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Summer School |
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Surrey County Council Year 10 Forensic Science Project |
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Exploring Science Open Day |
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Demonstrations |
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Summer School |
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Surrey County Council Year 10 Forensic Science Project |
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Exploring Science Open Day |
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The staff of the unit are happy to give demonstrations for school students, particularly those studying 'A' level cell biology. The students are shown both transmission and scanning electron microscopes in operation, and have the opportunity to learn something of the preparation techniques involved with electron microscopy. A poster produced by the Electron Microscopy Unit in association with Hitachi is available by request (postage required). The poster entitled 'Electron Microscopy of the Cell' contains transmission electron microscopy images of organelles from both animal and plant cells. We can provide 10 x 8" transmission/scanning electron microscope prints of animal cells, plant cells and a selection of cellular organelles (£2.00/print). |
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The Unit runs a day summer school in June. This course gives lower-sixth form students an opportunity to sample life at university by seeing for themselves the type of teaching which takes place, and the facilities that the Electron Microscopy Unit has to offer. (This is for students in the London catchment area). For more information contact Mrs Evans. These comments were made by the students during Summer School 2000, they were responding to the question, 'What did you enjoy most about the course?' |
| 'Actually using the EMs and seeing how they work, rather than just seeing micrographs in books.' |
| 'Being able to have a go myself.' |
| 'Everything!' |
| 'a really interesting informative day, thank-you!' |
| 'I found it was very relevant to what I have been studying, and also enjoyed the fact that the course was hands on.' |
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Surrey County Council Year 10 Forensic Science Project 2001
For the second year running the Unit was involved in a scheme developed for local school children; the Surrey County Council Year 10 Science Open Day. Over a four day period the students were presented with details of a fictitious grisly murder. They then used DNA analysis, sedimentology, scanning electron microscopy/X-Ray microanalysis, chemistry and forensic biology on evidence provided to piece together the clues, and implicate the murderer. The event will be run this year from 23-25 June, for more details contact the Science Outreach Officer, Ruth Temple. |
| As part of the annual 'National Science Week' the College opens up the campus to the public for an 'Exploring Science' open day. The Faculty of Science puts on numerous displays and demonstrations together with topical science lectures. The Electron Microscopy Unit plays an important role by allowing members of the public, particularly children, to experience the microscopes in operation. We have numerous specimens regarded as common, 'things' that we see everyday, for example spiders, microchips and hair. We hope that by looking at these specimens an appreciation for the powerful magnifications the microscopes can achieve is established, and how, when used in conjunction with other techniques they are an invaluable scientific tool. |
| For more information regarding Royal Holloway University of London's work with schools look at the Science Outreach web pages. |
Top two images are: Top SEM Aphid, bottom SEM Spider head. Images below were taken during the Surrey County Council open day and Exploring Science Open day 2000. |
