Links with Birmingham University Physics Department

Handsworth Grammar School has developed strong links with a number of local educational institutions, with Birmingham University being one example.  On the evening of Tuesday 9 December, several Sixth Form Physics students visited their Physics Department to hear the West Midlands’ Physics Teachers’ Christmas Lecture, this year entitled ‘The Physics of Star Wars’.  This engaging talk, delivered by Professor Martin Hendry, from Glasgow University, explored the science fact and science fiction surrounding some of the film series’ weapons, transport mechanisms and effects, and even whether construction of a Death Star would be feasible!

The following day Mrs Long (also from the University’s Physics Department) visited HGS (yet again) to deliver her entertaining talk on ‘Physics Hot and Cold’, which included some ever popular demonstrations with liquid nitrogen.

Mr P Jones, Head of Science