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Nuffield Science Bursars leave no stone unturned

Tue, 6 September 2005

This summer, students have been analysing stones taken from the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Norwich to assess the impact of traffic pollution.

The University of East Anglia’s School of Environmental Sciences has involved five sixth form students from across Norfolk under the Nuffield Science Bursary Scheme in several research projects.

One of these projects involved studying the impact of pollution on stones taken from the Tower of London and the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich.

The stones were taken from these historic buildings to enable the students to characterise certain physical properties which aid the degradation of buildings and those elements which help prevent the impact of pollution from traffic fumes.

Another project focused on assessing the potential for micro wind turbines on homes across the UK.

MP and former Chairman of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Dr Ian Gibson presented all the students with certificates to mark the excellent work undertaken by these budding young scientists. The awards were made at the UEA’s Zuckerman
Dr Ian Gibson and the Nuffield Bursary studentsInstitute for Connective Environment Research on Friday, September 2nd.

All the students presented their work at the event, which was sponsored by the Norfolk Education Business Exchange, and full project reports are publicly available.

Dr Gibson said: “I am delighted to present prizes at this my second Nuffield award ceremony. The enthusiasm and excitement generated by this programme will live on for years with these young people. They are the future in science and medicine.”

Last Updated Tue, 11 October 2005