Herefordshire student strikes gold in national competition
A Herefordshire teenager is celebrating after striking gold in a prestigious Chemistry competition. Robin Skailes, who lives near Ross-on-Wye, was among only 635 students, from a total entry of 7,160 nationwide, to scoop a gold award in the UK Chemistry Olympiad. Robin, 17, is a student at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools and has been offered a place to read Computer Science at Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge. Designed to challenge and inspire, the UK Chemistry Olympiad is the leading chemistry competition for students in secondary education and organised by the Roya...
Source: ledburyreporter.co.uk