In aid of British Science Week, Ashton Sixth Form College recently held a STEM Conference for Year 10's from the local area. 

We welcomed over 60 students from Tameside schools to take part in the conference.

The day consisted of a welcome from our Centre Principal, Lisa Richards and talk from the Ashton XL manager, Damian Windle about progression routes to universities, such as Oxford and Cambridge.

The introductory talks were followed by taster sessions in Maths and Science. The sessions were tailored to match with British Science Weeks theme for 2023, which is 'Connections'. 

Students then received a talk from Professor Julie Gibbs from the University of Manchester. Professor Julie explored her own work and research on the human body clock, the immune system and inflammation pathways. Students found the talk from interesting and came away with lot's of new knowledge gained!

We hope all students who participated enjoyed the day!