We posted about Nuffield Placements in October, but the deadline for applications is approaching. We have also heard about some new local opportunities:
- Power Networks Demonstration Centre, Cumbernauld – engineering and sustainability (3 placements)
- Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC), East Kilbride
- Earth Sciences – Ancient climate signals in manganese oxides – a textural and chemical investigation of minerals across Britain
- Chemistry/ biology – Investigating isotope differences in skate eggs
- Environmental chemistry – Investigating pollutants
- University of Stirling – coding to predict disease risk from datasets (6 placements) – travel expenses are paid by the NRP programme
- Many projects in Glasgow, especially in biology, chemistry and engineering
Speak to Miss Brennan if you are interested in applying. There’s an online information session coming up on Wednesday 22nd February at 4.30pm
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Higher pupils – would you consider spending some of your holidays next summer doing a Nuffield placement? We have had great success with these in the past. In 2018, Aleena Nauman and Allan Goodbrand took part, and Anna Nauman did one in 2019. Despite the lockdown in 2020, Alex Millar, Ashna Nauman and Areej Tauqir did online projects. You can read the reports of their projects here:
Report on 2020 Nuffield Projects
For more information, go to
https://www.stem.org.uk/nuffield-research-placements/students
You can check if you are eligible here: https://www.stem.org.uk/nuffield-placement-tool
Interested S5 students can apply here: https://www.nuffieldresearchplacements.org/apply-student-placement
Speak to your science teacher if you want any advice.
