Before the event, we invited schools to participate in a research project that would be showcased at the conference in the session Science for Experimentation.
All schools were competing for The Association for Clinical Biochemistry & Laboratory Medicine Trophy for the Don Henderson Award.
The conference featured a diverse range of outstanding presentations, as always.
This year’s recipients of the Don Henderson Award were the students from Highgate Wood School for their project, Are teeth-whitening toothpastes a scam?
Acland Burghley School
Sugar – the hidden enemy
Al-Sadiq and Al-Zahra Schools
Acid rain
Barnet and Southgate College
Design a healthy burger
Bishop Douglass Catholic School
Are health drinks really healthy?
Highgate Wood School
Are teeth-whitening toothpastes a scam?
Kingsford Community School
How does the colour intensity of a drink affect a person’s perception of taste?
Plashet School
Hydrogen fuel cell cars
Plashet School
Synergie
Rokeby School
Mystery illnesses
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
Antibacterial toothpaste
The Petchey Academy
Bacteria