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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê welcomes SpiRit of Science scholars

17 December 2008

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  • On 10 December 2008, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê welcomed a group of year 10 and year 11 students from South Australia who hold the SpiRit of Science Maurice de Rohan Scholarships for 2008.Ìý The Scholarships enable talented young people to attend the Royal Institution Christmas lectures in London.

    The students spent the day as guests of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Engineering Sciences, spending time with Dr David Swapp in the Virtual Reality Suite and attending the Christmas lecture given by Dr Richard Bucknall of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Mechanical Engineering on Project SolarFox, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê solar-powered car that raced from Darwin to Adelaide in 2007.

    Former Adelaide Thinker in Residence Baroness Susan Greenfield, Director of the Royal Institution, established the scholarships in 2005 to help students from under-privileged backgrounds develop their interest in science and pursue science-related careers.

    General verdict by the students on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Engineering: 'It's pretty cool.'