Students from Japan and the UK participate in scientific experiments at the lab of Dr Oren Scherman, Department of Chemistry
Post-16 school students from Britain and Japan will attend a unique workshop this week in Cambridge which aims to promote scientific achievement and at the same time develop global awareness and international understanding for young people through science. This is the first time the University of Cambridge will host this Clifton Scientific Trust initiative. Fifty students from twelve schools across England and Japan will participate in the science workshop. By living together and working in small teams with professional scientists and engineers, they will experience real life science and its challenges at first hand, as well as learning about each other and forming lasting friendships. At the end of the week, they will give team presentations of their achievements. Dr Eric Albone of the Clifton Scientific Trust, who organised the weeklong event with colleagues at the University, the Babraham Institute and in Japan, said: "Britain and Japan face a common challenge. In both countries, too many young people remain uninspired by their encounter with science in school and both countries are working to address serious concerns that too few talented young people are attracted to science-related careers, particularly in the physical sciences and engineering.
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