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We are extremely grateful to the following project providers who have agreed for information about their involvement in the bursary scheme to appear on this page.



Aisha Asra, Leicester High School for Girls, on her bursary placement at De Montfort University in Summer 2008.
Aisha Asra, Leicester High School for Girls, on her bursary placement at De Montfort University in Summer 2008.
Project provider: De Montfort University

Where bursary placements take place: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

How many years has De Montfort University offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students?
This is the first year that bursary placements have been offered in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University, although in previous years other departments at the University have offered placements.

Website: http: //www.dmu.ac.uk/faculties/hls/

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Amanda Morris, Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School, on her bursary placement at GSK in Summer 2003.
Amanda Morris, Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School, on her bursary placement at GSK in Summer 2003.
Project provider: GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development (GSK)

Where bursary placements take place: Research sites at Harlow, Stevenage and Ware.

How many years has GSK offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? From 1997 to date. Although we started with one student, the scheme has escalated rapidly and now runs at 20 to 25 students per year.

Website: www.gsk.com/education

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Tom Friend from Abingdon and Witney College on his bursary placement at Green Biologics Ltd. in Summer 2007.
Tom Friend from Abingdon and Witney College on his bursary placement at Green Biologics Ltd. in Summer 2007.
Project provider: Green Biologics Ltd

Where bursary placements take place: Green Biologics Ltd., Milton Park, Oxfordshire.

How many years have Green Biologics Ltd. offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? 2

Website: www.greenbiologics.com

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Graeme Smith, Lingfield Notre Dame, on his bursary placement in Summer 2005 at Hampton Court Palace
Graeme Smith, Lingfield Notre Dame, on his bursary placement in Summer 2005 at Hampton Court Palace

Project provider: Historic Royal Palaces

Where bursary placements take place: Hampton Court Palace.

How many years have the Historic Royal Palaces offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? 4.

Website: www.hrp.org.uk

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Priyanka Tharian, Norwich High School for Girls, on her bursary placement at the John Innes Centre
Priyanka Tharian, Norwich High School for Girls, on her bursary placement at the John Innes Centre
Project provider: John Innes Centre

Where bursary placements take place: John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH.

How many years has the John Innes Centre offered placements to students? For 26 yrs (with Nuffield since 1997).

Website: www.jic.ac.uk/Nuffield

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Shaun Gupta, Ashmole School, on his bursary placement at NIMR in Summer 2006
Shaun Gupta, Ashmole School, on his bursary placement at NIMR in Summer 2006
Project provider: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)

Where bursary placements take place: National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill.

How many years has the National Institute for Medical Research offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students?
Since the first year they were offered (approximately 1995).

Website:: www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/schools/nuffield

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Lydia Arnold from Audenshaw School on her engineering bursary placement at the University of Salford
Lydia Arnold from Audenshaw School on her engineering bursary placement at the University of Salford
Project provider: OpTIC with Ray Davies as the Project Mentor within the Photonics Academy at OpTIC.

Where bursary placements take place: OpTIC, St Asaph, North Wales.

How many years has OpTIC offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? Ray Davies has provided bursary placements for the last 10 years in the Department of Physics at the University of Salford. Summer 2007 is the first year OpTIC will be offering placements.

Website: www.optictechnium.com

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Holly Batchelor, The Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh who took a bursary placement  in the School of Physics at the University of Edinburgh.
Holly Batchelor, The Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh who took a bursary placement in the School of Physics at the University of Edinburgh.
Project provider: University of Edinburgh

Where bursary placements take place: School of Physics and SCI-FUN, King’s Buildings, University of Edinburgh.

How many years has the School of Physics and SCI-FUN at the University of Edinburgh offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students?
3 years (2005 - 2007).

Website: www.scifun.ed.ac.uk/pp4ss

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Christina Moore from Farnborough Hill School on her bursary placement at the QinetiQ Engineering Training School in Summer 2006
Christina Moore from Farnborough Hill School on her bursary placement at the QinetiQ Engineering Training School in Summer 2006
Project provider: QinetiQ

Where bursary placements take place: At a number of QinetiQ sites across the UK (including Malvern and the Kyle of Lochalsh in the Scottish Highlands), but they are usually concentrated at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire and Farnborough, Hampshire.

How many years has QinetiQ offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? 4 years.

Website: www.qinetiq.com

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Last Updated Wed, 6 August 2008