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Tell us what you think

Well done on completing Week 3 of the Preparing for University course. Please click the following link to evaluate this weeks’ content – it should take no more than 3 …

Tell us what you think

Well done on completing Week 2 of the Preparing for University course. Please click the following link to evaluate this weeks’ content – it should take no more than 3 …

Tell us what you think

Well done on completing Week 1 of the Preparing for University course. Please click the following link to evaluate this weeks’ content – it should take no more than 3 …

Your mission to Mars: thinking about the data

  Body Mass Leg Strength Cardiac Output Basic Reduction -47.30% -55.00% -33.00% After 220 days, the changes in fitness are shown above. How did you calculate these numbers? Did you …

Your mission to Mars: the questions

Questions: What conclusions can you draw from these results? Do any of the fitness reductions prohibit useful activity on the surface of Mars? Which measurement is least affected by the …

Your mission to Mars: the data

The following scenario is much more demanding in terms of the maths problems you are going to tackle, but there are lots of hints and help, which you don’t need …

Your mission to Mars: introduction

For well over a century the idea of sending a manned mission to Mars has fired the imagination of scientists, explorers and writers alike. Hundreds of schemes have been devised …

Finding a formula

Check out the video below from UCAS about finding the right formula for an excellent personal statement and how you can stand out. This is an additional video, hosted on …

Organising thoughts

So far, Gina has thought about herself and her qualities, and has started to make choices about the best things to include in her personal statement. This means that most …