NewsletterSixth Form

Head of Sixth Form’s Welcome

Key Dates

5 April 2019

It has been another exciting and busy week this week!

On Monday we hosted the first INA Diploma Awards Assembly. It was such a pleasure to honour our students who were recognised for their BRIDGES characteristics, but also to acknowledge the students who has completed the INA Diploma, the INA Diploma with Honours and the INA Gold Diploma.

On Thursday the Sixth Form students took part in the INA Spring Concert. It has been such a pleasure watching our students grow as musicians and their legacy will be felt for years to follow.

We also hosted NCS who worked with our Year 12 students on a Social Action Campaign. Thank you to Mr Singh and Ms Mayet for organising this.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of the Sixth Form team for all of their hard work this term.

I look forward to seeing you all next term and I wish you all wonderful well deserved break!

With best wishes,

Ms Alibhai, Vice Principal and Head of Sixth Form

SUMMER TERM 2019

23rd April 2019 – 23rd July 2019

Tuesday 23rd April - Summer Term begins

Monday 13th May - A Level Examinations begin

Sixth Form

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Year 13 students have offers from the following institutions

At the Spring Concert this week, the Music Department had the pleasure of presenting Big Band Royalty t-shirts to our founding cohort of Year 13 musicians. Rohan, Aqsa, Yusra and Rajan have been an integral part of the Music dept leading by example and promoting musical excellence in every performance. They were fundamental in shaping Music at INA and have built a legacy excellence for future graduates to aspire to. They will always be welcomed back to our music community and we wish them well for their bright futures ahead.

TEAM MUSIC

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13 LSE 13 Manchester 13 Newcastle

Bravery Halema Anjum Unais Ahmed Aneesah Hakim

Resourcefulness Zakir Uneeb Milan Sehmbi Kareena Ravaliya

Integrity Rawdah Hosenee Avni Sehmi Mafuza Hoque Rashid

Discovery Quarat-Ul-Aine Nadeem Omar Haque Simran Bilku

Grit Aiysha Dakri Shaiza Mohammad Ravi Gill

Emotional Intelligence Yasmin Ali Aqsa Bano Rafiq Doris Nur

Self Discipline Neha Rajput Mohammed Imtiyaz Miah Daanyaal Ali

Personal Progress Feizan Kiani Samee Ahmed Jaykishan Gohil

BRIDGESYear 13 Award winnersSpring 2019

13 Southampton 13 UEL

Bravery Sukhjinder Sagoo Imam Mahdi

Resourcefulness Sofia Earally Hussein Shehadeh

Integrity Macey Connelly Awais Seyyad

Discovery Manav Katavada Ibraheem Bhaijee

Grit Yusra Kilic Piyush Karathia

Emotional Intelligence Zaynah Chaudhry Amreen Sandhu

Self Discipline Aishah Zahoor Nadia Ibrahim

Personal Progress Madeeha Sharief Noshin Khan

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GCSE and A-Level (GCE) timetableSummer 2019

The generic timetable shows the GCSE and A-Level (GCE) exams that will be taken at INA.

Students received an individual timetable at the Exam meeting.

Date Start Exam Level

Time Allowed Board Option

Code Component

13/05/2019 14:00 GCSE 105 mins Edexcel 1RB0ZN Religious Studies B Option Zn (Christianity)

14/05/2019 09:00 GCSE 35 mins Edexcel 1FR0F French Option F (Listening (f))

09:00 GCSE 45 mins Edexcel 1FR0F French Option F (Reading (f))

09:00 GCSE 45 mins Edexcel 1FR0H French Option H (Listening (h))

09:00 GCSE 60 mins Edexcel 1FR0H French Option H (Reading (h))

14:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464F Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P1f)

14:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464H Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P1h)

14:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8461F Biology Tier F (Biology Paper 1 Tier F)

14:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8461H Biology Tier H (Biology Paper 1 Tier H)

15/05/2019 09:00 GCSE 45 mins Edexcel 1UR0H Urdu Option H (Listening (h))

09:00 GCSE 65 mins Edexcel 1UR0H Urdu Option H (Reading (h))

09:00 GCSE 60 mins OCR A813 Gujarati: Writing Written Paper

09:00 GCSE 60 mins OCR J587 Physical Education (Pe: Physcl Fctr Affctng Perf Wtn)

14:00 GCSE 105 mins Edexcel 1ET0 English Literature (Shakesp.& Post 1914 Lit.)

16/05/2019 09:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464F Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P1f)

09:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464H Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P1h)

09:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8462F Chemistry Tier F (Chemistry Paper 1 Tier F)

09:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8462H Chemistry Tier H (Chemistry Paper 1 Tier H)

17/05/2019 09:00 GCSE 70 mins Edexcel 1FR0F French Option F (Writing (f))

09:00 GCSE 80 mins Edexcel 1FR0H French Option H (Writing (h))

14:00 GCSE 60 mins OCR J587 Physical Education (Pe: Socio-ctrl Issues Sprt Psych Wtn)

14:00 GCSE 90 mins WJEC C690QS Drama Component3 Interpretin Theatre

20/05/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7136 Economics Adv Paper 1

09:00 GCSE 105 mins Edexcel 1RB0ZN Religious Studies B Option Zn (Islam)

14:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7182 Psychology Adv Paper 1

14:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7408A Physics Adv (astrophysics) (Physics Adv Paper 1)

21/05/2019 09:00 GCSE 90 mins Edexcel 1MA1F Mathematics Option F (Non Calculator (f))

09:00 GCSE 90 mins Edexcel 1MA1H Mathematics Option H (Non Calculator (h))

14:00 GCE 135 mins Edexcel 9HI0G1 History Option G1 (Germany 1918-89)

14:00 GCSE 90 mins Edexcel 1GB0 Geography B (Global Geog.issues)

22/05/2019 09:00 GCSE 35 mins Edexcel 1SP0F Spanish Option F (Listening (f))

09:00 GCSE 45 mins Edexcel 1SP0F Spanish Option F (Reading (f))

09:00 GCSE 45 mins Edexcel 1SP0H Spanish Option H (Listening (h))

09:00 GCSE 60 mins Edexcel 1SP0H Spanish Option H (Reading (h))

09:00 GCSE 85 mins Edexcel 1UR0H Urdu Option H (Writing (h))

09:00 GCSE 60 mins OCR A813 Gujarati: Listening Written

14:00 GCE 135 mins Edexcel 9GE0 Geography (Paper One)

14:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464F Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Physics P1f)

14:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464H Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Physics P1h)

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Date Start Exam Level

Time Allowed Board Option

Code Component

14:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8463F Physics Tier F (Physics Paper 1 Tier F)

14:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8463H Physics Tier H (Physics Paper 1 Tier H)

23/05/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7136 Economics Adv Paper 2

09:00 GCSE 135 mins Edexcel 1ET0 English Literature (19c Nov/poetry Since 1789)

14:00 GCE 135 mins Edexcel 9ET0 English Literature (Drama)

24/05/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7408A Physics Adv (astrophysics) (Physics Adv Paper 2)

09:00 GCSE 45 mins AQA 8633H Italian Tier H (Italian Listening Test Tier H)

09:00 GCSE 60 mins AQA 8633H Italian Tier H (Italian Reading Test Tier H)

14:00 GCSE 105 mins Edexcel 1DT0B Design And Technology Option B (Papers And Boards)

03/06/2019 09:00 GCE 75 mins Edexcel 9ET0 English Literature (Prose)

09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7367MD Further Maths Adv Option Md (Further Mathematics Adv Paper 1)

09:00 GCSE 75 mins Edexcel 1HI0HR History Option Hr (Medicine In Britain)

14:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7408A Physics Adv (astrophysics) (Physics Adv P3 Sections A & B Opt A)

14:00 GCE 120 mins Edexcel 9PL0A Politics Option A (Uk Politics)

14:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8633H Italian Tier H (Italian Writing Test Tier H)

04/06/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7136 Economics Adv Paper 3

09:00 GCE 120 mins WJEC A120PA Rs - Christianity A Level (Rs Component1a Study Of Christianity)

09:00 GCSE 105 mins Edexcel 1EN0 English Language (Fiction & Imag.writing)

14:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7405 Chemistry Adv Paper 1

14:00 GCSE 60 mins OCR A813 Gujarati: Reading Written

14:00 GCSE 75 mins WJEC C660QS Music Component 3 Appraising

05/06/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins Edexcel 9MA0 Pure Mathematics 1

09:00 GCSE 70 mins Edexcel 1SP0F Spanish Option F (Writing (f))

09:00 GCSE 80 mins Edexcel 1SP0H Spanish Option H (Writing (h))

14:00 GCE 90 mins Edexcel 9HI0G1 History Option G1 (Italy & Spain)

14:00 GCSE 90 mins Edexcel 1GB0 Geography B (Uk Geographical Issues)

06/06/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7402 Biology Adv Paper 1

09:00 GCE 120 mins Edexcel 9PL0A Politics Option A (Uk Government)

09:00 GCSE 90 mins Edexcel 1MA1F Mathematics Option F (Calculator (f))

09:00 GCSE 90 mins Edexcel 1MA1H Mathematics Option H (Calculator (h))

14:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7367MD Further Maths Adv Option Md (Further Mathematics Adv Paper 2)

14:00 GCE 135 mins Edexcel 9GE0 Geography (Paper Two)

14:00 GCSE 105 mins Edexcel 1HI0HR History Option Hr (Superpower,elizabethan)

07/06/2019 09:00 GCE 150 mins WJEC A690QS Drama And Theatre A Level (Drama Comp 3 Text In Performance)

09:00 GCSE 125 mins Edexcel 1EN0 English Language (Non-fic.& Trans.writing)

14:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7182 Psychology Adv Paper 2

14:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464F Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P2f)

14:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464H Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P2h)

14:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8461F Biology Tier F (Biology Paper 2 Tier F)

14:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8461H Biology Tier H (Biology Paper 2 Tier H)

10/06/2019 09:00 GCSE 45 mins AQA 8683H Panjabi Tier H (Panjabi Listening Test Tier H)

09:00 GCSE 60 mins AQA 8683H Panjabi Tier H (Panjabi Reading Test Tier H)

14:00 GCE 165 mins Edexcel 6AR01 Arabic 1 (Written Response)

11/06/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins WJEC A120PA Rs - Christianity A Level (Rs Component2 Philosophy Of Religion)

09:00 GCSE 90 mins Edexcel 1MA1F Mathematics Option F (Calculator (f))

09:00 GCSE 90 mins Edexcel 1MA1H Mathematics Option H (Calculator (h))

14:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7405 Chemistry Adv Paper 2

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Date Start Exam Level

Time Allowed Board Option

Code Component

14:00 GCE 135 mins Edexcel 9ET0 English Literature (Poetry)

14:00 GCSE 80 mins Edexcel 1HI0HR History Option Hr (The Usa)

12/06/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins Edexcel 9MA0 Pure Mathematics 2

09:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464F Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P2f)

09:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464H Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P2h)

09:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8462F Chemistry Tier F (Chemistry Paper 2 Tier F)

09:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8462H Chemistry Tier H (Chemistry Paper 2 Tier H)

14:00 GCE 135 mins Edexcel 9HI0G1 History Option G1 (Tudors 1485-1603)

13/06/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7402 Biology Adv Paper 2

09:00 GCE 120 mins Edexcel 9PL0A Politics Option A (Comparative Politics-usa)

09:00 GCE 180 mins Edexcel 6AR02 Arabic 2 (Written Resp.& Research)

09:00 GCSE 90 mins Edexcel 1GB0 Geography B (People & Environ.issues)

14:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7367MD Further Maths Adv Option Md (Further Maths Adv Paper 3 Discrete and Mechanics)

14:00 GCE 120 mins Edexcel 9FR0A French Option A (Listen,read.& Translation)

14:00 GCE 135 mins Edexcel 9GE0 Geography (Paper Three)

14/06/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7182 Psychology Adv Paper 3

09:00 GCE 150 mins AQA 7272 Music Adv Written

09:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464F Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier F (Combined Sci Trilogy Physics P2f)

09:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8464H Combined Sci: Trilogy Tier H (Combined Sci Trilogy Physics P2h)

09:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8463F Physics Tier F (Physics Paper 2 Tier F)

09:00 GCSE 105 mins AQA 8463H Physics Tier H (Physics Paper 2 Tier H)

14:00 GCE 120 mins Edexcel 9MA0 Mathematics (Statistics & Mechanics)

14:00 GCSE 75 mins AQA 8683H Panjabi Tier H (Panjabi Writing Test Tier H)

17/06/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7402 Biology Adv Paper 3

09:00 GCE 160 mins Edexcel 9FR0A French Option A (Writ. Resp. Works & Trans)

14:00 GCE 120 mins WJEC A120PA Rs - Christianity A Level (Rs Component 3 Religion & Ethics)

19/06/2019 09:00 GCE 120 mins AQA 7405 Chemistry Adv Paper 3

20/06/2019 14:00 GCE 120 mins Edexcel 9RU0 Russian (Listen.,read.& Translate.)

24/06/2019 09:00 GCE 160 mins Edexcel 9RU0 Russian (Writ. Resp. Works & Trans)

GCSE Examinations Contingency DayThe Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have announced a contingency date of the 26th of June 2019.

A contingency date is a day specifically set aside “in the event of widespread, sustained national or local disruption to examinations during the June 2019 examination series”. This decision comes following the tragic events of last summer, in particular the Manchester attack and the Grenfell Tower fire. It may be necessary to postpone an exam in the event of such an incident to allow all students a fair and equal chance.

This means that all candidates taking GCSE or A Level exams must be available to sit exams from the date of their first exam until the 26th June 2019. We understand that once your exams are over you will probably want to celebrate, but in light of this new rule please do not organise a holiday or plan to be any distance from school until after the 26th June. This decision is not one that has been taken by INA, it has been imposed on all schools by JCQ and does apply to all candidates in all schools in the UK.

Mr Crowther-Green, Assistant Principal

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Year 13 GCE and Year 12 End of Year Exam Timetable - June 2019

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Note: 24th June - Russian 2 - T38 160 mins

Student FinanceStudent finance applications are open for 2019 entry.

You can apply even if you don’t yet have a confirmed place – you can change your details later. You can also cancel your application if you decide not to go to university or you want to defer your entry.

https://www.gov.uk/student-finance-register-login

More information in Student Share, Ms Joy, Information for Students, PPT on Student Finance. Hard copy available in Ms Joy’s green folder.

Year 13 GCE and Year 12 End of Year Exam Timetable - June 2019

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Taster Days at SOASSubject area: EconomicsCourse date: 24 June 2019Course duration: Half Day (9.30am to 1pm)

Subject area: Government and Politics , International Relations , Law , Social SciencesCourse date: 13 June 2019Course duration: Half Day (9.30am to 1pm)

Subject area: HistoryCourse date: 24 June 2019Course duration: Half day (1.30pm – 5pm)

World PhilosophiesSubject area: Philosophy, Theology and ReligionCourse date: 24 June 2019Course duration: Half day (1.30pm – 5pm)

Global Liberal ArtsSubject area: Anthropology , English Language and Literature , History , Humanities , Media, Creative Arts and Visual Cultures , Modern Languages , Religion / Religious StudiesCourse date: 24 June 2019Course duration: Half day (1.30pm – 5pm)

Links for apprenticeships:Note: there will be overlap in the information from these sites.

https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/apprenticeships-223/filter/subcats/higher-apprenticeship-228

https://apprenticeships.qa.com/vacancy-search

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/762254/A5-NAS-UCAS-Listing-061218.pdf

https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch

https://www.ucas.com/alternatives/apprenticeships/apprenticeships-england/what-apprenticeships-are-available/degree-apprenticeships

https://pages.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/degree/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIk4SVx6X33wIVxrHtCh2P3QGlEAAYAyAAEgLygPD_BwE

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Quadrature Workplace Visit On Tuesday 26th March, a number of Year 12 students were invited to participate in a workplace visit to Quadrature, arranged through Teach First.

To quote from the information we were given on the company:

‘Quadrature Capital use cutting edge technologies, and complex algorithms, to trade in a way that’s impossible for humans. They’re a close-knit team of computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, programmers, and other talented individuals, who collaborate to solve hard problems. Quadrature have a fantastic open-plan office where they provide breakfast, snacks, a music room and library, games, a ping-pong table and yoga sessions overlooking the London skyline!’

At Quadrature, we were able to learn about what a career in technology involved, and how many people can have a career in this industry even though they may not have a qualification that relates to technology. During our visit, we enjoyed learning about how programming can help companies, such as Spotify, through analysing data to speed up and complete certain tasks. Along with this, we were given a tour of the workplace and we met a few of the members of their team, which was great as it let us understand more about what it’s like to work in a career in technology.

In addition, Quadrature also offers work experience and a paid summer internship where students work on interesting challenges that add real value to their business. This will be a good opportunity as we’ll be able to get exposure to, and contacts with, a highly-respected company in order to help develop a career in the Tech Industry.

Overall, we had a great time attending this event as we learnt a lot and now have a better understanding of getting into a career in technology. We also want to thank Quadrature for letting us visit their workplace, (and Teach First for organizing this) and for providing free food and drinks. Furthermore, we had a great view of The Shard and the River Thames, after having taken one of Europe’s fastest elevators.

Mahdi (Year 12)

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Undergraduate Open DaysFriday 14th & Saturday 15th June 2019

Our Open Days offer you an informative, interactive and personalised experience of what Royal Holloway is really like through a range of talks and tours and the chance to speak directly to staff and students.

Not only will you have the opportunity to hear about our departments from leading academics in their field, or gain advice on what makes a good UCAS application, you’ll also gain a more ‘hands-on’ experience of student life. The freedom and flexibility to attend talks, join our tours, and visit drop-in zones, allows you to plan your day to suit your needs.

Come along to our centrally-led talks to find out more about life at Royal Holloway from both our staff and students, and take the opportunity to visit one or more departments to learn about the courses you may be interested in. You can also explore our campus through the activities running throughout the day including campus, accommodation and sports facility tours.

You can also visit our different zones to find out more about our support services, study abroad opportunities, Students’ Union and student life.

Coding against contagion: fighting epidemics with computers25 Apr 2019, 19:00–20:30 Steven Riley, Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics, School of Public Health

After the 2014 Ebola outbreak and one year after the centenary of the influenza pandemic of 1918, understanding how infectious diseases spread and developing strategies to contain them is crucial.

Steven studies the transmission of human pathogens. He conducts field studies, analyses data and uses mathematical models to look at scientific questions that are relevant to public health: how does our pattern of social contacts affect the transmission of respiratory infections? How much more severe is one strain of influenza than another? How far does influenza penetrate into rural areas after it sweeps through cities?

Organised by Friends of Imperial, if you want to attend, let Ms Joy know in advance.

Please ensure you only book a place if you intend to go.

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Touch is central to the performance of medicine. Traditionally, doctors depended on touch to diagnose illness. Revolutions in imaging technology, machine learning and artificial intelligence seem to reduce the need for physical examination. Yet touch is not only about gathering information but is how we express compassion and care.

This lecture considers how ‘gnostic’ touch (identifying disease) and ‘pathic’ touch (conveying care) are becoming separated by technological developments, and asks what we can do to ensure that touch remains central in connecting doctors and patients.

Roger Kneebone is Visiting Professor of Medical Education at Gresham College and Professor of Surgical Education and Engagement Science at Imperial College London. His clinical career has ranged from trauma surgery in Southern Africa to general practice in Wiltshire and he has a longstanding fascination with education and simulation.

Barrister Sarah Langford gives an account of 11 cases that shine a light on the current state of the legal system in the UK and the lives affected in the criminal and family courts.

Sarah Langford is a barrister. Her job is to stand in court representing the mad and the bad, the vulnerable, the heartbroken and the hopeful. She must become their voice:

weave their story around the black and white of the law and tell it to the courtroom. These stories may not make headlines but they will change the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary ways. They are stories which, but for a twist of luck, might have been yours.

Sarah Langford has been a practising barrister since 2006, both in London and around the country, principally in criminal and family law. She studied English at the University of the West of England. She worked as a barmaid, legal secretary and note-taking clerk before completing a law conversion, in which she gained a distinction. She was awarded a scholarship from Gray’s Inn of Court and went on to train as a barrister. She lives with her husband and two small boys in London and Suffolk.

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Repair after inflammatory lung disease: a role for stem cells, matrix and neuropeptides14 May 2019, 17:00–18:00 Professor Tracy Hussell, Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester

Returning the lung to health following acute inflammation, doesn’t happen passively upon antigen removal. The molecular mechanisms that facilitate a return to homeostasis are poorly understood. Also, in chronic inflammatory disease, there is a tendency to view the process as abnormal or elevated, when they are actually normal events that do not receive the signal to stop. For example, a fibrotic response is required for lung repair, but without a stop signal will lead to fibrosis.

In this lecture, I will provide evidence that the repair process leads to pathology, because specific cells in the lung are not receiving the correct sequence of stop signals. Aberrant pathways include the production of extracellular matrix, a deficit in basement membrane, incorrect signals for basal cells and involvement of neuropeptides from epithelium.

The Brexit Shock: A Constitutional Perspective24 April 2019, 18:00–20:00The prospect of Brexit has produced an episode of prolonged political turmoil more intense and sustained than any other in the peacetime history of the UK. The precise end is not yet in sight. One aspect of this disruption as been uncertainty in the political system itself: the constitution of the United Kingdom. In the wake of a referendum, an exercise in direct democracy, traditional understandings and conventions involving vital institutions of representative democracy such as Cabinet, Parliament, the devolved systems and the political parties have broken down. How, when and whether they will be restored remains uncertain.

At this event, the Director of the Centre for British Politics and Government, Dr. Andrew Blick, speaks on the subject of his recently published book ‘Stretching the Constitution: the Brexit shock in historic perspective’ (Hart, 2019). He updates it to take into account recent and ongoing developments. Dr. Blick will ask, from a constitutional standpoint, how the Brexit episode came about; was it tells us about our constitution, and what Brexit might mean for the future of the way the UK governs itself.

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2019 UCL Lancet Lecture: NCDs as a global emergency - closer to pandemic or climate change?29 April 2019, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pmMore than 70% of global health deaths are caused by NCDs which have been estimated to impose a $47 trillion burden on developing country GDP by 2030. Like pandemics, NCDs are usually preventable. Like climate change, NCDs require a multi-sectoral response. Like both, NCDs are largely a human-caused problem. This lecture claims that NCDs are a solvable problem and describes plausible scenarios for reversing NCD burden and achieving health and economic gains. It should be feasible for every country in the world to conquer NCDs in an ethical, sustainable and affordable manner.Dr Rachel Nugent is Vice President for Global Non-communicable Diseases at RTI International and affiliate Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington. She leads a global initiative to prevent and reduce the health and economic burdens of chronic non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries.

Open to all but booking (via Eventbrite) is essential.

LSE’s Rebecca Newton will in this lecture discuss how to build authentic leadership and drive positive change.

Rebecca Newton is an organisational psychologist, executive coach, LSE lecturer and author. Her latest book is Authentic Gravitas.

Sandy Pepper joined the Department of Management in September 2008 as an ESRC/FME Fellow. He was appointed Senior Fellow in September 2011 and Professor of Management Practice in January 2013. He previously had a long career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he held various senior management roles, including global leader of the Human Resource Services consulting practice from 2002-2006.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration required.

Entry is on a first come, first served basis.

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Pollution is a much more complex problem than many realise and cannot be resolved solely through global and regional agreements.

Pollution is closely connected with behavioural and technology choices, production and consumption practices, industrial processes and pricing policies, financial and business sector orientation and a culture of consumerism and irresponsibility to the environment and impacts on people’s health. Only by changing behaviours can we tackle pollution.On leave from her role at UCL, Professor McGlade was Director of the Science Division and Chief Scientist and Statistician at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Kenya. There she led many key global assessment activities including the Global Environment Outlook, UN Emissions Gap Report and Frontiers. She also led the creation of Environment Live, an intelligence system for environmental monitoring. Before moving to Kenya, she served as Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, where she introduced citizen science, systems for sharing environmental information for national reporting and delivered key assessments and analyses for all major European environmental policies.

No reservations are required for this lecture. It will be run on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the lecture.

The Annual Economica Phillips lecture, delivered this year by Carmen M. Reinhart, is jointly sponsored by the journal Economica and the the Department of Economics.

Carmen M. Reinhart is the Minos A. Zombanakis Professor of the International Financial System at Harvard Kennedy School. She was Senior Policy Advisor and Deputy Director at the International Monetary Fund and held positions as Chief Economist and Vice President at the investment bank Bear Stearns in the 1980s. She serves in the Advisory Panel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and was a member of the Congressional Budget Office Panel of Economic Advisors. She has written on a variety of topics in macroeconomics and international finance. Her work has helped to inform the understanding of financial crises in both advanced economies and emerging markets. Her best-selling book (with Kenneth S. Rogoff) entitled This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly documents the striking similarities of the recurring booms and busts that have characterized financial history. It has been translated to over 20 languages and won the Paul A. Samuelson Award.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.

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The air microbiome: a missing eco-system?11 April 2019, 17:15–18:00 Microbial communities inhabiting terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems have long been studied. With the onset of metagenomics, the degree of diversity and abundance of these communities has become apparent, even on a global scale. In contrast, the atmosphere, with its sizable planetary volume, has largely been neglected as a habitat for microbial communities, despite providing means of transport with an intercontinental range. We have studied the occurrence of airborne microbial organisms in the tropical climate of Singapore and found robust and persistent assemblages, both on intra-day and a month-to-month time scales. Bacteria and fungi were the major constituents of the air microbiome, in addition to DNA derived from plants and insects. Besides conducting in-depth metagenomics studies that identified the diversity and abundance of airborne organisms, we have sequenced and assembled “100 genomes from air” using single-molecule sequencing (SMRT). These genome data from various indoor and outdoor settings, together with organismal and habitat information, are now enabling investigations of the impact of air environments on respiratory cohorts.

We are delighted to welcome Professor Stephan Schuster, Professor of Environmental Genomics, School of Biological Sciences, at Nanyang Technological University, and Singapore & Research Director of Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Singapore.

Tea and coffee will be served from 16:30 with the lecture starting at 17:15.

The Bioengineering Lecture 2019Distinguished physicist Professor Professor Albert Van Den Berg presents the 2019 Department of bioengineering annual lecture29 May 2019, 17:30 - 18:30

From Lab on Chip to Organ on ChipThe recent rapid developments in bionanotech and micro/nanofluidic technologies has enabled the realization of miniaturized laboratories. These Labs-on-a-Chip will play an important role in future medicine, both in point-of-care devices for drug or biomarker monitoring, as well as in early diagnostic devices.

We developed a pre-filled ready-to-use capillary electrophoresis platform for measuring ions in blood. It is used to monitor lithium in finger-prick blood of manic-depressive patients, but can also be used for measuring calcium in blood for prevention of milk fever, or for measuring creatinine in blood or sodium in urine for early detection of ESRD. Microfluidics can also be exploited to manipulate and experiment with cells on chip.

We have developed a microsystem for sperm analysis and selection for artificial insemination, where we can electrically detect and sort healthy sperm cells. Using microdevices we have been able to electroporate and transfect genes into individual cells, and a microdroplet platform was used for encapsulation of single cells in microdroplets, ordering of these microdroplets and 1:1 fusion of these droplets to form hybridomas.

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The Cockney Romantics: John Keats and his FriendsTuesday, 14 May 2019, 6:00pm–7:00pm

The word Romanticism makes us think of mountain tops and stormy seas, but the younger generation of English Romantics (above all, John Keats) were Londoners through and through. They were even mocked as ‘the Cockney School of Poetry’.

Jonathan Bate will track Keats to Hampstead and tell of the extraordinary circle of writers – opium-eater Thomas De Quincey, essayist Charles Lamb, master-critic William Hazlitt – who wrote for The London Magazine, until its gifted editor was killed in a duel with a rival critic.

Professor Bate is Gresham Professor of Rhetoric. He is a British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, novelist and scholar. He specialises in Shakespeare, Romanticism and Ecocriticism. He is Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, Provost of Worcester College, Oxford, and Honorary Fellow of Creativity at Warwick Business School.

School of Law taster at QMUL 17 June, 2019 (Timing and schedule TBC)

The School of Law at Queen Mary Taster Day is for Year 12/13 students looking to start their undergraduate studies in September 2020 in Law. The sessions will provide you with a unique insight into what studying law is like at Queen Mary.

Our Law Taster Day is a great opportunity for you to experience a day as a university student and learn more about the courses we offer. All of our activities and events are designed to give students a real insight into Queen Mary’s Law programmes and student life.

Alongside meeting some of our world class academics, you will attend a sample lecture and other sessions where you will gain an insight into what you will study on the Queen Mary LLB programme. You’ll also take a tour of our Mile End campus and meet our current students who will tell you what life at Queen Mary is really like. In addition, you’ll get advice and guidance from our admissions team on preparing your UCAS application.

Queen Mary School of Law was recently named as one of the top 32 in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2019. Come and explore our Mile End campus and see for yourself!

Register here

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We are excited to announce that our full schedule of summer internships is now available and set out below. Nine programmes are on offer in total, ranging from two to five days in length, with both residential and non-residential options.

Following dozens of requests, a 5-day Young Engineer Summer Internship has just been added.

Some of the once-in-a-lifetime experiences your students can gain with us this summer: • Trading with investment bankers inside the London Stock Exchange• Navigating Martian terrain with engineers at the Airbus ExoMars global headquarters• Working with doctors to treat patients at the world-famous University College Hospital • Working on a homicide case from start to finish alongside top criminal lawyers • Developing a business plan with advice from corporate executives who advise FTSE 100 companies, and pitching the idea to venture capital investorsNo prior experience or application is required. London programmes are held at University College London (UCL) and UCL accommodation is available for students. New York programmes are held at New York University (NYU).

The 2019 Summer Schedule:

Click on any programme name below to view full details, including timetables of what students will be doing each day. Places can be booked via those links.

A PDF brochure is available to download, here.

Engineering:The Young Engineer Summer Internship: 19th-23rd July, LondonThe Young Engineer Summer Weekend: 20th-21st July, London

Medicine:The Young Doctor Summer Internship: 26th-30th July, LondonThe Young Doctor Summer Weekend: 27th-28th July, London

Law:The Young Lawyer Summer Weekend: 6th-7th July, London

Investment Banking:The Young Investment Banker Summer Internship (London): 2nd-6th August, LondonThe Young Investment Banker Summer Internship (New York): 9th-13th August, New YorkThe Young Investment Banker Summer Weekend: 3rd-4th August, London

Business Leadership:The Young Business Leader Summer Weekend: 13th-14th July, London

A 15% early-bird discount is available for students who register before April 30th by using code SUMMER15 at checkout.

NOTE: This discount is applicable to all summer programmes except the Young Doctor and Young Investment Banker Summer Internships, which are almost full.

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