Young scientist wins gold awards

By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Apr 2017, 10:23 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 18:37 BST
Our Lady of Sion School student Blaise Cloran with her project, A Quicker More Efficient Method of Diagnosis for HepatitisOur Lady of Sion School student Blaise Cloran with her project, A Quicker More Efficient Method of Diagnosis for Hepatitis
Our Lady of Sion School student Blaise Cloran with her project, A Quicker More Efficient Method of Diagnosis for Hepatitis

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Our Lady of Sion School student Blaise Cloran was the only national finalist from Sussex at the The Big Bang Fair 2017.

Blaise, from year nine, was also the only Sussex student to achieve a week’s stay to study biochemistry at Oxford this summer and a NASA science camp in America for five days in the summer holidays.

Helen Davis, assistant head (academic), said: “She did not win one of the major prizes but she did get a gold medal and a gold crest award. These are a fantastic achievement for a 13-year-old.

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“All of these events have been supported by the school but she has earned her place through merit alone. They are not places gained by a paid-for-place in any of these examples.

“Blaise has achieved all this through her own determination – her parents are not scientists. She is a fantastic role model for girls in science, something the nation sadly lacks.”

Blaise said being selected for The Big Bang Fair at Birmingham NEC and representing Our Lady of Sion School was a truly amazing experience.