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Big Biology Day is 10 years old!
Saturday 14 October sees Big Biology Day (BBD) celebrate its 10th birthday at Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge.
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Big Biology Day is back!
Saturday 15 October sees the welcome return of Big Biology Day (BBD), its ninth at Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge. BBD was put on pause during 2020/21 but is back to offer a great day of hands-on biology for all the family.
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Biology
Love life, love Biology: it's the study of all life's forms.
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Biology enrichment students complete first visit to Anglesey Abbey
This Royal Society partnership grant-funded project involves researching and learning techniques to study genetics and phylogeny at an incredibly high standard.
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Biology Enrichment students head to Rothamsted Research!
In February, the team of Biology Enrichment students visited Rothamsted Research to extract the DNA from the Snowdrop samples that they previously gathered.
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Biology students investigate snowdrop DNA in latest project
Organised by Dr Stephens, the Snowdrop DNA project aims to discover how different snowdrop species have evolved from a common ancestor, with the hope of publishing a snowdrop ‘family tree’. Collaborating on this Royal Society partnership grant-funded project with Hills Road are Anglesey Abbey, EMBL-EBI, Rothamsted Research and Bedford school.
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Biology students test new equipment for Snowdrop DNA project
On Monday 8 January, twenty-four Enrichment students, who have been working on the Snowdrop DNA project, conducted several experiments using micropipettes, microcentrifuge and gel electrophoresis systems purchased through the support of the Local Skills Improvement Fund grant.
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Biology summer work
The summer work will provide you with an introduction to some of the skills and content in Biology.
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Book an exam
Where space permits, we are pleased to be able to accept private candidates for a number of GCSEs, A levels and Pearson iGCSEs each exam season.
- Adult education
British Sign Language Beginners Level 1
The British Sign Language Beginners Level 1 course is designed for students who have no previous knowledge of British Sign Language (BSL).
- Adult education
British Sign Language Beginners Level 2
The British Sign Language Beginners Level 2 course is suitable for students who have already studied British Sign Language (BSL) for one term or who have completed approximately 20 hours of tuition.
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Bursary Fund
The Bursary Fund is available to students who may need financial support to enable them to study at the College.
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Business
Studying Business will provide you with an understanding of how businesses, large and small, can successfully deal with challenges.
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Business summer work
The purpose of the summer work is to prepare students who have not studied Business at GCSE and ensure students who have studied the subject at GCSE learn something new and develop their understanding.
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Cambridge MP tours new study centre
Hills Road was delighted to show Labour MP for Cambridge and Shadow Environment Minister, Daniel Zeichner, our brand-new study centre building during his visit in November.