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Jul 11
We welcomed our newest appointment – soon-to-be-Dr Katarzyna Kosior. After completing her viva next week and (we hope) gaining her doctorate in History, Katarzyna will be spearheading the OxNet initiative, whereby Southmoor will become the North East hub for Oxford University’s new outreach program.
Jul 11
Congratulations to James Maynard of Year 12 who was nominated as Southmoor Academy’s ‘Physicist of the Year’. James attended Durham University where he was presented with this prestigious award along with students nominated from other schools in the area. As well as the presentations, the evening involved viewing exhibits by university undergraduates and a talk …
Jun 27
Students recently had the chance to visit the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre to learn about important research into astro physics and cosmology. The visit included a tour of the facility (operated by the University of Manchester) which included the impressive Lovell Telescope which is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world!
Jun 27
On Wednesday, The Sixth Form welcomed Dr Adrian Green from Durham University and Professor Matt Kelly of Northumbria University to speak at our Sixth Form Humanities Conference. Students from History, Geography and Literature as well as several KS4 pupils attended to get a flavour of university learning. Thanks to Dr Green and Professor Kelly for …
Jun 19
On Wednesday we had the first training session for our Extended Project students. They will be choosing a project for themselves and carrying it through to a conclusion. It could be anything – past projects range from a set for the Wizard of Oz to a Socratic Dialogue exploring the existence of God. We look …
