BRGS Scientists have been celebrating some significant successes over the past month.

Year 13 student, Hassan Shakeel was selected to showcase his work on stem cell research at The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair - held between 11-13 March in Manchester - where students had their own stand to show-off all their hard work to over 13,000 scientists, engineers, employers, teachers, parents, students and celebrities. Some students were chosen to face a VIP panel in the competition finals.



The competition is open to all 11-18 year olds across the UK who have completed a project or activity in any field of science, technology, engineering or maths. The field of over 200 entrants was narrowed down and eventually Hassan was placed 8th overall in the senior category.

Miss Bowden, Head of Chemistry at BRGS, accompanied Hassan to The Big Bang and said: “I am really proud of Hassan’s achievement. His work was complemented on by a Nobel prize winner and the drug company Astra Zeneca expressed interest in his project into stem cell research.”

Hassan’s talent for chemistry was endorsed by the Royal Society of Chemistry which has awarded him a gold award for outstanding performance in the International Chemistry Olympiad.

Other A level chemists who excelled were: Zayd Abdullatif (silver), Yevgeniy Riley (silver), Lauren Cook (bronze) and Jonny English who received a commendation.

more about The Big Bang competition here»