This year so far...

Over this year, numerous lectures were put on at Lancaster University, with many of them being attended by Year 11 and Sixth Form students. One of the many lectures put on by Lancaster University was 'Graphene; small but mighty' and 'What's the matter with antimatter?'. These lectures were put on by Professor Rodger Jones who came to Morecambe High to give a talk on particle physics.

Earlier on this academic year, we had a visit from Professor Jim Wild, a regular to the Island of Svalbard and an expert on the Aurora Borealis and solar activity. Professor Wild gave us a talk on how charged particles from the sun (Coronal Mass ejections) can affect our technology on Earth, potentially overloading power grids and destroying satellite communications. His job at Lancaster University is to predict solar storms and prevent the worst from happening.

Professor Jim Wild 

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- Jack C