Due to continuing popular demand, a Chemistry event which has been organised for North-east school pupils this week at the University of Aberdeen will take place over two days.
More than 190 final year secondary school pupils from throughout the North and North-east of Scotland will attend Chemistry seminars being held on September 6 and 7, as part of their Advanced Higher studies in the subject and is being hosted by the University of Aberdeen. Around 30 teachers will accompany them.
The S6 pupils from 26 secondary schools will, as part of their visit, get a tour round the undergraduate laboratories in the Chemistry Department and be able to carry out a variety of experiments relevant to their Advanced Higher Chemistry course. Local Education authorities represented are Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland.
Dr Mary Masson, Senior Teaching Fellow in the Chemistry Department at the University of Aberdeen, who has helped organise the visit and will assist participants said: “Last year, the pupils really enjoyed the opportunity to concentrate on their experiments without constant interruptions from school bells.
“This year’s event has continued to prove so popular we gave schools a choice of attending on one of two dates: 6th and 7th September, in order to meet demand. The large number of visitors is quite a challenge for us, but I have a great team of experienced postgraduate students who are looking forward to helping this year’s pupils with their Advanced Higher Chemistry studies.”
The Chemistry experiments are taking place as part of the University’s S6 Enhancement Unit that aims to support final year school pupils, particularly those sitting Advanced Highers in Science and Modern Languages.
Tracey Stewart, Lifelong Learning Co-ordinator, said: “ This is the fourth year we have run the programme and are very pleased that this year we even more schools are participating. We are really pleased that so many teachers have showed confidence in this event by returning again this year and we hope that the children have a fun as well as informative day here at the University of Aberdeen.”