KES Team reach final of the imperial college london's science in medicine prize
“The team has done so well to reach the final in this prestigious competition and undertaking the research to enter the award has been a superb learning experience for them all. They have had to consider the science behind Scleroderma, associated risk factors, ethics, affordability as well as evaluate their sources. The pupils have demonstrated skills well beyond A Level and a true desire to research beyond the curriculum.”
Ms Kirby, Assistant Head, Teacher of Biology
Exciting news reaches KES that a team comprising Atlas Brookes, Rosie Boyd, Maddy Bobin and Annabel Rickards has been shortlisted in the Imperial College London’s Science in Medicine School Team Prize 2024, after the team submitted an entry on how they would promote the health and wellbeing of individuals with scleroderma. The team are just one of a handful of schools invited to the final in October where they will present their entry to a panel of judges.
The annual Science in Medicine School Team Prize aims to engage Sixth Form students with science in medicine and encourages students to:
- stretch beyond the school curriculum, think outside the bubble of traditional biomedical fields, and learn about the excitement of research.
- consider how trends in science and engineering will impact on health and medicine in the future.
- understand the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and teamwork to effective research and development for improvements in public and individual health.
- forward think realistically by realising the importance of affordability, availability and acceptability in translating inventions towards a reduction in inequality-related poor health outcomes.
- appreciate the importance of effective communication in rolling out scientific developments, with an emphasis on art and design.
Commenting on the team’s success in reaching the final, Ms Kirby, Assistant Head and Biology Teacher, who supported the team’s submission during the Summer Term said: “The team has done so well to reach the final in this prestigious competition and undertaking the research to enter the award has been a superb learning experience for them all. They have had to consider the science behind Scleroderma, associated risk factors, ethics, affordability as well as evaluate their sources. The pupils have demonstrated skills well beyond A Level and a true desire to research beyond the curriculum.”
