by various methane rockets!

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I really enjoyed speaking to @LAEstratford pupils yesterday about sulphur. 45 mins of smells, antibacterials, an Amazonian opera house & the world’s most useless plastic. Truly brilliant questions afterwards from the pupils! @schoolstogether @UCSHampstead

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Thank you to ⁦@LAEstratford⁩ for inviting me to give an enrichment talk later this afternoon. I’m very much looking forward to talking about the chemistry of sulfur & sharing a few rambling stories of volcano climbing in Java! ⁦@UCSPartnerships⁩

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280 characters can not do justice to the work & the impact of the work carried out by these #WomenInScience. Some had to contend with misogyny & bias. Imagine what could be achieved if this battle was over? Thank you for celebrating the UN’s @WomenScienceDay with us.

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Mr Beard @UCSHeadteacher nominated pioneering physicist & chemist Marie Curie. Her work needs no introduction & she remains the only woman to win two Nobel Prizes. She’s also the only person to win the Nobel Prize in 2 different fields. #WomenInScience

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John & Gabriel in Year 10 nominated Maggie Aderin-Pocock for her amazing work as a science educator & communicator. In 2020, Maggie was awarded the the Lord Kelvin medal from the IoP in recognition of her impressive work. #WomenInScience @PhysicsNews

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Ms Cho from @UCSBiology nominated the pharmacologist, Frances Kelsey. She refused to bow to corporate pressures & prevented a national public health crisis by refusing to approve the release of thalidomide in the US due to inadequate testing. #WomenInScience

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Mr Brown from @UCSSport nominated @JoClubbSportSci who has done inspirational work as an Applied Sport Scientist for @ChelseaFC, @OfficialBHAFC & now @BuffaloBills She is the cofounder & writer on the https://t.co/Xbvy9VrLDm blog. #WomenInScience

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Mr Underwood nominated Juliane Koepcke. She was the lone survivor of a plane crash in 1971 in Peru. Her story is one of resilience and heroism. She graduated from the University of Kiel in 1980 & published her thesis in 1987. #WomenInScience

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Talia in Year 12 nominated groundbreaking nutritionist Flemmie Pansy Kittrell. Kittrell’s research focused on the protein requirements in adults, the proper feeding of black infants & the importance of enrichment experiences for children. #WomenInScience

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Mr Sawtell from @UCSSport nominated Mrs Hawes from @UCSPsychology for her inspiring work in establishing and leading Psychology at UCS & her inspirational work leading girls games at UCS over the last 11 years. #WomenInScience

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Sam in Year 12 nominated award winning biochemist Jennifer Doudna. Doudna won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her pioneering work in CRISPR gene editing. @doudna_lab #WomenInScience

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Ms Holland from @UCSPhysics nominated @MaeJamison: astronaut, physician & engineer. Jamison was the 1st woman of colour in space and is a true inspiration. “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations” #WomenInScience

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Amy in Year 12 nominated molecular biologist Cynthia Kenyon who has revolutionised our understanding of ageing. She is particularly interested in the influence that genetics have on age-related diseases & has won countless awards for her work. #WomenInScience

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Thank you @ucschem for such a fantastic, thought-provoking assembly this morning! #womeninSTEM @UCSHampstead

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Mr Osborne nominated Rebecca Widdicombe - an English pharmacologist who currently works for Pfizer as a Field Medical Director. She specialises in inflammation and immunology and is the bridge between the Pfizer lab and doctor. #WomenInScience