Tenay, Aisha and Moeeza achieved 16th place out of over 450 teams nationally in the Cambridge University - Biology Challenge. The students had to creatively present their ideas on a range of biological questions, such as "Why do animals not have wheels?", "Are humans still evolving?" and "What is the most incredible biology in your own habitat?". All three students are planning to read degrees in Biomedicine or Biochemistry. 

"After overcoming the difficulties of the Biology Challenge, we were invited to Homerton College at Cambridge University, along with a small group of other high-achieving students.

The Cambridge Biology Lecturer gave us insight into how the Biology questions were decided upon and different ways in which these questions could've been and were answered. We used the grand Dining Hall for lunch and then attended the Award Ceremony. After this, we were sent to an "escape room" where we teamed with students from Sixth Forms and Secondary Schools all over the country to solve various puzzles. Some were Biology related, some were not but, ultimately the point of the puzzles was to get us thinking and using our skills to solve problems we've never come across. As a team of six, we solved more than 20 puzzles. Some we did as a team, some we worked on individually according to our strengths. At the end, there was a small maze where we could progress only if we had solved the riddles. This experience was enlightening and highly enjoyable; allowing us to interact with new people that shared similar passions to us, whilst testing our knowledge and skills."

Tenay Chak and Aisha Hajiadam [13]

For further information on how to enter, see the link below:  https://www.homerton.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-biology-challenge