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Scholars Attempt Arabic

13 Jan 2020
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The Scholars worked their post-Christmas brains with an Arabic taster session from Leeds University where they learned how to introduce themselves and to recite the Arabic alphabet. Pupils also learned about studying languages at university as part of single or combined courses.
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Southmoor Scholars Join the Debate

02 Dec 2019
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Recently our scholars students were visited by Gertjan Hoetjes, a politics researcher from Durham University. Students debated a whole range of topics relevant to today’s political climate, from the UK’s position in the world, the recent election campaigns and, of course, Brexit!
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To the Letter with Southmoor Scholars

18 Nov 2019
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The Scholars were visited by a PhD student of English Literature from Oxford University who specialised in Renaissance letter-writing.  Scholars were given a wax-sealed letter and discussed historical methods of keeping confidentiality and ‘letter locking’. They...
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Southmoor Scholars Consider Chemistry

11 Nov 2019
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The Scholars programme was launched with the workshop ‘Spectroscopy in a Suitcase’ run by Newcastle University’s Chemistry Department. Students learned about the basics of Spectroscopy, which looks at the interaction between matter and radiation, and had the...
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Oxploring Big Questions

01 Oct 2019
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Our Aspiring Scholars in Year 10 attended a welcome event with Oxford University focusing on answering ‘Big Questions’ with Oxplore.  They discussed whether footballers should be paid more than nurses which culminated in a final debate on the topic of...
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Considering Cambridge

09 Jul 2019
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Five lucky Year 10 Scholars were invited on a two-day residential at Jesus College, Cambridge University, where they attended academic sessions in linguistics and immunology, toured a range of different colleges including King’s College and experienced some social...
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Digging Deeper with Southmoor Scholars

17 Dec 2018
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Durham4Schools hosted a workshop for Year 9 prospective scholars, Year 10 scholars and Year 12 history students.  They handled ancient artefacts (including casts of human remains!) and discussed how to identify possible causes of death as well as debate the ethics...
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Languages & Legends with Southmoor Scholars

03 Dec 2018
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Sam Bootle from the Durham University Languages Department visited our scholars to give a lecture focused around the text ‘Mythologies’ by Roland Barthes. Students examined the myths of contemporary French culture.
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Crime Solving with Southmoor Scholars

09 Nov 2018
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The Southmoor and Sandhill Scholars experienced their first lecture by Peter Beveridge, who worked with the students to re-enact a crime scene investigation and challenge their thinking throughout the process. Students had to imagine the roles of victims, perpetrators and police...
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