Chemistry

Reading School prepares students for virtual interviews as it hosts MMI circuit via Zoom

Our Multiple Mini Interviews went virtual last year, for the first time due to the pandemic. This was the second year for the event. The MMIs consist of 4 short interviews in which students must answer a question on topics such as the NHS, ethics, media and giving valuable suggestions and advice on communication and improving their interview skills prior to their real interview with leading universities. Professor Simon Ray (OR 1977), Roy Zhang (OR 2015), Dr Baltej Pandher (OR 1991), Dr Tim Wray (OR 2005), Charlie Taylor (OR 2015), Dr Jamie Scuffell (OR 2009), Dr Max Almond FRCS (OR 1998), Seth Peiris (OR 2017), Kieran Toms (OR 2015) and Zhenghao Wang (OR 2015). We also appreciate the help of Hannah Clarke, Hanya Kang, Mandeep Kang (Teacher of Biology), Dr Cliodhna Kennedy (Teacher of Biology) and Dr A Bullard (Head of Science at John Hampden Grammar School). We cannot thank our Doctors from RBH enough who participated despite having very busy schedules. Thank you, Dr Deepak Ravindran, Dr Tess Harris, Dr Ravi Kumar, Dr Chandan Yaliwal and Dr Abigail Macleod from the Royal Berkshire Hospital. A special thank you to former parent, Dr Patrick Purcell, who zoomed in from his holiday in Florida to support our students!

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RCF Chemistry Olympiad

The RCF Chemistry Olympiad aims to stretch and challenge students interested in chemistry. Aspiring chemists had the opportunity to develop critical problem-solving skills, learn to think more creatively and get a chance to put their knowledge to the test in real-world scenarios. The students sat a very challenging two-hour written paper that stretched their knowledge way beyond the scope of the A level course.

Congratulations to Matthew C (13BSA), Callum T (13DAW), Eashan R (13FEH), Rahul J (13KRE), Peter D (13JP), Omar A (13MK), Joshua K-A (13PS) and Daniel D (13DAW) achieved four Gold, three Silver and one Bronze award.

Special recognition goes to Daniel D (13DAW), who has made it into round two by being in the top 30 candidates of over 8000 who sat the paper.