Bursary boost for young scientists

APPLIANCE of science . . . bursary students (from the left) Josh Brierley, Jorden Senior, Halima Iqbal, Liam Ratcliffe, Khairun Nessa and Sophie Rigney. Ben Pople was not present.

SEVEN students worked with scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians during the summer holidays.

The group members, from Oldham Sixth Form College, were awarded sought-after science bursaries by the Nuffield Foundation.

They undertook four to six-week projects in areas such as biological and life sciences, physics, chemistry and medicinal chemistry at Manchester, Salford and Huddersfield universities.

A record number of students are studying science at the college which opens its regional science centre in King Street in the spring.