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EU competition success

Courtney, Hannah and Robert attended the 21st European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in Paris in September. They won their place by attending the CREST National Final at The Big Bang in March 2009 where the judges commended their projects for their originality and the students ability to communicate their topics.

They travelled to Paris for a six day event which involved some judging interspersed with river trips down the Seine, dinner at the Eiffel Tower, lunchtime walks around the Champs Elysee and night time tips to Sacre Coeur in Montmartre  (up all 235 steps!). They also got to visit many of Paris' famous science venues and even have a round table with four of Frances leading scientists.
All three students really enjoyed their time, Hannah said 'I have had a great time this week, whether or not I get a prize I have had a week I will never forget and met some amazing people and had some great opportunities'. At the award ceremony Courtney was awarded the EIRO prize, a trip to CERN for her project 'listening for ghost particles: the acoustic cosmic ray neutrino experiment'. She will spend a week there with the scientists looking at the latest cutting edge research. All three students did really well and represented the UK proudly.

You can find out more about their trip on facebook, just look for 'CREST Award' page.

Posted: 7th October 2009

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